Brazil made a bizarre Porsche 928 city car

The Porsche 928 was an iconic creation for its time, and a company in Brazil once attempted to develop a city car that, strangely enough, had a lot of elements from the 928 and conveniently had the name Dacon 828.

Now, it’s certainly not the first time a company took ‘inspiration’ from another car, but this one was more like a last-minute survival project.

To re-iterate, it was a city car, and back then, that meant a fun-sized vehicle that was nowhere near the size of a Porsche.

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How Dacon started building cars

Developed by Dacon, the city car was the company’s attempt at surviving as its primary business was halted.

The brand was reportedly a Brazillian importer of popular European cars, including Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, and many more.

However, that never lasted because Brazil banned car imports in 1976.

It allegedly started another line of business, which was vehicle customization.

According to Driven to Write, Dacon used to customize all kinds of cars — from everyday rides to high-end limousines.

Shortly after, the company worked with VW Group’s designer, Anisio Campos, to create prototypes.

Dacon’s eighth attempt at creating a car in 1982 resulted in the Dacon 828.

Although it looked oddly similar to a Porsche 928, the Dacon 828 never used parts from the German automaker.

It, however, had worked with a designer who previously worked with VW Group, which owns the Porsche brand.

The 828 was an incredibly tiny city car that was a result of putting all kinds of parts from different cars together.

City cars aren’t that uncommon, as we have examples like the Microlino city car today, which is also the smallest EV ever produced.

The Porsche 928 city car, or the Dacon 828, was a bizarre project

The Dacon 828’s hardware came from a VW Beetle, while several elements of the interior — including its lights – were taken from a Volkswagen T2 bus.

If you thought that was it, there’s more.

The frame, among other ‘core’ parts, was all salvaged, but Dacon somehow put everything together.

Moreover, even after this, the Dacon 828 was a lot like a mini Porsche 928.

It also used a VW-branded 1.6-liter engine fitted with a four-speed transmission.

If you were wondering, no – it wasn’t fast.

The pea-sized car’s engine only sent out 65 horsepower, which was supposedly enough for a top speed of 142km/h (88mph).

This wasn’t a successful project by any means, as Dacon sold less than 100 units in over a decade before finally ending production.