New Hagerty Article:, Why the Porsche 914 still puts a grin on your face Options

[914_7T3]

Why the Porsche 914 still puts a grin on your face

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/art...in-on-your-face

[Rufus]

The 914 gets shit on by a lot of Porsche guys, I hear my fair share of trash talking. I always ask one question and the answer is usually the same.
"Have you ever driven a 914?"

The answer is almost always no. I tell all the nay-sayers, go drive one, and come back and tell me how lame it is, how much of a VW it is, etc etc. A couple of times guys have actually taken the advice and come back smiling.

...and ...

@unobtainium-inc “It's like the guys who drive turbo's and always ask why I drive a go-kart 356? I always ask them is it funner to drive a slow car fast, or a fast car slow. Where other then the track are you even going to get the full feeling of a turbo. But a 914 or a 356 you can push it hard going to the store, finding all kinds of limits.”

Wasn’t it either Peter Gregg or Hurley Haywood who was attributed to have suggested the fun in driving a one trick pony, point and squirt, kinda car grows old quickly, but a responsive car that handles well never gets boring? Having experienced a number of cars that would accelerate pretty hard (including a 930 and an ERA Cobra), I realized there’s a practical limit for street driving. It’s more fun being able to hold it wide open for longer without worrying about landing in jail, the hospital, or worse. I decided it’s more fun to experience the fun of a car that responds, almost intuitively, to all driver inputs ... not only acceleration, but also braking, cornering and transitions. So now my all time favorites are the 914 and the Honda CRX (a lotta fun for a FWD platform).