ICE is still important for an all-purpose small car, as their range is better suited to the actual needs of the average Joe in a country like Brazil. In contrast to some attempts to strip-down some random European econobox and fit it with an underpowered engine, Brazilian engineer Amaral Gurgel was more considerate of the local conditions, which have led him to keep loyal to the rear-wheel drive layout, as it was better suited to deal with the unpaved roads on rural areas.
Unlike the Beetle, it had a front flat-twin engine often mistaken for a Beetle engine split in half, even though it's water-cooled and features a timing chain. Rear drive was through a solid axle, and the weight bias while unloaded was 50-50, switching to a higher bias at the rear axle just like the Beetle under basically any load condition.
