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**MrElectricity** · 13-05-09, 01:59 PM

If you could go to Shanghai for a vacation, buy two or more of these cars, one for your wife and one for yourself, and one for each of your kids, have them shipped to Canada and still spend less money than if you bought a car in Canada. Getting the car(s) into USA, still an ordeal.

This is not a toy, not a concept car. It is a newly developed single seat car in highly aerodynamic tear-shape road-proven real car. It is ready to be launched as a single-seater for sale in Shanghai in 2010 for a mere RMB 4,000 (US$600)!

Interested? Wait till you learn that it will cruise at 100-120 Km/Hr with an unbelievable 0.99litre/100Km (258 miles/gallon) !!

Impressed? Totally, after you have read all the details below about the hi-tech and space-age material input into this car!!!

The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year

Better than Electric Car - 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai

This is a single seated car

From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Will be selling for 4000 yuan, equivalent to US$600..

Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons

Speed = 62 - 74.6 Miles/hour

Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon

Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles

**Godzilla** · 13-05-09, 02:39 PM

Yep all looks and sounds good.

Noted the VW badge.

Anyone noted the numberplate? Wobl1 (wobbly) LOL

There are a few Chinese manufacturers looking to be in the Australian market in the next 12 months or so with traditional type ute's and later onto small cars.

The biggest hurdle is getting them complianced for the Australian market.

Ive heard they are a shocker in crash testing and are getting extra reinforcing to pass the tests.

Now knowing that and looking at the pic posted...the amount of room from the front bumper to driver, the extreme low height, the unknown rear room to bumper and the extremely narrow tires....ill give it a miss thanks.

Well, at least till the majority of cars sharing the road with me are of a similar size.

Great concept, most runs at our house are made with no passengers.

**mandc** · 13-05-09, 02:41 PM

Looks interesting but no T2 or T3 lanes for this car....and I would be a bit worried about getting into a prang with a four wheel drive....hope it comes with sponge lining so they have something to bury

...still a hell of a lot safer than a bike though.

**Godzilla** · 13-05-09, 02:51 PM

Just noticed the screens to the left and right of the speedo...rear view cameras.

Not bad....infact how cheap is that?

Surely no profit in that price i think.

Zero to 60mph times???? 1....2 hours???

**MrElectricity** · 13-05-09, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla

Just noticed the screens to the left and right of the speedo...rear view cameras.

That would be cause there is no wing mirrors

**HYBR1D** · 13-05-09, 03:20 PM

Thats great, i wonder how long it will take to get here. And how much it will cost with all our taxes.

**MrElectricity** · 13-05-09, 03:22 PM

Could only be about $2k Aus if it was allowed on our roads.

**Wobbly** · 13-05-09, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla

Anyone noted the numberplate? Wobl1 (wobbly) LOL

I dont have anything to do with these

**Jaz808** · 14-05-09, 01:35 AM

First thought was a 4wd or truck would squash this like a bug, i would hate to be in a accident, probably a little be safer than a motorbike

**best4less** · 14-05-09, 01:45 AM

It looks like something you could pay with PayPal and would only cost $65 for postage

And at that price i would buy one for the dog instead of taking him for a walk each night LOL

**Hakko** · 14-05-09, 02:30 AM

I'd imagine these would easily be stolen, I mean a few strong fella's to load on a box trailer and away you go. Midnight spares..........

Needs a decent stereo, but would probably cost more than the car!!!

The Fuel companies must be a bit peeved at the mileage

**MrElectricity** · 16-05-09, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hakko

I mean a few strong fella's to load on a box trailer and away you go.

Yes that takes me back to High School days there was a teacher that had a tiny car French I think it was anyway a few mate and I picked it up shuffled across and put it between two trees that is at front and back bumpers. Don't know how she got it out but she never parked in that part of the play ground again.

**mate** · 17-05-09, 12:04 AM

$600.... with a carbon fiber dash. Who's sellimg 'em? Mango?

**MrElectricity** · 17-05-09, 12:08 AM

Doubtful we will ever see them here!

