VW Integrates XL1 Powertrain To up! City Car:
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I used to have a car with this kind of performance. It was a 1982 VW rabbit diesel coupe. If you saw a hill, downshift. Then, when you reached the hill, downshift again. Top speed of 78 mph in 5th gear or 82 mph in 4th gear with that diesel really buzzing.
Lynn