Brazil

[2o6]

Brazil pre 2000 is such a weird place for cars. Closed markets created a weird place for GM, VW and Ford and PSA to create things



For example this - the Ford Del Rey; sort of a small FWD sedan that looks like a rejected styling proposal for the Fox Body




But the engine's longitudinal.


And it's actually a Renault 12 underneath

[Payman]

Brazil pre 2000 is such a weird place for cars. Closed markets created a weird place for GM, VW and Ford and PSA to create things



For example this - the Ford Del Rey; sort of a small FWD sedan that looks like a rejected styling proposal for the Fox Body




But the engine's longitudinal.


And it's actually a Renault 12 underneath

Are those Mustang headlights?

[MexicoCityM3]

There is weirdness like this across Latin America, later I'll look some up and post it.

[cawimmer430]

Those proportions.... 

[2o6]

Those proportions.... 

It's a Renault 12! They're identical to this

[2o6]

Did some research, the 1.6/1.8 engine is a super common Renault engine, that Ford Brazil revised and basically grandfathered in.



The Ford Corcel and Corcel II was the same story

[Laconian]

Brazil's an odd duck for many industries. They are super protectionist, so you have a lot of joint venture weirdness going on.

I think they still make the Sega Master System there, a Brazilian company bought the rights to the IP from Sega.

[2o6]

Or this cool looking thing


Volkswagen SP2

Built on the same chassis as the squareback, but Brazil only

[93JC]

It's also practically impossible for someone to buy a car  in Brazil with an engine that doesn't run ethanol. Their fuel stations typically sell two different fuels: "gasoline" (~25% ethanol) and "alcohol" (100% ethanol). They make it with sugar cane rather than corn, as in the US, and it yields far more usable ethanol on a per-acre basis.