Ford Verona
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The Ford Verona was a car sold in Brazil in the 1980s. It was a locally designed two-door sedan (saloon) version of the European Ford Orion Mk 1, intended to cater for Brazilian demand for two-door sedans (no two door Orion was available throught Europe). It also featured the very eficient CHT 1.6 engine. It was also slightly different to the Ford Orion mechanically.
In 1993 came a new generation, based on the european Ford Orion Mk 3 (the last of the European Orion). This version was powered by the classic Volkswagen AP engine instead of the traditional CHT engine and the gearbox from the Volkswagen Jetta. There was also a successful four-door sedan version as well.
The Mk 3½-based version was also released by Volkswagen under the name Apollo, and later the Mk 4-based version was named Logus. Both featured VW's own interior design.