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Trolling along in Brazil

THE TX4 is built by a Brazilian company called Troller, as in, named after a troll. We’re talking the traditional folklore definition of the word and not the modern hate-spewing variety you’ll find all over social media.

Not that the traditional Scandinavian word is any better. Trolls have been represented differently across thousands of books, comics and movies but they always have one thing in common: ugliness. According to Troller, there are some upsides to being labelled a troll. The Norwegian folklore suggests that trolls are faithful, loyal, lucky but quick to lose patience when something threatens their habitat.

The great thing about this car is that its name can also be used as a verb. Trolling is basically scanning a large area in search of something. That’s something the TX4 would be quite adept at.

But before we get to the TX4, it’s worth

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