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 ...

In 2007, the European Union mandated fleet average CO2 emissions of 158.7 g/km. For 2015, that figure will drop to 130 g/km, and the target for 2020 is an ambitions 95 g/km. Thanks to some German ...

As the Geneva Motor Show finally closes its doors to the public, many will go home lusting after the LaFerrari or McLaren's P1 hypercars. For others though, the show's indisputed star was the ...

We know what the future of Volkswagen looks like today—or at least, what the future of cars according to Volkswagen looks like. Many models, diverse in body styles, all riding on one modular platform ...

After years of research and improvements, the Volkswagen XL1 was finally confirmed as a production vehicle by the German automaker. "The XL1 is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world," ...

It takes a bit of effort to slip in under the gullwing doors and then wedge oneself into the low-slung seat of the Volkswagen XL1. And it's even more difficult for my co-pilot, as the passenger seat ...

Volkswagen has reportedly settled on a price for its radically styled, uber-efficient XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid: € 111,000. That converts to $146,243 in US dollars, though it matters not since the XL1 ...

Volkswagen is to put into production one of the most exotic vehicles ever to carry the German group’s badge – a two-seater with many features normally only seen on concept cars at motor shows. VW will ...

Across the Geneva Motor Show hall from Ferrari's new 950-hp flagship and Lamborghini's $3.9 million Veneno, Volkswagen unveiled an entirely new breed of supercar. It's called the XL1 and its headline ...

In the current automotive landscape, true environmental halo cars don’t exist. The Ferrari La Ferrari employs electric motors, but make no mistake — it’s not a really a fuel saver. Hell, it’s a ...