this car = kickass

[rwh11385]

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_tokyo/gallerys/vw_ecoracer/pages/01.htm

just what i wanted to see. thank you VW. I'd buy one CPO down the road.

[Rob]

that is pretty cool, i wonder how fun to drive a diesel with a fancy gearbox would be? the modular-ness sounds cool too

[rwh11385]

who knows. but that light car would be funnier for auto-x than a prius I imagine. or insight.

assume you could just get a civic hybrid now.... but more concepts like this would bring a smile to the face

[nickmp0wer]

1800lbs? damn...

thats the kind of shit bmw needs to be building

[marakka]

I was reading an article at the bmw dealership here about a 1900lb racer that runs on water? WTF is this world coming to? WATER? 59liters of water and 1 liter of a $7 mixture to make it work?

[Rob]

I forgot to add, too bad its a VW....

[rwh11385]

yeah. let's wait until toyota makes a eco racer.

[BimmerToad]

like the idea. The design looks good from the front, the C-pillar is a bit much though

[Addissimo]

i'd love to see a carbon fiber production car with a 134hp diesel...

what else would you use cf for though i guess?






oh... right... Formula One

[Rob]

MR2 Spyder=2200lbs, 130ish hp, 33mpg, its close....

[decay]

MR2 Spyder=2200lbs, 130ish hp, 33mpg, its close....

and mid-engined.

cool-looking concept though.

[golde30]

i'd drive that if it got like 35+mpg...

[Mystikal]

Just throw a damn diesel into an Elise, this doesn't seem very earth-shattering to me.

With all the CF it'd probably be expensive too. What Rob said, gimme an MR2.