Kombi Brazilian Review

Here's some good news for all lovers bay now!

Volkswagen of Brazil announced last air-cooled 1.6-liter engine is mounted "Kombi" Bus Volkswagen factory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, production of this famous engine stops. The good news is that the combo is still produced in its classic form and design of a new name, "Totalflex" and some internal modifications to invest in new 1.4l water cooled engine that meets the new Brazilian emissions law to reduce the ' impact of pollution on 2006.

About 6 million of this boxy, Breadloaf looking for a vehicle air-cooled engines were built all over the world. VW Brazil Kombi says that the production reaches approximately 10,000 vans to 12 thousand years, the new engine can be used either gasoline or grain alcohol, which is widely used as fuel in Brazil, and costs about half that of gasoline.

The new engine is a derivative in-line 1.6-liter four used in the VW Polo and Fox models. This is your database engine.

Longitudinal, 4 cylinders in line

2 valves / cylinder

1390 cc (1.4L) Displacement

Compression ratio: 11:01

HP 4800rpm, 78 (gas)

HP 4800rpm, 80 (LAC)

The multipoint sequential fuel injection

Mark the engine change, VWBA produce 200 Kombi "Serie Prata da Kombi" (Silver Edition) for collectors. They have the old engine and be painted silver, instead of the classic Brazilian white. About 30 Series Prata will be sent to England, changes in British standards and sold to collectors around $ 23 300 USD for the base vehicle and $ 30 400 USD for the decorated version camper. Unfortunately, none are directed to the U.S. and no plans to export the new version here either. The new Kombi in Brazil occurred in four versions with prices ranging from R $ 36.192 (BRL) for "Furgao" to R $ 43,684 thousand for the "School". ($ 15.414 to $ 18.604 USD). Middle pricing models are the "standard" and "Lotacao"

The Bay Window Bus, especially the version of the trailer is just one of several versions of the T-2 and the Kombi and has long been a favorite of many in LIMBO. You can see them at fairs and events in the world VW camping.