I knew about this car, but not the technicalities such as the Karman Ghia platform. Good for V W do Brazil for making a modern Beetle from existing parts.
VW did this with the Type 3 and the 410/412, but Brazil offered it into " modern " times. Interesting how they used the quad headlights of the 410/412.
What is interesting, my friend has a nice Chevy Cruise and gets 40mpg ( US ), the same mileage as I get with my '91 Geo Metro convertible ( Suzuki Swift ) with an underpowered 1 ltr 3 cylinder. But, driving a Brasillia while getting good milage is a lot cooler!!! Thanks for commenting, Marco!! Lo que es interesante, mi amigo tiene un bonito Chevy Cruise y obtiene 40 mpg (EE. UU.), el mismo kilometraje que obtengo con mi Geo Metro convertible del 91 (Suzuki Swift) con un motor de 3 cilindros y 1 litro de baja potencia. ¡Pero conducir un Brasillia con un buen kilometraje es mucho más genial! Gracias por comentar Marco!!
Now your talking Pam .SP2? GOL? 411? 412? I might relay my first car story here..63 beetle. I was driving on a busy six lane road when I heard a noise like champagne corks popping...looked in the rear vision mirror and couldn't see the back window for smoke . Pulled over and of course the battery had shorted on the back seat frame, the corks popping noise were the caps on the battery cells shooting off.. and yes a few flames ...not my best day ..etched in memory. PS The Beetle windscreen washer tank was held in the middle of the spare tire and worked off the tire pressure. If you were having a vague day and topped up air pressure in the tire without returning the cap on the washer tank you got drowned.😂
With all of the " superior, German engineering, why would they put the battery in such a vulnerable location, only protected by a plastic flap over the positive terminal??!!!! Love the VW version of opening a hot radiator cap!!!!! Thanks for sharing, PT&DnC !!
I knew about this car, but not the technicalities such as the Karman Ghia platform. Good for V W do Brazil for making a modern Beetle from existing parts.
VW did this with the Type 3 and the 410/412, but Brazil offered it into " modern " times. Interesting how they used the quad headlights of the 410/412.
I need one with this gas prices I like 4 door version more. They got them in Mexico too
What is interesting, my friend has a nice Chevy Cruise and gets 40mpg ( US ), the same mileage as I get with my '91 Geo Metro convertible ( Suzuki Swift ) with an underpowered 1 ltr 3 cylinder. But, driving a Brasillia while getting good milage is a lot cooler!!! Thanks for commenting, Marco!! Lo que es interesante, mi amigo tiene un bonito Chevy Cruise y obtiene 40 mpg (EE. UU.), el mismo kilometraje que obtengo con mi Geo Metro convertible del 91 (Suzuki Swift) con un motor de 3 cilindros y 1 litro de baja potencia. ¡Pero conducir un Brasillia con un buen kilometraje es mucho más genial! Gracias por comentar Marco!!
@carshowreporter México and Brazil has awesome cars that weren't never released in the USA
Now your talking Pam .SP2? GOL? 411? 412?
I might relay my first car story here..63 beetle.
I was driving on a busy six lane road when I heard a noise like
champagne corks popping...looked in the rear vision mirror
and couldn't see the back window for smoke .
Pulled over and of course the battery had shorted on the back seat frame,
the corks popping noise were the caps on the battery cells shooting off..
and yes a few flames ...not my best day ..etched in memory.
PS The Beetle windscreen washer tank was held in the middle of the spare tire
and worked off the tire pressure. If you were having a vague day and topped up air pressure
in the tire without returning the cap on the washer tank you got drowned.😂
With all of the " superior, German engineering, why would they put the battery in such a vulnerable location, only protected by a plastic flap over the positive terminal??!!!! Love the VW version of opening a hot radiator cap!!!!! Thanks for sharing, PT&DnC !!