I totally agree, I think the only reason VW is building it at that price is because they promised to build it to prove that they could. They have realized that much like the original insight not enough people will pay a premium to drive a small slow fuel economy super car to make it at a profit. They do not wish to make it at a loss so they figure they will make a limited run so that no one can say they couldn't/didn't do what they said they could/would.
Again that part is just my theory, but it is NOT a punch line to end why we are not allowed or given the same cars as europe. With that price tag I'm pretty sure they could make it pass the US EPA tests.
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Originally Posted by rmay635703
An XL1 like vehicle would not need to cost $144k, there are several XL2s on this site that cost under $5k.
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