Editing Santa Matilde (section)

== Characteristics ==

The Santa Matilde has a [[fiberglass]] body reinforced with [[polyester]]. It is a 2+2 coupe, but the rear seats are completely useless and headroom is tight for drivers taller than {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}}

In 1982 two engines were available; a 4.1 straight 6&nbsp;cylinder 171&nbsp;hp (157&nbsp;kW) (SAE), or a 2.5 4&nbsp;cylinder turbo, with {{convert|140|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.  The engines originally came from the Chevrolet Opala, featuring a specially designed exhaust manifold and a different [[carburetor]]. The car has smoothly integrated direction and rear lights. The lower front air intakes are used for the [[air conditioning]] and the internal ventilation.

The instrument panel resembles the contemporary Porsche models at the time - it had indicators for water temperature, oil pressure, [[speedometer|speed]], [[odometer]] (full and partial), [[tachometer|RPM]], fuel level and a clock. One interesting feature about the car, were the retractable bumpers made of a rubber compound with steel frames. Unlike most cars on sale in Brazil at the time, the Santa Matilde had both front and rear [[disc brakes]].