The “near-production” concept uses off-the-shelf parts and a familiar body shape to cheat the wind.

This radical-looking, range-stretching car packs an ID.Polo’s powertrain and has a back seat too.

Volkswagen just debuted the electric successor to the ultra-efficient XL1 from the 2010s, called the Mission Efficiency.

No, that’s not a Tesla Cybercab. That’s Volkswagen’s Mission Efficiency, the world’s slipperiest electric vehicle. The ...

Volkswagen has channelled the spirit of its ultra-efficient XL1 with the new Mission Efficiency, an electric prototype ...

Volkswagen’s Mission Efficiency EV travelled 1,278 km with one charging stop and set three world records for aerodynamics and ...

Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency concept is the world's most efficient near-production EV, with a record 0.158 Cd — and the ...

What we've got here is a FWD EV based on the MEB+ platform, with an electric motor and battery supplying 135 horsepower and ...

Volkswagen has unveiled the Mission Efficiency concept, claimed to be the world’s most efficient near-production electric car. Built on the MEB+ architecture that underpins the ID. Polo, the Mission ...

Volkswagen sets three EV records — and proves bigger batteries aren't the answer.

Volkswagen has set three world records with the Mission Efficiency, a ‘near-production’ electric concept car. The Mission ...

Well over a decade since the production VW XL1 hit the road, its maker has launched a 2026 equivalent with the wild Mission ...