So is it a VW or a Porsche?, little discussion with my brother Options

[turboman808]

So I was doing a bit of work on the car last night. My brother came out and started talking to me about the car. I mentioned it was sold as a VW in Europe. At least I have seen European pictures with VW logos.

Well being the VW guy that he is he had to start saying it's a VW then. I said well pretty much everything on it is porsche at this point. So he said it's still a VW body.

SO Yeah now I was wondering who made the body? Porsche or VW or a bit of both?

[914-8]

Seems like it's a lot VW to me.

Isn't the 1.7 and 1.8 an engine straight out of VW, unmodified by Porsche (the 2.0 was reworked a bit by Porsche).

Wasn't the 4 cylinder car assembled by VW workers in a VW factory?

Doesn't the manufacturer sticker say "Manufactured by Volkwagenwerk AG"?

I think the correct answer is it is a joint exercise between the two companies. Both companies played large roles in it's design, construction, and supply of major components. To deny VWs huge involvement with the production of the car is silly and unnecessary. It is what it is.

That being said, as someone who has owned may 914 and 911 over the past 20 years, I can honestly say I much prefer the 914! It doesn't make sense to most people, but it's true and my driving habits prove it. I've almost always had one example of both sitting at the same time in the garage. And when it's time to choose which one to drive, 99% of the time it's the 914, because it's more FUN, regardless of the label one wants to put on it.