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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Just How Small Our 914s Are
Posted by: John_914 Mar 24 2016, 01:09 AM
I had to take this shot of my -6 parked next to a Fiat 500. Puts it all in perspective!
Posted by: Cuda911 Mar 24 2016, 02:31 AM
Posted by: JawjaPorsche Mar 24 2016, 04:07 AM
But the Fiat has a back seat..........for a pygmy!
Posted by: falcor75 Mar 24 2016, 05:04 AM
and you parking spaces are huuuge
Posted by: Carl456 Mar 24 2016, 07:33 AM
Nice comparison!
Posted by: bretth Mar 24 2016, 07:40 AM
That is funny. Looks like a toy. I drove one of those damn Fiats as a rental car, hated every thing about it. I was driving home from work the other day (not in my 914) and I was on the highway next to an 18 wheeler. I found myself wondering if the 914 could drive right under the open center of the trailer.
Brett
Posted by: Mark Henry Mar 24 2016, 07:56 AM
I had to take this shot of my -6 parked next to a Fiat 500. Puts it all in perspective!
Now think about this.... a Porsche Spider the top of the windshield is only about to the top of the door (body) on a 914.
Posted by: RobW Mar 24 2016, 08:09 AM
Posted by: dlkawashima Mar 24 2016, 10:01 AM
Now think about this.... a Porsche Spider the top of the windshield is only about to the top of the door (body) on a 914.
The Spyder is small, but not that small ...
Posted by: 7TPorsh Mar 24 2016, 10:38 AM
This is the perspective shot that always amazes me:
Posted by: Mark Henry Mar 24 2016, 10:46 AM
Now think about this.... a Porsche Spider the top of the windshield is only about to the top of the door (body) on a 914.
The Spyder is small, but not that small ...
OK...at the local Porsche concours my 914 was right beside a spider kitcar, maybe it is just my opinion but it was fraking small.
Posted by: horizontally-opposed Mar 24 2016, 02:09 PM
Have a 1973 914 and a 2013 Abarth. Always smile when I see that how much taller the Abarth is. It does look like an SUV next to a 914.
However, as smart as the 914 is when it comes to packaging (and that's very smart), it pales in comparison to the Fiat 500's packaging intelligence. The Abarth is 15 inches shorter, and can seat four real adults quite comfortably—for real, nobody believes it until they try it—while still offering a decent trunk (for a small car). It's a bit of a four-wheeled magic trick that way.
The 2,500-pound, 160+hp Abarth also surprises when it comes to real-world pace and fun factor, and utterly shreds the 914 when it comes to utility and usability in the modern world—with great HVAC, great seats, modern safety equipment, little wind noise, reasonably quiet freeway cruising if you swap to Michelins, and all necessary creature comforts plus some you don't expect in a $23,000 car (that can be had for $17-21k new, without haggling). There are some fit-finish issues, the gauges are awful, the Trump Tower seating position takes some getting used to, the turning circle rivals the Exxon Valdez, and the no-muffler exhaust system annoys the neighbors, but these little cars might produce more grins than anything else on the new car market. Did I just say that?
If one had to go, it would be the Abarth, but I didn't expect to like this Italian crap can as much as I do.
Posted by: TJB/914 Mar 24 2016, 02:45 PM
Our 914's are taller than the 904. 
Tom
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Posted by: TJB/914 Mar 24 2016, 02:56 PM
Ford GT-40's about the same height & length as our 914's.
BTW: They are faster cost more. 
Tom
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Posted by: Andyrew Mar 24 2016, 04:15 PM
Thats a ford GT, not a GT40. The GT40 is the 70's racecar that was only 40" tall, the Ford GT is 44.3" tall.
Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 24 2016, 06:11 PM
That's curious, because the non-Abarth 500 that I test drove had a nice tight turning circle! It could easily do a 180 on a ~1.5-lane road. (Regular 2 laner with a car parked on one side.)
