04-17-2014, 04:24 AM
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Honestly, I just think this is a prettier Centurion. Very pretty, though!
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04-17-2014, 06:44 AM
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So am I to believe the XL1 has no DPF?
Last edited by oldtamiyaphile; 04-18-2014 at 10:02 PM..
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04-17-2014, 12:47 PM
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They staggered the seats to make the XL1 narrower.
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04-18-2014, 06:08 PM
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Here's an article revisiting the grand toy which should be mainstream, not hamstrung by USDOT... or whoever.
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Wow, someone has some pretty severe paranoia there...
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04-18-2014, 06:55 PM
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I think the overall look of this car awesome. Who knows.... aerodynamic might just end being cool after all. There is hope
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04-19-2014, 01:52 AM
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Wow, someone has some pretty severe paranoia there...
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why would anyone "kill the electric car?"
they must've hated the car's freedoms, or some ****. lol.  
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04-19-2014, 03:26 AM
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Thought this article was an April Fool's joke, but apparently not... One of the worst articles I've read in a long time. Snopes.com picked it apart here: snopes.com: Is Volkswagen's 300 MPG Car Banned in the U.S.?
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04-19-2014, 03:58 AM
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I think the moment the article mentions "Big Oil" and conspiracies to keep the Jetta Bluemotion out of the USA (why stop there? why even allow the regular Jetta TDI, then?  ), my eyes glazed over.
What an ignorant, conspiracy-mongering piece of drivel. One that doesn't address the fact that Big Oil didn't stop the Tesla, the Aptera (no, wonky financials did them in), the Leaf or the Volt... |
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04-19-2014, 09:11 AM
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Predictable, the US can't get the 300MPG car, which now costs $150k plus. Might as well try to make it interesting with some conspiracy drivel.
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04-22-2014, 12:35 AM
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More pics...
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I don't think these have been posted yet.
49 High resolution pics. The last ten or so are very interesting.
2014 Volkswagen XL1 - Front | HD Wallpaper #1 | 1920x1080
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