Did the 911 Keep the 914 from being all it could be?, Was the 914 De-tuned from its full potential? |
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Did the 911 Keep the 914 from being all it could be?, Was the 914 De-tuned from its full potential? |
Matty900 |
Dec 14 2018, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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? |
mepstein |
Dec 14 2018, 10:04 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The 914 (from what I understand) helped save Porsche from a difficult financial time but when the gentleman's agreement for pricing the chassis ran out, the price was too much to keep sales going. The 914-6 was never a good seller during the early 70's and the 914-6 was too close in performance and price to a 911. Porsche also planned to make the 924 the next intro Porsche, feeling the watercooled engine was the future. At one time, the 928 was slated to take over for the 911 but never caught on enough to justify dropping the 911.
One of the first 914-6 was a really hot car with a hot rod engine and lots of performance mods. Porsche knew how to make them go but the 911 has always been the flagship. I think the 914 had it's time but wasn't an 80's car. |
sithot |
Dec 15 2018, 06:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None |
VW Chair Heinz Nordoff, who was responsible for his side of the deal with Ferry Porsche dies, Kurt Lotz takes over. Beginning of the end.
The irony is the fellow put in charge of the project for Porsche, Ferdinand Piech, would eventually become chairman/CEO of VW. The 914S was real but only in '73. The use of "S" disappears in '74 brochures. |
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