German automaker Volkswagen recently unveiled their latest prototype that can lead to improve fuel consumptions. The "one-litre-car" was build to test the capabilities of aerodynamics and fuel efficiency, this is why the bullet-shape design is a major advanced feature much like the material used to built the car, carbon fibres and a light 0.33 litre diesel engine that allow you to drive for 100km with just 1 litre of diesel! Imagine the money you save.
It fits only two people and you can pack little with you, but this experiments shows how a simple design can be effective in a situtaion where fuel prices are soaring. The car's engine turns off when the car is stopped at lights and automatically restarts when the accelerator is pressed. This will avois wasting fuel while waiting at traffic lights or during rush-hours endless queues.
Also mirrors to see traffic have been replaced with small cameras that capture the image from different angles, this allows to achieve a better aerodynamic effects with no side rear-view mirrors creating frictions upon impact with air. The steering-wheel is made of magnesium and weighs only 1 lbs, and to keep weight limited no paint is applies, this will make 'black' the default color.
Volkswagen is considering selling this car around 2010 in limited units at a tag price of 29,000 Euros, even if it doesn't come cheap it can be the right direction in order to save drastically fuel costs and CO2 emission in the atmosphere. This car is no different than a Smart car, it sits two and you have a small trunk, with the advantage to go further on the read while visiting gas pumps less and less.
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