Zambonis used this engine for a number of years as well.

1.7L EA827s also powered Dodge Omnis and Plymouth Horizons for a time too.

Brazilian here. Some corrections are in order:

As a Brazilian and a conoisseur of Paratis, I have some things to add. The Gol family (Gol, Voyage - the Fox on US -, Parati - the Fox Wagon on US - and Saveiro, the UTE) got a facelift in 1991, when the “squarey” front was changed to the “chinesinha”, or chinese, with narrower head lights. This is a ‘91, but US spec,…

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Its at the very least noble. The president of Uruguay drives a Volkswagen Beetle.

Well since we're talking about Brazil... The VW Gol is a good one. It even had a GTI version for enthusiasts (wich was a true hot hatch).

I noticed that you actually have a Logus/Pointer club down there. I'm a member of the Brazilian Logus/Pointer club and we had the first southern "meet" down here in Rio Grande do Sul a while back. Great day. We are not so far away bro, I'm in the very south of Brazil right near the Uruguay border. If I can help at…

Ok. I called the union in Argentina. They are going to check old records to be 100% sure and they will send me an email.

I've lived in Brazil for 20 years and "it just ain't right" when I hear (read:don't hear) a water cooled Kombi whisper past me. If its weird mongrel dog crossbreed y'all be a wantin, how about the 10 year joint venture here in Brazil between Ford and VW from about 1986 to 1996 which was set up as a separate company…

Sounds like the next Adrian Sutil...maybe Force India will open up a spot for him!

No photoshop. Real world.

The use for all those ashtrays in the car. When tailgating/road tripping in The Funagon, it can solve the "It's my turn for the charger!" drama.

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