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Old 01-08-2018, 12:34 PM   #2546 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
XL1 was a commercial implementation of the earlier concept. Things like hollow gears in the transmission, single seating and the side-hinge door weren't possible even at $$$upercar prices.


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Correction - the L1 had 2 seats in tandem. The XL1 has 2 seats side by side, with a slight stagger to make them as narrow as possible, and still be next to each other.
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