The San Vito S1 is a Brazilian sport car made by San Vito, a brand from "Personal Parts". The car uses ethanol as fuel.
Design and development Vito Simone studied architecture in 1974 and he was already focused on cars, so he made some models to scale. Later he worked for Ford Motor Company in design areas for 20 years. When he retired from Ford in 1996, he founded the company "Personal Parts" which is currently the largest manufacturer of aerodynamic fiberglass kits in Brazil . Not satisfied with it, in 2005 he started working on the ISOR project, in order to create a 100% Brazilian made sports car, this project was presented in 2008 as San Vito S1.
It is a small car, 3.74 m long, 1.70 m wide and 1.15 m high. It has a tubular chassis with round longitudinal sections and rectangular cross sections, weighs and is powered by a Volkswagen / Audi origin engine mounted in the rear and modified to run only with ethanol that produces .Autocatalogo 2015 magazine, pp 239
The car has a fuel consumption of 6 km / l (14.1 MPG) in the city and 8 km / l (18.8 MPG) on the road, accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of .
Specifications According to the manufacturer
Model Dimensions Weight Engine Power Tyres Power/Weight Acceleration 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) Top Speed San Vito S1 3740/1700/1150/2160 Rear longitudinal L4 1800 cc @ 7000 rpm Front:225 / 40 2R 18 Rear:235 / 40 2R 18 161.2 HP/ton 6.5 s
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