**puca** · 17-05-09, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrElectricity

Yes that takes me back to High School days there was a teacher that had a tiny car French I think it was anyway a few mate and I picked it up shuffled across and put it between two trees that is at front and back bumpers. Don't know how she got it out but she never parked in that part of the play ground again.

lol you didnt go to hombush boys high did you me and a couple of mates did the same thing to one of our teachers car little white fiat thing i think it was

**Godzilla** · 17-05-09, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puca

lol you didnt go to hombush boys high did you me and a couple of mates did the same thing to one of our teachers car little white fiat thing i think it was

It must be an Aussie thing.

For my high school break up i got a group of guys together and we managed to put the Maths teachers Mini into the center of the local roundabout that was walled with steel directional arrows.

He needed a crane to get it out.

**mate** · 18-05-09, 10:46 AM

sometimes leaving a few Zero's off the end makes a story more interesting.
Or maybe mistaking the weight with the price. The thing weighs about 660 pounds

According to Britain’s Car magazine, VW has approved a plan to build a limited number of One-Liters in 2010. They’ll probably be built in the company’s prototype shop, which has the capacity to build as many as 1,000 per year. That’s not a lot, but it’s enough to help VW get a lot of attention while showing how much light weight and an efficient engine can achieve.

VW unveiled the slick two-seater concept six years ago at a stockholder’s meeting in Hamburg. To prove it was a real car, Chairman Ferdinand Piech personally drove it from Wolfsburg to Hamburg. At the time, he said the car could see production when the cost of its carbon monocoque dropped from 35,000 Euros (about $55,000) to 5,000 Euros (about $8,000) — something he figured would happen in 2012. With carbon fiber being used in everything from airliners to laptops these days, VW’s apparently decided the cost is competitive enough to build at least a few hundred One-Liters.

**wog** · 18-05-09, 12:19 PM

ummm...

it wouldnt be safer than a motor bike... it would crumple around you, impaling you with pieces and generally ####ing you up...

**band59** · 18-05-09, 07:36 PM

great for inner city driving but wouldnt feel at all safe in it....

13-05-09, 01:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrElectricity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Age: 44 Posts: 1,902 Thanks: 13 Thanked 65 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 42	Got an email today If you could go to Shanghai for a vacation, buy two or more of these cars, one for your wife and one for yourself, and one for each of your kids, have them shipped to Canada and still spend less money than if you bought a car in Canada. Getting the car(s) into USA, still an ordeal. This is not a toy, not a concept car. It is a newly developed single seat car in highly aerodynamic tear-shape road-proven real car. It is ready to be launched as a single-seater for sale in Shanghai in 2010 for a mere RMB 4,000 (US$600)! Interested? Wait till you learn that it will cruise at 100-120 Km/Hr with an unbelievable 0.99litre/100Km (258 miles/gallon) !! Impressed? Totally, after you have read all the details below about the hi-tech and space-age material input into this car!!! The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year Better than Electric Car - 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai This is a single seated car From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Will be selling for 4000 yuan, equivalent to US$600.. Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons Speed = 62 - 74.6 Miles/hour Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles __________________ It's hard to make a come back when I havn't been anywhere I finally got my head together, now my bodies falling apart. 為什麼不做你被塞滿

13-05-09, 02:39 PM	#2
Godzilla Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Age: 46 Posts: 5,125 Thanks: 2,409 Thanked 1,137 Times in 679 Posts Rep Power: 148	Yep all looks and sounds good. Noted the VW badge. Anyone noted the numberplate? Wobl1 (wobbly) LOL There are a few Chinese manufacturers looking to be in the Australian market in the next 12 months or so with traditional type ute's and later onto small cars. The biggest hurdle is getting them complianced for the Australian market. Ive heard they are a shocker in crash testing and are getting extra reinforcing to pass the tests. Now knowing that and looking at the pic posted...the amount of room from the front bumper to driver, the extreme low height, the unknown rear room to bumper and the extremely narrow tires....ill give it a miss thanks. Well, at least till the majority of cars sharing the road with me are of a similar size. Great concept, most runs at our house are made with no passengers. __________________ Standard and Performance car parts at discounted prices . Website http://www.performancecarpartsonline.com.au Ebay Performance Car Parts Online

13-05-09, 02:51 PM	#4
Godzilla Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Age: 46 Posts: 5,125 Thanks: 2,409 Thanked 1,137 Times in 679 Posts Rep Power: 148	Just noticed the screens to the left and right of the speedo...rear view cameras. Not bad....infact how cheap is that? Surely no profit in that price i think. Zero to 60mph times???? 1....2 hours??? __________________ Standard and Performance car parts at discounted prices . Website http://www.performancecarpartsonline.com.au Ebay Performance Car Parts Online

