The famous German car circulation Volkswagen is going to start developing a four -seater version of the most economical model of a hybrid car of the XL1 brand. One of the automobile publications reports such plans.
A new environmentally friendly model will probably get marketing XL2. The novelty will be able to compete with the hydrogen sedan from the Japanese automaker Toyota. It can be added that a hydrogen car from Japan is likely to begin to be sold in the spring of next year.
As for the new German car, the XL2 model will have the same suspension, brakes and subframes, like the now manufactured car of the XL1 brand. According to experts, the central part of the body of the XL1 machine will be changed so that a couple of additional seats can be added.
It is important to supplement that to maintain the width of the car, sitting in a new car will be located in a checkerboard pattern. According to experts, the new hybrid German car from Volkswagen will probably have the same swing doors as the popular BMW i3 model.
As experts suggest, the new XL2 car will be equipped with another engine than the predecessor model. Standard diesel engine with a capacity of 47 liters.With. will be finalized so that it can issue great power. Perhaps an increase in power will be in relation to the electric motor. Currently, the electric motor in the XL1 model provides a power of 27 liters.With.
According to experts, all this will lead to replacing a set of batteries with more powerful. Currently, the XL1 car has batteries with a total capacity of 5.5 kW/h.
It can be added that the produced car XL1 differs in a mass of 795 kg. According to experts, the new hybrid model of the Volkswagen XL2 brand can weigh 940 kg.
It is noteworthy that officially the model of the environmentally friendly car Volkswagen XL1 was shown last year at the Geneva Motor Show. This model consumes only 0.9 liters of fuel per 100 km of path. The price of the novelty is 110 thousand. Euro. The first buyer was able to pick up this hybrid car in early summer of this year.