XL SPORT OF THE GREEN CAR IN THE SPORTS CAR

The new concept car from Volkswagen is called XL Sport. She is the direct descendant of the XL1 which was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2013 and had the distinction of consuming 1 liter per 100 km! Here, the chassis houses this time engine sports car or motorcycle instead!

XL Sport: A motorcycle engine under the hood

Volkswagen group counts among its ranks many car brands: Audi, Seat, Lamborghini or Bugatti but also one of the most prestigious brands of motorcycle since 2012 (through the purchase of the brand Italian by Audi). Ducati  

Precisely, the brand is now in the spotlight because, under the hood of the concept car fits a Ducati engine ! The engine is a V-twin 200 horsepower, which is also on the Ducati 1199 Panigale. It propels the XL Sport to nearly 270 km / h for a 0 to 100 in just 5.7 seconds shipped. This performance is amazing for an engine of this size. It also keeps the characteristics of a motorcycle engine Ducati top amount in the towers, where the red area is 11 000 r / min! Something so amazing but logical in view of the rise in the towers, the engine is equipped with a desmodromic distribution (rocker valve return instead of springs). This type of distribution is very rare in the automotive world because it involves a more complex mechanism and a very regular maintenance.  

This innovative concept car measures 4.29 meters long, 1.85 meters wide and 1.15 meters high. On balance, it displays a weighed 890 kg which is one of the keys to its amazing performance. XL Sport has a DSG transmission 7 reports that controls the propulsion system. 

In terms of design, the XL Sport stands out right away with its doors opening scissor which always effect. Compared to the XL1, the rear wheels are now in the open air but keeps the same aesthetic features such as optical long before, giving the impression of a continuous line framing the broad bonnet. Without being overwhelming, the aesthetics of the XL Sport is distinguished by its originality and it is perhaps the most important. This object from elsewhere will be sold for 500 lucky owners. In terms of price, the price of the XL Sport is expected to be in the range of 80 to € 100,000.