A Volkswagen XL Sport, a racing version of the 313mpg VW XL1, is being thought about for production, with the race track cars and truck utilizing a two-cylinder engine from a Ducati superbike in location of the diesel-electric powertrain.
Volkswagen board chairman Ferdinand Piech exposed the plans for the newcomer while speaking at Vienna university of Technology. reports suggest that it’ll get a 187bhp engine, which must supply lots of performance to the lightweight carbon fibre car.
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Even with heavy batteries as well as a diesel-electric powertrain on board, the XL1 still evaluates only 795kg so you can expect the XL sport to evaluate even less. keeping that in mind, as well as if fitted with the exact same quick-shifting dual-clutch gearbox as the XL1, the sportier versions must be able to sprint from 0-62mph in around 4 seconds.
There’s no confirmation on when we’ll see the XL Sport, however it’s likely to be a extremely restricted production run, with cars and trucks only set up for utilize on the track. The utilize of a Ducati engine is possible since the motorbike maker is now part of the Volkswagen group after Audi gotten the business in early 2012.