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| Volkswagen SP2 as seen in Paris. |
Volkswagen do Brasil, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The SP2 was a sports car developed and produced locally by Volkswagen in Brazil between 1972 and 1976 for the local market as a replacement for the Karmann Ghia. A rather attractive coupé it suffered from being underpowered for a sports car, although about 10,000 were sold. It did however have a modern and attractive interior. The car was built on a Volkswagen Variant Chassis but with an air-cooled flat 4 cylinder engine enlarged to 1.7 litres but still with only 75 hp. Thus a top speed of 100mph and 0-60 time of around 16 seconds didn't really live up to its head turning looks. Not many were exported and they are are now quite sought-after. The SP stood for São Paulo and there was SP1 that was even more underpowered! It is said that the SP2 inspired the Porsche 924.
