VW EL1
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:02 pm
by JonSpence
I have just read about a new VW concept car, so sadly you can't buy it.
Even if half the stuff on it makes it into a production car the results will be stunning.
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen- ... e-in-qatar
Re: VW EL1
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:38 pm
by ex925
Looks very good indeed, but will anything like it come to mass market soon?
I hope so, but won't (also can't, not for long enough...) "hold my breath"
All the best
Ed
Re: VW EL1
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:55 pm
by andylaurence
Autocar have it on the front cover this week. They say that a limited production run may happen in a couple of years. Suggestions that ~£30k may be about right. I see no reason why a similar car could not be built as a kit car though. Take a Sevenesque chassis, a windscreen from a Stratos replica and a sleek aerodynamic body and you've got the car. Engine-wise, I'd recommend a 600cc bike engine, although some may prefer a (heavier) 1400TDCI engine (a Ford TDCI engine will fit a RWD 'box). All-up weight would be around 650-700kg and 100bhp would give a power/weight over 140bhp/ton, so would feel quite nippy. I bet it'd deliver fantastic economy, even without the hybrid gubbins.