Volkswagen Auto 2000

The Volkswagen Auto 2000 is a concept car first shown by the German car company Volkswagen in 1981, part of a German government-sponsored program to develop cars for the year 2000, alongside efforts from Audi, Mercedes-Benz and the university working group HAG. It focused on fuel economy through efficient engines and streamlining. The three-door hatchback used the chassis of the Golf Mk1, with a tall kammback rear end, no traditional grille and a drag coefficient of 0.25, and used composite parts including a plastic rear axle. Its engines included a 1.2 litre three-cylinder turbodiesel, a supercharged version of it and a 1.05 litre supercharged petrol four, and it was one of the first to feature Stop-Start technology.