Supersonic skydiver felix baumgartner is a regular when it comes to reinventing what’s possible today he’s discovering the Volkswagen xl1 the model that redefines what’s possible in car making with systematic lightweight construction and perfect aerodynamics the xl1 gets 261 miles to the gallon making it the most fuel-efficient eco-friendly production car in the world the XL ones two cylinder plugin is enough to impress even a record-breaking free-falling device Yankovic I was very pleasantly surprised by the workmanship especially the carbon fiber it’s the material of the future as for the seats I thought it was going to be strange to have the passenger seat behind me but it was just slightly offset I thought it was also quite interesting to have rear view cameras instead of mirrors the sounds you hear are also so different you’re used to hearing the motor but with the xl1 you don’t depending on the driving condition all in all it’s a great job car experts also got their shot behind the wheel international auto journalists got to test the models handling in different types of weather here in the Swiss Alps on country roads highways and mountain passes they came back impressed this is the most astonishing thing I’ve ever driven in over a quarter of a century it’s just so different it’s such a different driving experience the fuel consumption is unbelievable and it just looks great distress as an exciting step towards a greener future one in which we won’t have to live with too many sacrifices it’s a food for Zika as it’s windy I think it’s a very interesting idea I also admire Volkswagens courage and putting out this small-scale series and I’m convinced that a lot of the detailed solutions in this master plan will be turning up in other cars will see on the road in the next year in the long run other brands in the volkswagen group will also benefit from the technologies in the xl1 to put it simply the xl1 is a car for the future driving on the roads of today
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