- Volkswagen Apollo
The Volkswagen Apollo was an
automobile sold inBrazil between 1990 and 1992. whenVolkswagen andFord Motor Company shared models inSouth America in a joint venture known asAutolatina .It was a rebadged version of Ford Brasil's Verona, a two-door sedan based on the
Europe an-sourcedFord Orion .It was replaced by the
Volkswagen Logus , which was, similarly, in turn, based on the Ford Orion.Engines
The Apollo had only VW's 1.8-litre as the engine: there was also Ford's 1.6-litre
CHT engine only for LX version of Ford Verona.Versions
A choice of GL and GLS versions was offered, gasoline or ethanol powered. A recurrent complaint from customers, owners of VW Apollos, was about the steel rod-operated gear shifting (instead of the traditionally used cable-operated).
External links
* [http://www.autolatinaclube.cjb.net/ Autolatina Club] (in Portuguese)
ee also
*
Ford Versailles
*Ford Verona
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