-- Posted by emo sux69 at 12:34 am on July 6, 2008 VW are set to release a limited run of VWs named as the 1 litre, it has a 1 litre, 1 cylinder turbo diesel with a tiny 8.5hp and 13.5lbft but this is okay because the entire car weights 600pounds, made completely of magnesium and carbon fibre, the entire front axle and suspension has only a combined weight of 18 pounds, sure these materials are costly but VW predicts that within 4 years the cars build costs will decrease by 300% and VW plans to make it fully Mainstream by 2012, more on the article here. http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/laugh-at-high-g.html -- Posted by ss454 at 12:35 am on July 6, 2008 I've seen garage door openers with more power than this. -- Posted by ss454 at 12:37 am on July 6, 2008 Also...that thing is horribly ugly -- Posted by reev at 12:37 am on July 6, 2008 crash tests would be interesting to see for something that small. -- Posted by Stellar at 12:38 am on July 6, 2008 Good luck surviving an accident. -- Posted by emo sux69 at 12:38 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from reev at 5:37 pm on July 6, 2008 crash tests would be interesting to see for something that small. apparently its as safe as a Grand tourer. -- Posted by emo sux69 at 12:39 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from ss454 at 5:35 pm on July 6, 2008 I've seen garage door openers with more power than this. And ive seen people heavier then this. -- Posted by i r sekz at 12:40 am on July 6, 2008 So this is why the world will end eh? -- Posted by JAJABOB92 at 12:47 am on July 6, 2008 do you have any idea what the car will cost? i would be the happiest teen ever if i could afford to drive my car with these bloody gas prices... -- Posted by ss454 at 12:56 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from JAJABOB92 at 3:47 am on July 6, 2008 do you have any idea what the car will cost? i would be the happiest teen ever if i could afford to drive my car with these bloody gas prices... You're going to be a teen in 2012? -- Posted by Vintorez at 12:59 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from JAJABOB92 at 3:47 am on July 6, 2008 do you have any idea what the car will cost? i would be the happiest teen ever if i could afford to drive my car with these bloody gas prices... 30-50k according to the article -- Posted by Ancient Rights at 1:01 am on July 6, 2008 If you happen to be in a car crash, you are basically driving in your coffin. -- Posted by tempoluvver69 at 6:22 am on July 6, 2008 90:1 power to weight ratio? Thats just dangerous it will be so slow -- Posted by hinshawwrx at 6:37 am on July 6, 2008 I could see being pulled over for failure to maintain speed. lol -- Posted by emo sux69 at 7:42 am on July 6, 2008 Quote: from hinshawwrx at 11:37 pm on July 6, 2008 I could see being pulled over for failure to maintain speed. lol It would need a draft in order to maintain it. -- Posted by coloring the void at 12:04 pm on July 6, 2008 Quote: from ss454 at 12:35 am on July 6, 2008 I've seen garage door openers with more power than this. Sad but true. Also, it seems VW is too ashamed to show any engine pictures in that article. -- Posted by ScoobyDoo82 at 2:35 pm on July 6, 2008 Quote: from ss454 at 3:35 am on July 6, 2008 I've seen garage door openers with more power than this. LMAO! And I prefer my 21MPG Cavalier. -- Posted by Cingular Wireless at 7:13 pm on July 6, 2008 I would rather take the 29 MPG of my Highlander than that small death trap. I wonder what the top speed on it is? God our pool and hot tub pump's have more power than this thing. -- Posted by Killer Tofu at 11:22 pm on July 6, 2008 I'd rock that. -- Posted by i r sekz at 11:31 pm on July 6, 2008 Quote: from Cingular Wireless at 10:13 pm on July 6, 2008 I would rather take the 29 MPG of my Highlander than that small death trap. I wonder what the top speed on it is? I think an Asian grandmother on a scooter could beat it in a race. -- Posted by JulieisWHOA at 5:29 pm on July 7, 2008 They already have something like that out, because I saw one at my church. I think it held two people though, but it was still pretty small.   It looked something like this, but a little different:   http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/12/toppo.jpg PS My favorite picture of that new car is the one on the interstate. lmao -- Posted by Fluffay Bunnay at 6:35 pm on July 7, 2008 We are looking at the car of our future!