????哈肯伯格指出，大眾目前正從XL1身上積累經驗，比如，如何縮短制造碳纖維零部件的周期。到目前為止，沖壓金屬片的周期已經大為縮短，使得碳纖維雖然在強度和質量上占優，但卻并不實用。

????盡管XL1并不是為速度而生，但它的最高時速也能達到99英里，只不過百公里加速時間需要12.7秒。而再生制動能將動力回輸給鋰電池【這種設計讓人想起了本田汽車（Honda）誕生雖早、卻始終難以熱賣的Insight混動汽車】。

????XL1算是皮耶主持推出的第四代超級節能汽車了。大眾推出的第一款這類車是兩人座的，車身狹窄，僅能容納一位坐在司機邊上的乘客。而眼下這款車保留了前幾代車的原汁原味，副駕駛座比駕駛座略微靠后，能讓車身更窄，空氣動力學性能更佳。

????那250位有幸試駕XL1的人將會接受大眾公司的細致調查，以了解他們到底喜歡哪些地方，不喜歡哪些地方。汽車發燒友雜志《汽車》（Automobile）表示，大眾正在考慮把這輛車的設計用到一款運動型轎車上去。

????無論大眾怎么運用從XL1身上學到的知識和經驗，它都會被全球汽車界所研究效仿，就像上個世紀末豐田所經歷的那樣。而這正是費迪南德?皮耶希望看到的。（財富中文網）

????譯者：清遠

????Hackenberg noted that VW is learning from the XL1, how to reduce cycle times for fabricating parts and components from carbon fiber for example. Until now, stamping metal has been much quicker, rendering carbon fiber impractical despite its strength and lightness.

????Not meant to be speedy, the XL1 nevertheless can reach 99 miles per hour, thought acceleration to 62 miles per hour is a relatively laid back 12.7 seconds. Regenerative braking returns power to the lithium-ion battery. (The XL1's design recall's Honda's (HMC) early but slow-selling Insight hybrid.)

????This is the fourth iteration of a super-efficient car ordered by Piech. VW designed the first version of the narrow two-seater with the passenger sitting behind the driver. This one retains a flavor of the original, the passenger seated to the side and slightly behind the driver, allowing the car's body to be extra narrow and aerodynamic.

????The 250 lucky recipients of XL1 will be surveyed and polled meticulously by VW to learn what they like and don't about the car. Automobile, the enthusiast magazine, says that VW is thinking about using the design for a sports sedan.

????However VW uses the knowledge and experience gained from the XL1, the automaker will likely be studied by the rest of the automotive world, just as Toyota was at the end of the last century. FerdnandPiech wouldn't have it any other way.