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The engineers over at VW just keep impressing the auto buffs. This time it’s not a new powerhouse Audi or Lamborghini, but an eco-friendly, technologically advanced concept car labeled the UP! Lite. The sleek 2-door Volkswagen uses a 2-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine along with electric motors, Start-Stop technology, regenerative braking, an advanced seven speed twin-clutch automatic gearbox, and an insanely low drag coeficcient of 0.237 to achieve 96.5 mpg. It is made of super-leightweight materials and weighs in at just 695kg. Considering the excellent fuel-efficiency of the UP! Lite it is also impressive that it can reach 60 mph in a respectable 12.5 seconds and has a top speed of 100 mph.

This aerodynamically superior concept could go into production by 2011 and has a ton of nice features to catch your eye. Instead of side mirrors the UP! Lite uses cameras. On the inside there is a central control display that is controlled by touch and hand movement sensors. It handles MP3, video, radio, active thermal management, passive parking ventilation, phone, trip-planner, and even internet.

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