70MPG VW Rabbit Priced at $7000!

1981 Volkswagan RabbitWow! That is all I can say if this title line is true. But, according to the story We Build a 70 MPG Car, this is exactly what a group called Top Gear intends to do in their project car called Sipster.

And they intend to accomplish this with a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel, retrofitted with a modern, computer-controlled, turbocharged VW TDI engine. Also, they will modify the gearing, oils, tires, and aerodynamics to squeeze every last MPG they can.

And the intended price of this car is only about $7000!

Wow!

Note: The photo above is a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit, used with permission, courtesy of The Rabbit Archive, a site I found that is perhaps the worlds most comprehensive VW Rabbit information site.

5 Responses to “70MPG VW Rabbit Priced at $7000!”

  • Sadly the Top Gear pages aren’t there anymore. It would have been interesting to find out how they got on. I would love to be getting 70mpg, it would save me a bundle every month.

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