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2014 Paris Motor Show: Volkswagen XL Sport Unveiled

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The Volkswagen German based automaker has finally revealed the much-expected XL Sport model at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, with the sports car packing a Ducati powertrain under the hood.

The Volkswagen XL Sport is thus set to wear one of the most powerful two-cylinder Ducati units ever produced, meaning a 1,199 cc, developing a good 197 horsepower while revving its engine at impressive 11,000 rpm.

Volkswagen XL Sport
Volkswagen XL Sport

The XL Sport is capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds, at a top speed of 270 km/h, when hooked to a dual-clutch seven-speed transmission.

Volkswagen XL Sport
Volkswagen XL Sport

More than that, the Volkswagen XL Sport is also impressive due to its drag coefficient of 0.258, coming thus equipped with magnesium alloy parts, pushrod rear suspension, titanium connecting rods and more.

Volkswagen XL Sport
Volkswagen XL Sport

Inside, the cabin of the Volkswagen XL Sport is equipped with a high-tech digital instrument cluster with fiber carbon on top of it, the sports car also coming with wing doors.

Eduard Huma
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Eduard is one of Automotorblog's oldest car journalists. He works at a high school in Romania as an English teacher, and in his free time he likes to test cars and share the information with the readers of the automotive publication Automotorblog.

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