La Dolce Veloce

Volkswagen has unveiled an interesting sports car concept. Weighing less than 2000 pounds and powered by their torquey 1.5 liter diesel, with power being routed through a DSG transmission (dual clutch, for near instantaneous shifts), this speedy roadster can scoot to 60 in 6.3 seconds, and when driven miserly, achieve 100mpg! Aesthetically, it reminds me of a mutated Honda S2000 a bit, but is not an ugly design (though I’m hesitant to call it beautiful). While there’s no official word on production, you can count on it hitting showroom floors in a year or so. You can read a lot more about it over at VW Vortex.

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