
This is not the first time we’re hearing rumors of an XR1 lightweight sports car from Volkswagen, which will feature a similar architecture as the one used on the ultra-frugal XL1 hybrid , but do away with some of the fuel-saving tech, and slot in a two-liter petrol engine, most likely from the latest Golf GTI , or some sort of high-powered force-fed three-pot unit. Read more »