Gurgel Delta
The Gurgel Delta was a Brazilian car designed by Gurgel, never sold in commercial market. The project was described by Gurgel himself as the true popular car, citing Supermini The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ... as "a small car, economic and easy to park, for who do not set comfort aside". Compared to Supermini, Delta had new gearboxes (made by machinery acquired by Gurgel from Citroën), front wheel drive (no drive shaft), weighing 550 kg. Just a few prototypes of Gurgel Delta were produced. References Sources Delta photos and text Gurgel vehicles Front-wheel-drive vehicles {{auto-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gurgel
Gurgel Motores () was a Brazilian automobile manufacturer, named after its founder João do Amaral Gurgel. The company was founded in 1969 and first specialised in buggies and off-road vehicles. Early models were fiberglass bodies installed on Volkswagen Beetle chassis and machinery, but VW bodies and chassis were later replaced by a unique solution made of Plasteel, which consists of fiberglass and steel joined together, a system patented by Gurgel. Gurgel also introduced Brazil's first fully domestically designed and manufactured car, the BR-800. History Rise and growth (1969–1987) The Ipanema was the first car produced by Gurgel, introducing the brand in the market. The next model was the first commercial success of the brand: the Xavante (also named X-10): production started in 1973, being the first car of Gurgel developed using the Plasteel system, which was proved very resistant under corrosive environments and also very mechanically strong, deforming temporarily ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gurgel Supermini
The Gurgel Supermini was a city car produced in Brazil by Gurgel between 1992 and 1994. Compared to its predecessor Gurgel BR-800 Gurgel BR-800 was a small Brazilian car produced by Gurgel between 1988 and early 1992. The project started under the acronym CENA, meaning "National Economical Car" ("Carro Econômico NAcional", in Portuguese), designed to be essentially a small ..., the Supermini had a better finish, with improvements to the body and the engine. The engine was a Naturally aspirated engine, naturally aspirated, water cooled, 792 cc flat-twin. It was fed fuel by a single Brosol H 36 carburetor. An Alfa 1 28 carburetor was optionally available. The most powerful version of the car got larger Intake valve, intake valves, increasing the engine power rating by 4 horsepower - thus offering at 5500 rpm. Its torque was at 2500 rpm. The horizontal windows were also replaced by vertical ones. The Supermini was very lightweight, weighing only 645 kg (14 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gurgel Vehicles
Gurgel Motores () was a Brazilian automobile manufacturer, named after its founder João do Amaral Gurgel. The company was founded in 1969 and first specialised in buggies and off-road vehicles. Early models were fiberglass bodies installed on Volkswagen Beetle chassis and machinery, but VW bodies and chassis were later replaced by a unique solution made of Plasteel, which consists of fiberglass and steel joined together, a system patented by Gurgel. Gurgel also introduced Brazil's first fully domestically designed and manufactured car, the BR-800. History Rise and growth (1969–1987) The Ipanema was the first car produced by Gurgel, introducing the brand in the market. The next model was the first commercial success of the brand: the Xavante (also named X-10): production started in 1973, being the first car of Gurgel developed using the Plasteel system, which was proved very resistant under corrosive environments and also very mechanically strong, deforming temporarily ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |