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Porsche 912 - in the style of the new era

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Created on November 15, 1965

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Porsche 912 (1965) - a tough test on the secret mountain test track

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Porsche 912 (1965) - during the 'hobby' test

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Porsche 912 (1965) - on the secret mountain test track

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the rev counter dominates the dashboard

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the VW engine delivers 90 hp

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Porsche 912 (1965) - Evaluation of the test data at the rest area

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the lettering refers to the four-cylinder engine

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Porsche 912 (1966) - side view, left

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Porsche 912 (1967) - with steel wheels as standard

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Porsche 912 (1966) - Press photo of the factory, taken on the Solitude circuit

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Porsche 912 (1967) - together with its more powerful brothers 911 (left) and 911 S (center)

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the four-cylinder model at its launch in 1965

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Porsche 912 (1965) - Rear view of the entry-level Porsche

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the cockpit with the simplified dashboard equipment

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Porsche 912 (1966) - the front seats in the test car

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Porsche 912 (1966) - folding rear seats

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Porsche 912 (1966) - luggage could be stored on the folded-down rear seats

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Porsche 912 (1966) - Access to the rear

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Porsche 912 (1965) - View of the engine compartment at the launch in 1965

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the four-cylinder engine in the rear of the Porsche

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the see-through drawing shows the differences to the normal 911

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Porsche 912 (1965) - the drawing shows the body structure

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Porsche 912 (1965) - Advertising photos from the 1965 sales brochure

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Porsche 912 (1965) - Interior photos from the 1965 sales brochure

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Porsche 912 (1965) - auf der geheimen Berg-Teststrecke

Porsche 912 (1965) - der Drehzahlmesser beherrscht das Armaturenbrett

Porsche 912 (1965) - der VW-Motor liefert 90 PS

Porsche 912 (1965) - Auswertung der Testdaten auf dem Rastplatz

Porsche 912 (1965) - der Schriftzug weist auf den Vierzylinder hin

Porsche 912 (1966) - Seitenansicht, links

Summary

When Porsche replaced the 356 with the 911, the (price) leap was too great for many loyal Porsche customers. The 912, which saw the return of the four-cylinder engine in the new sports car, filled the gap between the 356 and the 911 and was obviously quite successful, as customers bought and the testers, in this case 'hobby', were impressed by the product. This article reproduces the original wording of the early 912 test and shows the car in historical illustrations.

This article contains the following chapters

VW engine in top form
Sports or touring car?
Neutral?
Luxurious enough?
Comfortable enough?
Suspension and damping generally good
Good workmanship, higher weight
An extremely safe car
Technical data and test values

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

No heritage protection for Porsche 'Beetle'! A few weeks ago in Zuffenhausen, a car body that was thought to be just as protected as the VW Beetle disappeared into oblivion. Not so long ago, it was a kind of status symbol for the economic advancement of particularly successful people, and the hitmakers hurriedly rhymed Dieter Borsche with Porsche. Years ago, they were the big stars: now they have both fallen under the second hand. The body of the new Porsche is more businesslike, more functional and more comfortable and is not even aerodynamically in the slipstream of its predecessor. Why shouldn't we be happy to accept it? And yet the former 'Porsche fan', the tester, is no longer willing to give in to the exhilaration of driving something special that engages all the senses, with the exception of the seat. The new Porsche drives the way it looks, namely matter-of-factly and comfortably: you are driven by it and are no longer part of yourself.

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Porsche 912 (1965) - auf der geheimen Berg-Teststrecke

Porsche 912 (1965) - der Drehzahlmesser beherrscht das Armaturenbrett

Porsche 912 (1965) - der VW-Motor liefert 90 PS

Porsche 912 (1965) - Auswertung der Testdaten auf dem Rastplatz

Porsche 912 (1965) - der Schriftzug weist auf den Vierzylinder hin

Porsche 912 (1966) - Seitenansicht, links

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