Did the 911 Keep the 914 from being all it could be?, Was the 914 De-tuned from its full potential? Options

[Matty900]

I have heard several stories about Porsche not wanting to do anything to mess with the 911 program. Like the one about the 914S.
It's my understanding that in 1973 when they came out with the 2 ltr motor, they launched in the US and a 914 S. It had its own brochure, all of the options and was shut down by Porsche because they did not want to compete with the 911S.
I am not trying to open this can of worms with anyone about is the 914 S real or not. What I want to know is, as protective as Porsche was about the 911 program, How did this affect the 914. Were the 914 De-tuned from what the original design specs were?

[gereed75]

Just curious - what was the 911 sales volume during the years that the 118,000 914’s were sold?

[Racer]

Just curious - what was the 911 sales volume during the years that the 118,000 914’s were sold?

While not a direct answer, it does spell out 911 sales "per generation"

https://newsroom.porsche.com/fallback/en/pr...ions-13735.html

unless you want to believe this one:

https://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porsc...rs-porsche-911/

911 sales were small enough that the company new they needed an entry level volume product (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I would guess, 3-4,000/year combined 911T/E/S versions, mostly T's due to price.

fwiw, a base 70 911 T would have had steel wheels and a 4 speed. The 914/6 at least had a 5speed and often alloys (while steels were standard). The 911 also weighed a little more.. so a well driven 914/6 could certainly "keep up" with a base 911.

That said, Porsche sliced the pie pretty well back then.. no different than today when you line up the price/performance of Boxster/Cayman, BoxsterS, Caymane S / 911. Buy an optioned up Box/Cay or base 911? hmmm.. same decisions..