Throughout his life , Ferdinand Piëch had foibles . This was particularly the Quattro, highlighting Audi , VAG make the world's largest carmaker , Italy , Ducati, the XL1 Alfa Romeo as well but it is another matter that does not concern us for the moment this .
Also during a conference he held this weekend at the University of Technology of Vienna, where he is Honorary Professor Ferdinand Piech has unveiled a project named XL Sport that will attempt to combine the best of Volkswagen XL1 with the recent technology and best of the Italian sports motorcycle, the Ducati 1199 Panigale . So exit the L2 0.8 L TDI , the electric motor and everything that is not useful for this VW XL Sport. Finally, a project that sees sports car powered by the 1.2 L V2 open at 90 ° in a liberated strong version of 190 hp at 10,750 revs / min and 123.7 Nm of torque at 9000 trs . The weight of the XL Sport is announced for 795 kg allowing self to claim a weight / power ratio of 4.18 kg / hp.
This set is expected to announce good performance and a real pleasure because if the XL Sport retains the central cell of the XL1 , she sees her as extended front wings , its pathways and aerodynamics is completely revised and adapted into a sports car. The stated goal is no longer the minimum consumption, but the performance and pleasure of sporty driving .
Source : Volkswagen .