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Porsche 914

The development of the Porsche 914 was a joint effort by Porsche and Volkswagen and, from the model year 1970, the vehicle was the new entry-level Porsche model.

The two-seater, also known as the VW-Porsche, was a mid-engine sports car with striking design features including a wheelbase that was very long in proportion to the vehicle's length, short overhangs, a removable mid-section of the roof, which was made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, and a wide safety bar. The 914 also featured pop-up headlights.

At its launch, the 914 was available with two engines.
The 914 featured a 1.7-litre four-cylinder Volkswagen boxer engine delivering 80 PS
The 914/6 had a 2.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine from the Porsche 911 T with 110 PS
In the model year 1973 a 2.0-litre, 100-PS four-cylinder engine based on the 1.7-litre engine was released, and in the model year 1974 a 1.8-litre, 85-PS four-cylinder engine followed.

In the four-cylinder models, the ignition lock was on the right. The wheels of the 914 were mounted with four wheel nuts.

The basic 914 (914/4) was manufactured by the coachbuilder Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany.

Orange-Yellow Porsche 914 1.7 (1970–73) parked on the street.

Porsche 914 in light green standing on an airfield

Yellow Porsche 914 1.8 Cabrio (1974–76) parked on mountainside, couple sitting next to it.

914 1.7 (1970–73)

Pop-up headlights // Removable roof made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) // Chrome-plated bumpers (Matt Black from MY 1973) with recessed round auxiliary headlights // Gold-coloured rear logo (anodised Black from MY 1973) // Wheels fixed with four wheel nuts

914 2.0 (1973–76)

Pop-up headlights // Removable roof made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) // Matt Black bumpers with recessed round auxiliary headlights; Black safety bumpers with recessed rectangular auxiliary headlights from MY 1975 // Anodised-Black rear logo // Wheels fixed with four wheel nuts

914 1.8 (1974–76)

Pop-up headlights // Removable roof made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) // Matt Black bumpers with recessed round auxiliary headlights; Black safety bumpers with recessed rectangular auxiliary headlights from MY 1975 // Anodised-Black rear logo // Wheels fixed with four wheel nuts

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