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 19 2018, 11:25 AM
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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 |
Cayenne, Boxster and some other models are very proffitae. I’m not sure they are even made in Germany.
Where the cayenne shares a chassis with some other brands - VW, Audi, ect, I’m guessing the 911 chassis is just for the 911. We just got a smashed Panamera hybrid in for insurance. Owner paid $150K. I imagine there’s a good profit margin on that car. Porsche will never build an intro model again. No reason to. They have their place in the market well established and it’s not building low cost cars. I think the big 3 US auto makers are coming to the same conclusion. $50k pickups are more profitable than $15k econo cars. |
sithot |
Dec 19 2018, 11:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None |
FWIW: Tesla loses money on every car they make.
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