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Barely Driven Volkswagen XL1 Listed for Sale at Roughly $140,000
A barely driven plug-in hybrid Volkswagen XL1, one of roughly 250 built, is listed for sale at around $140,000.
By Charlotte Redford · 2 min read
A barely driven Volkswagen XL1, one of only about 250 units the German manufacturer ever built, is listed for sale at a price of roughly $140,000. The car is marketed on its remarkable efficiency claim of 261 miles per gallon, a figure that has made the XL1 a enduring talking point for anyone who follows fuel economy in the car world.
The XL1 is a plug-in hybrid rather than a conventional car, which helps explain how Volkswagen was able to reach such a figure. Its combination of an electric drive system and a small combustion engine was designed to minimise fuel consumption, and the model was built in very limited numbers rather than for mass-market sale. That scarcity is a large part of why an example in such good condition now commands a six-figure asking price.
The listing is tied to a sale notice published by InsideEVs, which brought the car to wider attention. The source material available for this story is limited, so several basic details remain unclear. The notes do not state who is selling the vehicle, where it is located, how many miles it has covered, or what the terms of any sale would be. Readers considering the car should therefore treat the asking price and condition as the seller's claims until they are independently verified.
For buyers, the appeal of the XL1 is likely to lie more in collecting than in everyday motoring. A vehicle built in such small numbers, and described as barely driven, sits at the intersection of automotive history and high-end ownership, rather than offering a practical answer to rising running costs. The 261 MPG figure, although striking, is a headline measure of efficiency under test conditions and should be understood in that context.
Source: insideevs.com
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