A German magazine called it the most beautiful Volkswagen in the world in 1973, and it never left Brazil.
Median 149 hp across 120 similar cars
Lead trim: SP1 (1,585 cc boxer four, 53.6 hp) · up to 64.4 hp
Volkswagen SP2 / SP11972–1975
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FactA German magazine called it the most beautiful Volkswagen in the world in 1973, and it never left Brazil.
The Volkswagen SP2 is a sports car developed by Volkswagen do Brasil and built from July 1972 until December 1975, based on the chassis of the Brazilian-market Volkswagen Type 3, with 10,205 produced. "SP" is said to be an initialism of São Paulo, where the car was built, or of "sports prototype". In its issue of 20 June 1973, German technology magazine Hobby called the SP2 the "most beautiful Volkswagen in the world". It came out of "Projeto X", launched in 1970 by Volkswagen do Brasil president Rudolf Leiding with the goal of developing a sportscar able to liven up Volkswagen's staid image in Brazil, and the resulting model study was the first Volkswagen with the "shark face" nose style, also called the "Leiding face", which appeared later on the German 412 and the Brazilian Brasília. The engine and drivetrain are air-cooled and rear-mounted, with disc brakes in front and drums at the back. Alongside the SP2, a less powerful, more sparsely equipped version was offered as the SP1, with only 88 units built before it was discontinued in July 1974.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 (1,585 cc boxer four, 53.6 hp) | 1972–1974 | 1.6 L Flat-4 | 53.6 hp | 81.1 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| SP2 (1,679 cc boxer four, 64.4 hp) | 1972–1975 | 1.7 L Flat-4 | 64.4 hp | 89.2 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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