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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

VW EcoRacer Concept Gets 100 Miles per Gallon

It’s apparently not that car makers can’t make cars with amazing fuel mileage. It’s that they don’t want to. Volkswagen has a concept, the EcoRacer, that is capable of getting up to 100 miles per gallon and yet can top out at 230 km/h. The turbo diesel engine can boost the car from 0 to 62 mph in just 6.3 seconds.
The car provides a great deal of flexibility in terms of looks. You can drive it as a coupe, remove the roof and rear window to make a roadster, or take off the windshield and upper dashboard cover to have a sporty speedster. When it is a coupe, wings in the roof lift up to make it easier to get in and out. Electromechanical technology lets you get in and go without a key. Most of the body of the car is made of carbon-fiber plastic. Sounds good, but it’s a concept, so don’t hold your breath, because you likely won’t ever see it.

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