Volkswagen SP2
| Volkswagen SP2 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen do Brasil |
| Also called | Type 149 Volkswagen SP1 |
| Production |
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| Assembly | Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door hatchback coupé |
| Layout | Longitudinal RR |
| Related | Volkswagen Variant |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual with reverse |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 4,212 mm (165.8 in) |
| Width | 1,610 mm (63.4 in) |
| Height | 1,158 mm (45.6 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volkswagen Karmann Ghia |
The Volkswagen SP2 - known internally as VW Type 149 - is a sports car that was developed by Volkswagen do Brasil and built from July 1972 until December 1975. It is based on the widened chassis of the Karmann Ghia VW Type 14, although fitted with the flat 'pancake' VW Type 3 engine. "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".