Every year, the National Mall gets more visitors than the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone combined, yet those who stroll through it must walk on cracked sidewalks and dead grass and gaze upon fetid pools of stagnant water.  Our favorite German automaker is trying to help change that though, and here at Fletcher Jones Volkswagen, we can't wait to see what this space will look like once it's been given a much needed facelift.

I cycled in and arrived first at the wrong entrance to McCormick Place. "Am I at the right place for the auto show?" I asked a security guard. He looked me over an asked "do you have a delivery" as he scanned my bike helmet and messenger bag. Nope, "I have a press pass" I grinned. He was nice enough to look past my appearance and direct me to the main convention space. Once inside I will admit I felt a bit under-dressed. It was two days before the public opening of the largest auto show in the world and…

This week at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, auto enthusiasts around the world will have the opportunity to see what Volkswagen believes to be the future of urban driving, the NILS.

The NILS, a single seat concept, has two gullwing doors, plus a rear hatch, translating into three times as many doors as seats. It's been said, to closely resemble futuristic vehicles featured in the Jetsons but moreover, it closely resembles a Formula-1…