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Old 18-02-2010, 09:10 PM   #1
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Exclamation New Chinese Car 258mpg !!!

The Chinese Car is coming soon !

This will beat all the low fuel consumption cars in the world!


NEW CAR- FOR $600------- New Single Seat VW



New ride





If you could go to Shanghai for a vacation, buy two or more of these cars, one for your wife and one for yourself, and one for each of your kids, have them shipped to Canada and still spend less money than if you bought a car in Canada. Getting the car(s) into USA , still an ordeal.

This is not a toy, not a concept car. It is a newly developed single seat car in highly aerodynamic tear-shape road-proven real car. It is ready to be launched as a single-seater for sale in Shanghai in 2010 for a mere RMB 4,000 (US$600)!

Interested? Wait till you learn that it will cruise at 100-120 Km/Hr with an unbelievable 0.99litre/100Km (258 miles/gallon)!

Impressed? Totally, after you have read all the details below about the hi-tech and space-age material input into this car!

The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year






Better than Electric Car - 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai

This is a single seated car

From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg , Germany .

Will be selling for 4000 yuan, equivalent to US$600..

Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons

Speed = 62 - 74.6 Miles/hour

Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon

Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles

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Old 18-02-2010, 10:25 PM   #2
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I sees ut - But I don believes ut! (Fuel economy that is!).
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Old 18-02-2010, 10:26 PM   #3
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Wouldnt not want to have an accident in one of those..
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Old 18-02-2010, 10:42 PM   #4
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I guess tubs are out of the question.
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Old 18-02-2010, 10:55 PM   #5
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Welcome to two years ago, this is extremely old news.
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Old 18-02-2010, 10:57 PM   #6
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It was a concept a few years ago, but has been updated last year, it's the Volkswagen 1L concept.
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Old 18-02-2010, 11:11 PM   #7
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Welcome to two years ago, this is extremely old news.
no its not old news..its in production..news
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Old 19-02-2010, 08:40 AM   #8
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I can see this is the way of the future. As in single seaters.
Daily driver this is, then if more people, then bring out the wagon....
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Old 19-02-2010, 08:48 AM   #9
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Wouldnt not want to have an accident in one of those..
yeah thats what i was thinking, fodder for a B double lol, looks a bit claustraphobic too.
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Old 19-02-2010, 09:03 AM   #10
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Wouldn't be bad just to get to work in, all depends on how much the rego cost. If it's like a single seat bike then cool.
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Old 19-02-2010, 09:14 AM   #11
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I wonder what the survivability would be of hitting another car - or a cyclist for that matter?
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Is there a turbo option?
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I'd buy 10 and race my mates in the backyard.
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only have a few comments on this "car".
1. fuel economy, might have been judged on light throttle,highway/country rd driving
which kind,a leads me to point 2.
2. safety. the backwash of a semi would throw that thing into next year ?, let alone
hitting anything !.
3. ok might be fine for a shopping trolley but would you be caught driving one ?. hmm
4. (optional) i just think they,re downright ugly.

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Old 19-02-2010, 10:30 AM   #15
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I think that its kinda ironic that the number plate reads WOB L 1 (Wobbly?)
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Is there a turbo option?


haha I can imagine some clowns hotting these up and racing falcons and the like haha
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I don't know why everybodies worried about if they had a crash. If I had one I'd drive it with the same frame of mind when I ride a bike. And that's give way to everybody as it dosen't matter who's in the right, you'll come off second best. As my work is only about 5 mins from where I live it would be ideal. But you would never try and travel long distances in one.
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Old 19-02-2010, 12:29 PM   #18
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258mpg, wonder how it would go in the Bathurst test....
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How am I supposed to lane split in one of those?
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I can see the engine transplants for these thing now. Yamaha R1 motor anyone?
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On a three lane h/way. :

Turbo bussa motor will do nicely.
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I'd rather save myself the time and attach an engine to a coffin. Two jobs in one.
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I think these things would be good for short trips in the city/suburbs but stuff driving them on a freeway!
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But they cant do this.... the oil company's will lose too much money!
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VW's version of the old messershmidt. Although they were two up in tandem.
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I like the number plate, WOB L1. (Wobbly)

EDIT: too slow.
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Is that the SIDI model ..............
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I can see the engine transplants for these thing now. Yamaha R1 motor anyone?
I was thinking the motor from my SV650 would be more than adequate!!

For those that think it's not safe, well it probably isn't compared to a conventional car, but compared to a bike then it is an improvement.
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They won't sell in China - because they can't do stuff like this with them:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/photo-incredibl/
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Is that the SIDI model ..............
Only if it doesn't manage the claimed 258mpg
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