--DD
Posted by: Valy Mar 24 2016, 06:23 PM
Ford GT-40's about the same height & length as our 914's.
BTW: They are faster cost more.
Tom
Faster, more expensive AND has no tits...
Posted by: rgalla9146 Mar 24 2016, 06:31 PM
This is the perspective shot that always amazes me:
Amazing perspective........ pointed the wrong way at Spa ?
Posted by: rgalla9146 Mar 24 2016, 06:34 PM
Ford GT-40's about the same height & length as our 914's.
BTW: They are faster cost more.
Tom
Faster, more expensive AND has no tits...
.....and no barbecue grill
Posted by: Cuda911 Mar 24 2016, 06:37 PM
Here's mine next to a "real" Abarth.
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Posted by: Steve Pratel Mar 24 2016, 08:18 PM
WOW.............. I've never seen one of those in real life, or next to another car. I always assumed they were BIG cars.
This is the perspective shot that always amazes me:
Posted by: horizontally-opposed Mar 25 2016, 09:51 AM
Here's mine next to a "real" Abarth.
Would be fun to see a four-car pic—old and new Abarths with a 914 and 981...
Posted by: larryM Mar 25 2016, 09:30 PM
perspective -
and - why it is a bitch to drive at night 
Posted by: Wyvern Mar 26 2016, 12:05 AM
How about next to a Mini ( my son and I at C & C .... both '73)
Posted by: sb914 Mar 26 2016, 06:08 AM
this guy has a huge,well maybe not!
Posted by: Big Len Mar 26 2016, 06:36 AM
The Vette was huge side by side.
Posted by: thelogo Mar 27 2016, 12:38 AM
perspective -
and - why it is a bitch to drive at night
If your always faster then all they see is from behind ,
Very low profile and hard to see at a distance
Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 27 2016, 09:55 AM
The Vette was huge side by side.
I still remember going to the movies once and parking my 914 next to a Vette. I looked back and forth, and realized that the rear deck of the Vette was just about level with the roof of my 914. "Wow, and I had thought the Corvette was a small car!"
--DD
Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Mar 28 2016, 07:38 AM
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Posted by: Cal Apr 5 2016, 09:56 PM
Not a 914 but.....
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Posted by: Justinp71 Apr 5 2016, 11:26 PM
Wow that 911 (or 912?) looks like a toy car...
Posted by: maf914 Apr 6 2016, 07:21 AM
Wow that 911 (or 912?) looks like a toy car...
Yeah. Something just doesn't look right in this photo.
That Corolla looks huge compared to the Porsche. A guy down the street from me has a Corolla and a Boxter in his driveway and the size difference is not so extreme, but maybe a Boxter is much chunkier than an early 911/912.Cal, did you take the photo? If so, what type camera, lens, perspective, etc.?
Posted by: 7TPorsh Apr 6 2016, 09:04 AM
Wow that 911 (or 912?) looks like a toy car...
Yeah. Something just doesn't look right in this photo.
That Corolla looks huge compared to the Porsche. A guy down the street from me has a Corolla and a Boxter in his driveway and the size difference is not so extreme, but maybe a Boxter is much chunkier than an early 911/912.Cal, did you take the photo? If so, what type camera, lens, perspective, etc.?
The stalls are slanted and the 911 is parked further up and away from the camera. Also the 911 is looking straight on where the Toyota you see the side perspective.
Still looks damn small.
Posted by: Cal Apr 6 2016, 09:57 AM
Wow that 911 (or 912?) looks like a toy car...
Yeah. Something just doesn't look right in this photo.
That Corolla looks huge compared to the Porsche. A guy down the street from me has a Corolla and a Boxter in his driveway and the size difference is not so extreme, but maybe a Boxter is much chunkier than an early 911/912.Cal, did you take the photo? If so, what type camera, lens, perspective, etc.?
Sorry, I didn't take the photo.....
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