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VW XL1 to donate technology to other models in the Group


The German based automaker Volkswagen is planning to share the technology used on the XL1 with other models made under the close watch of the VW Group. The Volkswagen XL1 will give birth to other models produced by the Volkswagen Group and its two-cylinder engine will eventually be transformed into a four-cylinder unit, which will be mated to an electric motor ...
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