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Old 05-09-2020, 07:29 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GreenTDI View Post
I don't know why, but the XL1 reminds me to the Audi A2, released in 1999. The prototype from 1997 looks even cooler. OK, XL1 <-> A2: totally different concepts, and yet quite similar again.

It is a pity that it was not a great success and it was not given a successor. People are just not ready for this kind of cars.

Both the XL1 and the A2 show how far car manufacturers can go when it comes to fuel consumption. They are both far ahead of their time ...
I'm really fond of the idea of the A2, and for a while wished we could get them in the 'states (still do really) but I understand the reality of them is pretty abysmal reliability - mostly electrical issues but some engine and transmission issues as well.

I wonder how the XL1 will hold up, and if anyone is daily driving them.
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