GTP Cool Wall: 1982-1984 Sado 550

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1982-1984 Sado 550

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Cool, because it looks that interesting.

It seems that the front could hold a slightly larger, more powerful engine. If these were in the states, I would probably get one, put in a better engine + transmission, and hoon it if possible.
 
Roger the Horse
Great. Now, why do you think it's cool?
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Because I admire the thought put into the project, and because I respect those companies who create city cars that function pretty well in a city enviroment. Can't really tell you much more that, but I can tell you it's not just based on the fact that it was made in my country. Happy with this answer?

niky
It's a golf cart.

With doors.

I'm assuming that body is soft, heavy gauge stamped steel... because no way does a car that tiny, sitting on golf cart wheels, weigh 670 kilograms. That's more than a Morris Mini, which had a bigger engine, a much bigger body, and four seats.

It's interesting, from a historical point of view, but not the funkiest indigenous small car I've ever seen. Certainly not compared to something like this:

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http://hooniverse.com/2010/06/22/get-shorty-gurgel-xef-might-present-choking-hazard/
Got turned on to Gurgels by a mate from another board from Brazil. They're just nuts.

Or even this:

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http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/car-...er-amphibious-trike-can-tackle-land-and-water

Neither of them are particularly frosty... both are rather goofy... but both are a fair bit more interesting than the Sado.

Historically important =/= cool. Sorry.
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Ok, sorry for the late answer, but the internet connection in my school is hardly decent to post here. I did some research, and the Sado was made from poliester that was in turn reinforced with fibreglass. The chassis was a tubular steel chassis, which probably didn't help with the Sado's rather unusual weight (for a small car, that is). That may explain the reason why was the Sado heavier than a Mini.

As for the rest, you make a fair enough point. The Sado is indeed quirky, but cars such as the Gurgel and that amphibious thing beat it in that department. The XEF in particular is a truly interesting hodgepodge of bits that you can't help but to stare at. It's just crazy that one company in Brazil came up with such a strange design for a small car that seats three people. As I said, a fair enough point you make.
 
It's interesting and different, but it isn't cool.
 

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