Automobile magazine took Volkswagen's EcoRacer for a spin on the Pau Arnos circuit in the south of France. The EcoRacer demonstrates how car enthusiasts could have their cake and eat it too.

Perhaps in hindsight, the name 'EcoRacer' doesn't now seem as appropriate as it once did. Diesel, and particularly Volkswagen diesels, are no longer seen with such hope as they were a decade ago.

VW's EcoRacer concept car will debut in Tokyo as a fully functional prototype for a variety of advanced and eco-friendly technologies. Powered by a 1.5 liter TDI direct-injection turbo-diesel that ...

Perhaps in hindsight, the name 'EcoRacer' doesn't now seem as appropriate as it once did. Diesel, and particularly Volkswagen diesels, are no longer seen with such hope as they were a decade ago.