It certainly wasn't the best-looking car out there, that was for sure. But how about those sweet butterfly doors? No? Well, it could achieve 261 miles per gallon, which is still remarkable to this day ...

Say what you want about the former VW chairman and chief executive’s borderline despotic management style, but he always knew how to push engineers to their limits, creating unique cars in the process ...

Back in 2013 when the Volkswagen XL1 went into limited production, it was a futuristic and exciting proposal. This low-slung hyper-efficient machine was intended as a marketing exercise to continue VW ...

Volkswagen may be readying its offensive in electrified cars, but five years ago it was selling the much more impressive-looking XL1 hybrid. The XL1 was a limited run of only 250 units worldwide, and ...

It’s been less than five years since Volkswagen produced its limited run of just 250 XL1 plug-in diesel hybrid coupes, of which only 200 were sold to retail buyers. The Volkswagen XL1 has all the ...

The 2015 Volkswagen XL1 is an automotive standout that follows pure sports-car design principles: light weight (1,753 lbs.), exceptional aerodynamics (Cd 0.19), and a low center of gravity. This super ...

Volkswagen's XL1 is a fascinating study in fuel economy. The combination of its low-drag shape, light weight and plug-in hybrid system allow it to sip fuel at just 0.9 l/100km (261 mpg), but a 0-100 ...

Just over one year ago, we reported on rumors that Volkswagen was pairing with its then-new corporate cousin, Italian motorcycle maker Ducati, to build a high-performance version of the XL1, a vehicle ...

Volkswagen has just announced its XL1 fuel sipper, the most efficient production car on earth at the moment, will arrive in Britain at a starting price of £98,515. The VW factory in Germany is ...

As far as modern rarity goes, the Volkswagen XL1 is on the same level as the McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari. In fact, it's actually even more rare than those two, as only 250 XL1s will be ...

I have visited the future, and it’s a noisy place. Volkswagen’s upcoming 261-mpg XL1 dropped by New York City recently, and I got to take the tiny, streamlined, intergalactic Beetle for a short drive ...