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

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

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 electric XL1 revival I always wanted.

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

VW estimates an average consumption of 14.5km per kWh, which means in ‘ideal’ conditions, this little hatch could theoretically hover close to 805km. Obviously, things would get in the way, but as a ...

Volkswagen has channelled the spirit of the 313mpg XL1 hypermiler for a new long-range EV concept that will influence future ...

Volkswagen has reportedly settled on a price for its radically styled, uber-efficient XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid: € 111,000. That converts to $146,243 in US dollars, though it matters not since the XL1 ...

After teasing the world with two prototypes since 2002, VW gives birth to an XL1 that’s more than a foot shorter and nearly five inches ­narrower than the Golf, with an extremely low drag coefficient ...