Re: ok everyone, get out your Bentley, cause I found something neat! (dtompsett)
Good eye, Doug! I never noticed that picture (and how it's different)!
One thing that you are probably already aware of, is that the Fox as we got it in North America, was pretty much the base model from Brazil with their GL dashboard and a 1.8 engine (and whatever modifications it needed to be legally sold here - emissions, crash test standards, etc.). The bumper cover that Zarrir is selling is probably an aftermarket-made piece (because it's not ridiculously expensive), but bumpers with integrated fog lights came stock on some BX models in Brazil. As did the tinted taillights, clear corners, Recaro interiors, 220 km/h speedometers, power windows and door locks, sport engines, and tons more. Their Gol GTI and Gol GTS were roughly the equivalent of our Rabbit GTIs - a "hot hatch" that was affordable, quick and loads of fun to drive, and of course modified in the aftermarket. The picture in the Bentley is probably of what a Fox could have been, had they imported more than mere base models.
Something that's been on my mind: is the turbo kit from Zarrir not intercooled? [No, I can't afford one anytime soon.]
Adam
Good eye, Doug! I never noticed that picture (and how it's different)!
One thing that you are probably already aware of, is that the Fox as we got it in North America, was pretty much the base model from Brazil with their GL dashboard and a 1.8 engine (and whatever modifications it needed to be legally sold here - emissions, crash test standards, etc.). The bumper cover that Zarrir is selling is probably an aftermarket-made piece (because it's not ridiculously expensive), but bumpers with integrated fog lights came stock on some BX models in Brazil. As did the tinted taillights, clear corners, Recaro interiors, 220 km/h speedometers, power windows and door locks, sport engines, and tons more. Their Gol GTI and Gol GTS were roughly the equivalent of our Rabbit GTIs - a "hot hatch" that was affordable, quick and loads of fun to drive, and of course modified in the aftermarket. The picture in the Bentley is probably of what a Fox could have been, had they imported more than mere base models.
Something that's been on my mind: is the turbo kit from Zarrir not intercooled? [No, I can't afford one anytime soon.]
Adam
