But the Chrysler never falls apart, even with its momentum and its power. The steering isn't light or nervous or communicative or agile, but it is direct, and there's no kind of slop you expect in something over sixteen and a half feet long.

It sounds the rear end of a feline...

Read the image above: "Alcool Etilico Diluido", that's "diluted ethanol" for you.

Dude, the world is much bigger than the US and they are not the measure of all things. In Brazil, rubbing alcohol is diluted ethanol.

The Ford was the only ethanol-powered car whose early problems had been addressed in its design, unlike the other makers which merely converted existing gas engines. While Ford used nickel-plated carburetors, tank and fuel lines, others suffered miserably from corrosion; while Ford provided automatic injection of…

I stand corrected. Fiat was first to offer an engine converted to run on ethanol, while Ford was the first to offer a new engine designed to run on ethanol.

I had a Fiat Uno in the 90s and it was nothing like the 147. It was a quite reliable car then. I don't know now, since I've been away for a few years.

Ah, got it! :-)

You're looking for data in the wrong place. This is a car-fan forum.

How could a Russian car be the first in anything in Brazil? Lada didn't sell cars in Brazil until car imports were allowed in the 90s. And they were quickly discarded due to the prodigious feat of being worse than locally made cars.

Why, it still required and requires massive subsidies. The Big Sugarcane lobby has just managed to increase the amount of ethanol in gas to 27%. Gas is so energy-poor that it's called "gasurine" instead of "gasoline", since the die is yellow.

A Brazilian growing up in Brazil whose single uncles did this all the time back from their crazy nights is not enough for you? I couldn't care less if you believe it or not, but other Brazilians here can confirm it, if you care. Besides, you are the one challenging me, so the burden of proof is on you, not on me.

Vodka is always better, but also more expensive. Besides, cachaça can be found in virtually any neighborhood corner store. And, believe you me, cars could run on that. I'm not sure now if the fuel-injected, closed loop engines can still run on booze.

Yep, Fogo Paulista was considered the best alternative fuel, literally and figuratively speaking.

Actually, in a pinch, when gas stations couldn't open on weekends, booze could be used to get home if running out of ethanol.

This is inaccurate. The first volume ethanol powered car sold in Brazil was the Ford Corcel II in the 1979 model.

Pfft! Neither Dallas nor Houston, but Austin!

Are these back going to be back? Why?

Unlike in Florida, in Detroit black men are killed predictably, either by the police or by rival gangs, right?

Since when does the military-industrial complex need any reason to scam several millions of tax-dollars from us the people?