TAC Motors

2004 - This was the result of an initiative by FIESC - the Federation of Industries of Santa Catarina - to set up the Santa Catarina Automotive Program to foster the creation of an automobile industry in the State, which is the product of automotive components manufacturers. The first product, called the A4 project, was a Jeep 4 4 - A / T with reduced and independent suspension of long course on four wheels, built with about 70% of components of Santa Catarina origin. The prototype with a 112 hp Volkswagen AP 2.0 engine, five-speed Eaton gearbox, suspension with overlapping triangular arms and two coil springs / dampers per wheel, disc brakes and power steering. With bodywork, molded in fiberglass reinforced plastic and various polypropylene and ABS plastic components. Through mathematical models and sophisticated software, a vehicle of very low weight is created for the category: 1,300 kg. The car was the feel of the 13th SAE Brazil Congress and Exhibition. TAC - Tecnologia Autom...