Volkswagen’s EcoRacer was taken to the race tracks for a spin by 34 motor journalists from 9 countries. The journalists covered 1200km over 3 days at a racetrack in Pau, South of France.
“We took this unusual step to let people see for themselves that fascination, sportiness and excellent handling can be combined with fuel efficiency. The EcoRacer impressively passed this test without any breakdowns at the racetrack in Pau. This concept car proves that fuel economy and sportiness are not mutually exclusive”, said Matthias Rabe, Volkswagen AG head of Group Research.
A quick recap on the EcoRacer stats as I’ve blogged about it before, it weighs 850kg and goes from 0-100km/h in 6.3 seconds. It’s 1.5 litre turbodiesel rates at 136ps and 250Nm torque, has a top speed of 230km/h and has an amazing average fuel consumption of 3/4 litres per 100km.
More details on the Volkswagen EcoRacer here.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
gosh.. will this car really comes to the market soon??? its gonna be a sportscar breakthrough… GOSH!
hmm….look like a hybrid mini for me…???
my dream car.. so little petrol used..
ya is a nice car whit hiding power on it. i see this car in Tokyo motor show whit nice Little girl from France posing on that car, who!!.
3 to 4 liters of diesel per 100km? That's super fuel-efficient!
maaaan! vw ecoracer looks like dodge viper when the roofs aren't opened!
the front looks like TVR