Azavedo Carga
| Azavedo Carga | |
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 An illegally parked 1982 Asavedo Carga A. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Azavedo Empresa Automobilistica |
| Production | 1981–present |
| Assembly | |
| Designer | Samuel Pinho |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Light commercial vehicle |
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The Azavedo Carga is a light commercial vehicle, sold primarily in its van format, used for primarily inter-city loads and occupations such as pluming or carpentry. It has also seen success in a wide variety of other areas such as a news van, or even being featured in the ever popular movie Calles Limpias. In general, van has seen wide use across terraconserva as a reliable and economical daily-driver for many. The first iteration of the Carga featured a 2.0 liter Prata engine featuring a useable amount power while making decent gas mileage. The most used version of the engine is the turbo charged version, making 155 lb-ft of torque at 63 horsepower. Andaluzian car review magazine, Carros Hoje called the turbo charged version the "true base model." This was in reference to the lack of power from the naturally aspirated version, and how the van was called "unusable" for certain road conditions such as the hills of Galveias.
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First Generation (1981)
| First Generation | |
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 A double parked Azavedo Carga B. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Azavedo Empresa Automobilistica |
| Production | 1981–2000 |
| Assembly | |
| Designer | Samuel Pinho |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Light commercial vehicle |
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| Layout |
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Van
The Azavedo Carga was created with the main purpose of providing the auto market with a small and efficient cargo vehicle. The best selling of all Carga models is the Carga model A, being the van version. The total cargo space is 111 cubic feet, with a 112 inch wheelbase. The motor was a new adventure for Azavedo, being their first civilian diesel powered engine. Being their first, the engine had it's share of problems, primarily being complaints of a lack of power. The engine gained the reputation of the "Slugs heart" or "Coração de lesma" in Andaluzia. The gearbox of the van was a four or five speed manual, depending on which engine was used. If the naturally asperated engine was used, then the four gear transmission was used. If the turbocharged engine was used, then the five gear transmission was used. Later models (after the 1995 facelift) used an automatic transmission which provided easier access to a greater amount of drivers for many companies. The companies this van were designed for were primarily ones such as plumbers, local light delivery such as mail or food, and other various small sized buisnesses and light cargo uses. It's most infamous use, however, was as the van of choice for Pollo Campiña, the chicken company who was discovered to be smuggling drugs for Mara Salvatrucha.
Minibus
The Azavedo Carga B was the minibus version of the Carga series. The van saw relative success within Andaluzia, with it gaining a contract with the Andaluzian department of education being used as a school bus for children in lower-income areas.
Pickup truck
Engines
All Prate engines are bored to 3.724 inches with a stroke of 2.793 inches. The engines RPM limit is set to 2800 rpm, however early revisions were limited to 2700 rpm.
- 1995cc Prata 1
- 1995cc Prata 1T
- 1995cc Prata 1T-R1
- Made for the facelift version of the Carga.
- Engine Dynamometer data
Prata 1 Engine.
Prata 1T Engine.
Prata 1T-R1 Engine.
Drug Scandal Facelift
- Done to follow new MOT regulations
