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Wheels Motoring News New Golf SV gets a high ive for safety


VOLKSWAGEN’S new Golf SV has received the top safetyaward of five stars from the independ- ent Euro NCAP organisation. With its top-class package of safety features made up of ro- bust vehicle body structure, highly effective combination of seat belts, seats and airbags, plus innovative driver assis- tance systems the Golf SV has been judged as one of the world’s


Futuristic VW XL1 set for UK launch


safest cars. The overall safety rating of


five stars for the Golf SV is made up from the results in four categories: occupant pro- tection for adults and children, pedestrian protection and safe- ty assistance. In addition, Volkswagen of-


fers a number of optional driver assistance systems, including adaptive distance monitoring, an


emergency braking system for urban environments and an in- telligent headlight system. The comprehensive technol-


ogy package is rounded off by the firm’s Blind Spot Sensor with Rear Traffic Alert, which warns drivers of any vehicles in their blind spot and when re- versing out of a parking space of any road users approaching from the side.


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Friday, July 11, 2014


IF YOU want tomorrow’s car today, you’re going to have to pay for it. Volkswagen has announced


that the ultra-futuristic XL1 will sell in the UK for more than £98,000. The first XL1 was deliv-


ered to a German customer in May, with UK buyers now lined up to take a share of the 200 that are due to be built. The incredibly rare ma- chine, built with unparal- leled aerodynamics and a tiny two-cylinder diesel en- gine, can achieve 313mpg on average in combination with emissions of only 21g/km. It’s so efficient that it takes


just 8.3bhp to push it along at 62mph on a flat road surface in still air. Overall the 800cc diesel engine can produce 27bhp powering an electric motor which then links di- rectly to the wheels through a modified seven-speed dual- clutch automatic gearbox.


To aid aerodynamics even


further, the XL1 even ditches door mirrors in favour of tiny cameras, which beam live footage to screens inside the cabin. The overall drag coefficient is a fish-slippery 0.189, compared to 0.27 for an average Volkswagen Golf, which itself is very aerody- namically efficient. Commenting on the £98,515


XL1, Product Manager Li- anne McKnight said: “En- thusiasm for the XL1 has been building since the first concept of the car was un- veiled in Qatar in January 2011.


“Knowing production of


our cars is now underway and customers will soon be taking delivery of them is very exciting. We’re looking forward to seeing this re- cord-breaking model on UK roads, and seeing technolo- gies within it filtering down to many of our mainstream cars.”


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