Simca Chambord, by the Brazilian band Camisa de Vênus. It tells a story about a teenager who had a miserable life, but was filled with hope and joy when his father bought a Simca Chambord.

The Hyundai HB20, in white. It’s the Brazilian equivalent of the beige Camry. Not only they are everywhere, but they’re almost always driven by the worst drivers in the road.

The Suzuki Jimny. It’s as small, nimble and fuel-savvy as a city car, but a monster off-road. Plus, the current styling without 9382423 unnecessary creases, profile lines and light elements is refreshing to say the least.

Fact. One of the worst offenders is the Kwid IMO, a subcompact that’s absolutely claustrophobic in the backseat, where the window starts over your shoulders

Fun fact: Picape is how pick-up is phonetically translated into Portuguese

Blame Fiat and the aberration that they call the Toro. I don’t like this design at all

If we interpret best as market leader, best seller and flexible, spanning a whole family of derived cars, I nominate the Brazilian VW Gol. It was made for 42 whole years, spanned 6 different generations and its platform was derived to a whole family of cars: The Voyage was a small sedan (known in the US as the VW…

MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS, WHERE EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN IN CAPS, STATION ATTENDANTS DO 80 HOURS SHIFTS WITH NO SLEEP AND THEY FILL YOUR TIRES, CHECK YOUR OIL AND PUMP YOUR GAS IN 15 SECONDS WHILE DOING BACKFLIPS AND PASSING KIDNEY STONES.

The first-generation, Brazilian market Chevrolet Celta. GM was proud to announce that the Celta had the cheapest ever dashboard and door panels to ever be made on a car factory, since each was a single piece of injected plastic, but oh boy what an emphasis on cheap.

The Ring Road around Iceland. It’s a trip that could be made in a couple of days, but everyone recommends taking at least a week because every corner brings yet another stunning view or something marvelous to look at.

The Chinese-Brazilian CAOA-Chery iCar. It’s both a dumb name and a juicy lawsuit all in one package:

The Brazilian-only Ford Versailles Ghia (actually just a rebadged VW Santana), bringing heckblendes to the masses in the early 90's

Can we take a minute to admire how “rapidly unscheduled disassembly” is a one of the best euphemisms for “that thing broke into a million pieces lmao” of all recorded written language?

The Lifan 320, a small hatchback from a Chinese automaker that was fairly common in Brazil some years ago.

Instead of changing the materials, why not just leaving the cars with the windows rolled down with a big ass fan on one side for a couple of days after they roll out the assembly line? Everyone nows air circulation is THE way to remove smells from cars

What about the Renault Twingo? Look at its cute and happy little face! It’s even blushing with happiness

The only correct answer

When Citroën was developing first prototypes of the 2CV they considering making owners catch fireflies to power its “headlight”.

The only answer is the Hyundai Casper

Battlecars. When you take a normal car, lift its suspension a bit, put muddy tires and the whole shebang. The subreddit r/battlecars is one of my absolute favorites.