Willys Interlagos

The Willys Interlagos was a small fibreglass sports car built in Brazil from 1962 to 1966 by Willys Overland, and the Portuguese Wikipedia article calls it the first sports car produced in the country. It is the Brazilian version of the French Renault-based Alpine A108, whose lines resemble those of the later A110, and its name alludes to the Interlagos motor racing circuit to stress its sporting character. The car came in three versions, a berlinetta, a coupe and a convertible, with a body of laminated glass fibre in polyester resin, independent suspension, a liquid-cooled four-cylinder inline engine mounted in the rear and a four-speed manual gearbox. The 998 cubic centimetre engine of the fastest versions gave 70 metric horsepower, a top speed of 160 kilometres per hour and 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in 14.1 seconds, from a net weight of 535 kilograms. A modern car under the name Novo Interlagos AW 380, with a 3.8 litre twin-turbo engine, was shown at the Bologna motor show in 2014.