Tecnodesign Mecânica Indústria e Comércio

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Hofstetter Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda.
Tecnodesign Mecânica Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
legal form Ltda.
founding 1982
resolution 1993
Seat São Paulo , Brazil
management Mário Richard Hofstetter
Branch Automobiles

Tecnodesign Mecânica Indústria e Comércio Ltda. , previously Hofstetter Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda. , was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Mário Richard Hofstetter founded Hofstetter Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda in 1982 . in São Paulo . In 1984 he presented a prototype . In 1986 the series production of automobiles began. The brand name was Hofstetter .

Later the company name was Tecnodesign Mecânica Indústria e Comércio Ltda. In this context, the name Cortada is also mentioned as the new owner. Production ended in 1993.

vehicles

The sports car Hofstetter Turbo , later renamed Hofstetter Cortada, was on offer . The base was a tubular frame. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The gullwing doors of the coupés were striking . The engines came from Volkswagen do Brasil and were mounted in a mid-engine design behind the seats. First, an engine from the VW Passat with a displacement of 1600 cm³ in connection with a four-speed gearbox is mentioned, and then an engine from the VW Gol with a displacement of 1800 cm³, a turbocharger and a five-speed gearbox. Later, an engine with a capacity of 2000 cc and a turbocharger was also available, producing 210  hp . Another source names engines up to 270 hp. The maximum speed was given as 230 km / h.

Scope of production

The company's goal of producing 30 vehicles a year was not achieved. 13 vehicles had been sold by the end of 1987. In 1988 four vehicles were built. There were 19 vehicles in total.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Hofstetter chapter.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 705. (English)

Web links

  • João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)
  • d'Auto (Dutch, accessed September 24, 2016)
  • Allcarindex (accessed September 24, 2016)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Hofstetter chapter.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 705. (English)