In the spirit of the old Volkswagen XL1 diesel-hybrid, the new Mission Efficiency prototype takes aerodynamic efficiency to ...

VW has yet to make any comment as to whether or not the Mission Efficiency will spawn a production model ...

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

Unlike the two-seat XL1, the Mission Efficiency makes at least a nod toward practicality. It has four seats — although Volkswagen says the rear pair are intended for occupants no taller than about ...

In 2013, Volkswagen launched a limited-production model called XL1 that was celebrated as the world’s most efficient ...

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

The Mission Efficiency has already broken the records for aerodynamic and powertrain efficiency set by the similar ...

It’s been less than five years since Volkswagen produced its limited run of just 250 XL1 plug-in diesel hybrid coupes, of which only 200 were sold to retail buyers. The Volkswagen XL1 has all the ...

We know what the future of Volkswagen looks like today—or at least, what the future of cars according to Volkswagen looks like. Many models, diverse in body styles, all riding on one modular platform ...

Antony Ingram July 1, 2014 Comment Now! We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn't be cheap. It's a limited-run, carbon-fiber bodied, plug-in hybrid, gull-winged low-slung eco supercar. None of that ...

Volkswagen didn’t need a supercar during this year’s Geneva Motor Show to get attention; it had the XL1. The German automaker wowed show goers by announcing that its 261-mpg super efficient car wasn’t ...

The XL1 sounds like the name of a video camera, not a car. And... that's because it is; Canon makes it. But it's also one of those crazy Volkswagen ideas, like the Bugatti Veyron or the Phaeton. We ...