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... 1-litre/100km economy result and it look as if the XL1 is the one.

There have been concept cars but this is the production XL1 and Carparazzi says it is a hybrid with an 800cc, two-cylinder diesel engine and an electric booster motor.

It weighs just 795 kilos and has a super-slippery drag rating of 0.186, but there is no confirmation yet of an on-sale date beyond a vague promise of 2013. How much? Around $50,000

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