By the factory is total b.s
914 was held back by the people who own 911s
Pure wine and cheese thing .
If people would have gone from the 911 to 14
In the 70s and demanded and payed $$$porsche
For the bigger powered engines then porsche $$
Would have taken the money .
People stayed loyal to their ass endeers 911s and history is history
Its not on porsche or vw , they only follow the wallets .
Having driven a f.i 1.7 for 8 years with zero issues
I would be very hesitant to mess with the formula by trying to add power
Now that I've driven a 914 with 150 horses
I now know the car can handle wayyyy more power
Then the stock 1.7
And if we are talking race tracks that is one thing but
No matter what engine .
For the 914 to compete with or be better then a 911
In a commuter or grocery getter role or little kids in the back seat pick up from school
Or longer distance comfort role .
(Current 911 is basically a gt car w.msrp 89k )
No amount of engine power will change any of that .
So 914 is the best on paper with a high hp engine.
911 is still daz peoples car
