Brazilian GTs

Puma GTE 1970, the last one with an anemic DKW.

• Berlinetta 2 seats.
• Central rear transv. engine - rear transmission.
• Flat 4 Cyl, 8 valves 1.5 Liters, 1 ACT, 70 hp DIN@4700rpm
• Performances: 0-100 Kph: 8 sec.; Top speed: 210 Kph
• 680 Kgs.
• Length: 3965mm Width: 1583mm Height: 1140mm Wheelbase: 2150mm

In 1964 was founded SAL, Sociedade de Automoviles Luminari by Gennaro Malzoni, an Italian expatriate in San paulo. It sets up the production of a small sporty berlinette with a rear engine from an East-German DKW, under license. Afterwards, VW bought this brand and a new generation was born, the Puma II, revised in terms of style, and endowed with the inevitable flat-4 1500cm3, then the 1600cm3. The first Puma of this type comes out in 1968, the 1600 variant in 1970. They will be produced until 1985, when the case will be recovered by Alfa Metais Vehiculos Ltda, and relaunched until 1993, with the engine of the VW passat .

Totally unknown in Europe, this coupé is unavoidable in Brazil, given its strong diffusion since 1978.

• Roadster 2 seats.
• Front long. engine - rear transmission.
• V6, 12 valves 4.1 Liters, 1 ACT, 170 hp DIN@4800rpm
• Performances: 0-100 Kph: 9 sec.; Top speed: 205 Kph
• 1200 Kgs.
• Length: 4180mm Width: 1690mm Height: 1280mm Wheelbase: 2420mm

Petropolis near Rio, founded in 1916, created an Automobile branch in 1977. Its first model will be the Santa Matilde, a coupe inspired by Muscle-Cars, but the crisis having passed there, received a plastic body to save weight. With 1200 Kgs on the balance and a sturdy 4-liter Chevrolet engine, this car still accelerates well thanks to a high torque. Modernized in 1983, this coupe received an epurated look. In 1984, for the first time, a cabriolet version appeared. In 1991, a final restyling took place, focusing on the grille but sales ran out of steam, production being stopped in 1995.

• Roadster 2 seats.
• Front engine - rear transmission.
• V4, 16 valves 2.2L Turbo 1 ACT, 267 hp DIN@6500rpm
• Performances: 0-100 Kph: 5 sec.; Top speed: 275 Kph
• 1588 Kgs.
• Length: 4620mm Width: 1800mm Height: 1400mm Wheelbase: 2760mm

Conceived with Lotus, the Emme sedan is a meteor in the Brazilian automobile landscape. Revealed in 1988 and marketed in the wake, a series will be produced until 1933 or 1994. Equipped with a fiberglass box, they remained relatively heavy but very efficient.