From what we see today, it seems that microcars are the new thing, because of the low fuel consumption. We all know about the Smart, but VW is working on a rival for it.

The wheel turner will be a 1.2L four cylinder or with 3 cylinders running on gasoline. The later one will benefit from a cylinder cutoff technology so it will run on as many pistons necessary to save fuel, going 117 miles with just one gallon. And as we can expect, an electric version is also being planned.

Word on the street is that VW will be launching the new model by 2011, giving it priority status. By then I hope they will also work on the name of the model: Chico. Will all the money invested in this, I am sure they can invest in a little brainstorming for a better name.