The L1 updates an idea Volkswagen has been kicking around since 2002, when Dr. Ferdinand Piëtch, then the chairman of the board, drove the 1-Liter microcar from Wolfsburg to Hamburg.

Since then, VW has continued to kick around the idea and has now revealed an updated model targeted for production in 2013. Dubbed the L1 Concept, the tandem two-seater is all grown up in every ...

And its dimensions are intriguing - the length of the L1 at 3,813 millimeters is still similar to that of a Volkswagen Fox, and its height of 1,143 millimeters nearly matches that of a Lamborghini ...

The L1 was originally considered for a limited production run; however, only two years later the XL1 concept arrived, effectively taking its place. The third and most recent incarnation of the VW ...

Volkswagen’s L1 narrow-track tandem Concept was one of the stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, but a more conventional vehicle using a similar hybrid electric turbo diesel powertain ...

This slender concept car is VW’s new L1, a diesel-electric hybrid unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. Made from aluminium and carbonfibre it weighs just 380kg, and is capable of 189mpg ...

Then came the Volkswagen L1 concept car, a definite step forward when it was unveiled in 2009. It was more refined, with a diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain. It was a little bigger than the 1 ...

The Frankfurt Motor Show will play host to the latest round of concept car teasers this season and the latest stunner is the Volkswagen L1. Somehow this amazing concept vehicle simultaneously ...

For instance, Volkswagen showed its skinny L1 diesel-electric hybrid — said to be capable of 160 miles per gallon — at the Frankfurt auto show last fall. At the 2009 Tokyo auto show ...

Now the idea of the one-liter car has been resurrected. VW’s biggest news at the Frankfurt auto show was the L1 concept, a prototype that "is close to production" and "will be developed," the ...