Porsche 914

914 is the designation given to several types of production cars made by Karmann, VW, and Porsche in the early- and mid-70's. All had mid-mounted engines, for good weight distribution and low polar moment. Most were roadsters, with a detachable fiberglass Targa top. All have excellent cornering ability. Many people have called it "the square Porsche," since it departs from the traditional (Porsche) curved look of the 356es and 911s. I have also received some ribbing about not being able to tell the back of the car from the front.
When it was introduced in 1969 (1970?), there were two types available. The 914/4 used a fuel-injected 1.7 liter "pancake" four-cylinder engine derived from that used in the VW 411. The 914/6 came with a de-tuned carbeurated 2.0 liter engine derived from that used by the 1969 911T. The /6 did not sell very well, and was dropped after the 1972 model year. The 1972 914/6 is somewhat rare--only about 240 were made--and was never exported to the US.

In 1973, Porsche introduced a 2.0 liter four-cylinder model. Early information labeled it as the "914 S", but this was dropped shortly before the model became available in the US. The two versions were labeled by their displacement--the 914/1.7 and the 914/2.0.

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