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Old 02-19-2015, 09:33 PM   #13 (permalink)
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From aerohead's link:

"It should be noted that this concept was developed and executed a full six months before the Volkswagen L1 concept was premiered at the 2009 Frankfurt Autoshow, and nearly two years before the VW XL1, which bears more than a passing resemblance to our humble attempt to claim the title of the world's most aerodynamic sedan."

Ha ha ha! Tying in with the thread on cookie-cutter cars, the two vehicles couldn't vaguely resemble each other because the laws of fluid dynamics in our atmosphere are immutable and unchanging? No....

Also, there's the little issue of VW actually building their concepts and making a limited-production run of the final version. If you want to be taken seriously, Ford, get off your collective a** and give us a real car, not a theoretical rendering.
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