Luiz Alberto Veiga is one of the most famous designers in Brazil and decided to recreate the national sports car on his social networks
The Volkswagen SP2 has already been called the most beautiful car made in Volkswagen’s history and has had no direct successors. The Brazilian sports car was reimagined by designer Luiz Alberto Veiga on his social networks, reviving the model with current concepts.
Veiga has already worked on the design of Volkswagen Brazil, being responsible for iconic models such as the second-generation Gol, the Fox and the Pointer. His talent was recognized by the headquarters and he went to work in Germany in 2005.
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The design of the modern SP2, called by Veiga SP3, would have a rear central engine. Therefore, according to the designer, “it ends up falling into Porsche’s DNA”.
The silhouette of the SP3 respects the proportions of the classic model, but has a higher waistline as is usual in today’s cars. The shape of the optical assembly also modernizes what is seen in the original model.
The designer made two variations of the Volkswagen SP3, one sportier with spoilers and stripes, the other is with fewer props and a cleaner look.
As the Brazilian market was closed to imports, those who wanted to have a car with a more exclusive look had to resort to the outliers. They were models made by independent companies, usually with Beetle mechanics.
The most famous case was the Puma, which started out on DKW cars and then migrated to VW mechanics. The German brand decided to respond to this vein with its own car.
The SP2 was designed by Márcio Piancastelli, from Minas Gerais, who was also the father of Brasilia. It differed from the outliers by having a steel body and being made with the quality standard of a traditional manufacturer.
It also featured a 1.7-liter double-carbureted engine and 65 hp, the largest-displacement version of VW’s four-cylinder boxer in Brazil. There was also the rare SP1, which used a tamer 1.6.
The design of the SP2 was so well resolved that a unit was taken to the Volkswagen museum in Germany. 10,205 units of the model were produced from 1972 to 1975.
VW also keeps a copy of the SP2 in the VW Garage:
