I’m almost certain that all Mercedes manual gearboxes use helical gears on reverse.

Nice Price. In Brazil it would cost pretty much the same 6k-7k. These GTIs based on Brasilias are not the prettiest Pumas, but they are fun. I bet that in USA you can find any old 4cyl Porsche engine (these brazilian 1600cc engines are based on the old 1300cc bored and stroked to 1.6 liter, unlike the 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8…

You’re actually wrong about “scuderia”. There are two meanings for the word scuderia in italian. The first one is stable (the place where horses are breed) and the second one derived from “scuderia motoristica”, which is translated as “motor team”.

Too much boost pushed the crankshaft out of its mounts, blowing the crankcase and everything else. I’ve seen some pics of the aftermath some days ago. Some people try to get 800+ hp from these VW EAs four bangers (called AP in Brazil). This was too much boost even for the extra bolts at the crankshaft mounts and…

"Volkswagen platform matches every style" — an old Brazilian ad showing some cars built on VW chassis.

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This one is from a Brazilian retail store called Havan, in Brusque, southern Brazil.

Raph, I just found out this crash happened in southern brazil (Itajaí, Santa Catarina State) on Sep. 30th. It was a kind of "automotive stereo competition" on a gas station called Santa Rosa. Couldn't find anything about the injured spectators.

How about this one in Sao Paulo/Brazil?

Stars and Stripes + Union Jack.

Geely-Volvo?

Quoting Nelson Piquet: "I think the helmet squeezes his brain"

January 16th in short sleeves? Bright sky at 6h40? Don't think so.

There is a nice reference to Ayrton Senna: the red NSX with BSS 8888 plates at 0:43. That is why the Brazilian anthem is heard at this point of video.

He actually used to sign his own name as Santos=Dumont. Legend says that he adopted the "=" to represent equality between his French and Brazilian origins.

1998 Renault Laguna RXE. Crossroads, red lights, 50 mph. The other car crashed into the left wing and I got headed straight into a light pole.

Call the Chinese makers