13-05-09, 03:20 PM	#6
HYBR1D Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wollongong Age: 21 Posts: 98 Thanks: 51 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 3	Thats great, i wonder how long it will take to get here. And how much it will cost with all our taxes. __________________ The problem with the world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

13-05-09, 03:22 PM	#7
MrElectricity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Age: 44 Posts: 1,902 Thanks: 13 Thanked 65 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 42	Could only be about $2k Aus if it was allowed on our roads. __________________ It's hard to make a come back when I havn't been anywhere I finally got my head together, now my bodies falling apart. 為什麼不做你被塞滿

13-05-09, 02:41 PM	#3
mandc Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Age: 56 Posts: 1,159 Thanks: 239 Thanked 375 Times in 185 Posts Rep Power: 41	Looks interesting but no T2 or T3 lanes for this car....and I would be a bit worried about getting into a prang with a four wheel drive....hope it comes with sponge lining so they have something to bury ...still a hell of a lot safer than a bike though.

14-05-09, 01:35 AM	#9
Jaz808 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hell Posts: 949 Thanks: 18 Thanked 96 Times in 68 Posts Rep Power: 24	First thought was a 4wd or truck would squash this like a bug, i would hate to be in a accident, probably a little be safer than a motorbike

14-05-09, 01:45 AM	#10
best4less I'am Not a Bloody Joke Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 5,150 Thanks: 1,093 Thanked 562 Times in 308 Posts Rep Power: 130	It looks like something you could pay with PayPal and would only cost $65 for postage And at that price i would buy one for the dog instead of taking him for a walk each night LOL __________________ Shut Up I Hack You

14-05-09, 02:30 AM	#11
Hakko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greater Hoebart Posts: 207 Thanks: 51 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Rep Power: 7	I'd imagine these would easily be stolen, I mean a few strong fella's to load on a box trailer and away you go. Midnight spares.......... Needs a decent stereo, but would probably cost more than the car!!! The Fuel companies must be a bit peeved at the mileage

17-05-09, 12:04 AM	#13
mate Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: rooting my mum Posts: 1,617 Thanks: 88 Thanked 161 Times in 118 Posts Rep Power: 0	$600.... with a carbon fiber dash. Who's sellimg 'em? Mango? __________________ iam a bogan

17-05-09, 12:08 AM	#14
MrElectricity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Age: 44 Posts: 1,902 Thanks: 13 Thanked 65 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 42	Doubtful we will ever see them here! __________________ It's hard to make a come back when I havn't been anywhere I finally got my head together, now my bodies falling apart. 為什麼不做你被塞滿

18-05-09, 10:46 AM	#17
mate Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: rooting my mum Posts: 1,617 Thanks: 88 Thanked 161 Times in 118 Posts Rep Power: 0	sometimes leaving a few Zero's off the end makes a story more interesting. Or maybe mistaking the weight with the price. The thing weighs about 660 pounds According to Britain’s Car magazine, VW has approved a plan to build a limited number of One-Liters in 2010. They’ll probably be built in the company’s prototype shop, which has the capacity to build as many as 1,000 per year. That’s not a lot, but it’s enough to help VW get a lot of attention while showing how much light weight and an efficient engine can achieve. VW unveiled the slick two-seater concept six years ago at a stockholder’s meeting in Hamburg. To prove it was a real car, Chairman Ferdinand Piech personally drove it from Wolfsburg to Hamburg. At the time, he said the car could see production when the cost of its carbon monocoque dropped from 35,000 Euros (about $55,000) to 5,000 Euros (about $8,000) — something he figured would happen in 2012. With carbon fiber being used in everything from airliners to laptops these days, VW’s apparently decided the cost is competitive enough to build at least a few hundred One-Liters. __________________ iam a bogan

18-05-09, 12:19 PM	#18
wog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 122 Thanks: 15 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 5	ummm... it wouldnt be safer than a motor bike... it would crumple around you, impaling you with pieces and generally ####ing you up...

18-05-09, 07:36 PM	#19
band59 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 45 Posts: 74 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	great for inner city driving but wouldnt feel at all safe in it....

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