VW's The Highway Suppository

macman26, Jul 4, 5:52am
At 258 MPG / 109 Km Per L. 6.5L fuel tank good for 650Km
Available soon for USD$600
http://letvent.com/2013/12/31/chinas-new-little-car/
jmma, Jul 4, 6:00am
I can see the Bros driving that, Lol (o:
franc123, Jul 4, 6:09am
NZTA won't want them here no matter how safe VW claim they are, and even if they do make it you sure as hell won't be buying one through VW agent for that price.
gunhand, Jul 4, 6:16am
$600, I see whole new affordable race series happening.
intrade, Jul 4, 6:20am
well i dont know probably forgot a 0 there but ferdinand piech is the same guru as steve jobs is to apple. piech driven the development of my tdi unit injector of my vw the mk1 golf already had a direct injector proto type diesel. in 1997 vw had it cracked
http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/index.php?id=128&L=1 http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-volkswagen-xl1-first-drive-review
trogedon, Jul 4, 6:52am
Good idea if it gets people out of full sized, less economical but a bad idea if it gets people out of buses, trains and off bicycles because we need less cars on the roads, not more.
brapbrap8, Jul 4, 10:20am
If that really sells for $600, then it shows how much of a mark up is on a 700 gram carbon fibre bicyle frame that can sell for well over $10,000.
I guess VW is expecting to sell a lot of them.
I wouldn't buy one in NZ, they would be too easy to steal! Someone would come and lift it onto the back of a ute and drive off.
gunhand, Jul 4, 10:24am
Would have to be as practical joke though, surely no one would actually want one, or be seen in one? God, imagine telling ya mates you drive something as desirable as a hemorrhoid. Mind you you wouldn't have any mates, so no probs. carry on.
Looks like it's rear wheel drive, so that will appeal to those who want a "real" car or a "drivers" car.
franc123, Jul 4, 11:14am
Hmm good point, could be useful for broken down Amarok owners as a get-you-home perhaps? They could make it an optional extra to leave on the tray for when the inevitable happens.
sas777, Jul 4, 1:30pm
Kinda reminds me of this:

https://youtu.be/0EQetm_qWDg

Try to watch without laughing, all you sophisticated 21st century people.
(I reckon the actors are all pissing themselves)
tub4, Jul 4, 8:43pm
Sounds great but I'll be sicking with my gas guzzling old F150 at 15 to the gallon it's not to bad
trogedon, Jul 4, 11:30pm
That's sick.
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gammelvind, Jul 4, 11:35pm
Hemorrhoid / multipla, hemorrhoid / multipla. Whata choicea to makea lol.
tub4, Jul 4, 11:50pm
Can't imagine the load capacity of the wee VW would be enough to do very much at all
elect70, Jul 5, 12:07am
Brilliant , vast majority of car transport is commuting mostly in built up areas & 1 person in it . . This is all they need , not a dirty great big remuera tractor . Enough room for Mrs to put the shopping in too . About time a car co had the guts to mass produce a true micro car. Govt should exempt it from RUC for first 3 years .
tamarillo, Jul 5, 5:06am
Jeez there are some gullible folk in this world.
nzdoug, Mar 21, 12:36am
Be GREAT as a Racing Class for cheapo speed thrills.
BULLET CLASS.