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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro - design wedge with series ambitions by Giugiaro

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Created on July 4, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - sexily presented

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - you can see the double gullwing doors particularly well from above

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - wide-opening door for easy access

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - consistently wedge-shaped

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - one of the first such wedge-shaped sports cars

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - high rear section

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - with gullwing doors

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - extremely wedge-shaped design - concept car by Giugiaro/ItalDesign

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - lots of glass at the top, attractive design

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1971) - winged wedge

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - In a left-hand bend

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - Access through the gullwing doors, interior

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - at the Auto Expo 1971 in the USA

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - at the 1971 Auto Expo in the United States

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - at the Auto Expo 1971

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - drawing of the silhouette

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - Design drawing

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - drawing, which was realized practically one-to-one

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - Drawing

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VW-Porsche 914(6 Tapiro (197'0) - Dimension drawing - Concept car by Giugiaro/ItalDesign

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970 - wooden frame for the bodywork

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - Construction of the special body at ItalDesign

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - Sketch of the mid-engine concept car - Concept car by Giugiaro/ItalDesign

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VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro (1970) - lots of dynamics in this drawing - concept car by Giugiaro/ItalDesign

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Summary

In 1970, Giorgio Giugiaro designed a wedge-shaped alternative only around a year after the VW-Porsche 914/6 was presented, which used the same technology but took a completely different direction in terms of form. Designed for series production, this concept car made it onto the road and into everyday use, but remained a prototype that even fell victim to a bomb. This report describes the history and characteristics of the unique VW-Porsche 914/6 Tapiro and shows the car in many historical illustrations.

This article contains the following chapters

Showpiece
Improved technology of the VW-Porsche
Aerodynamics and safety as objectives
Intended for series production
Driven on the road
No series production
Burnt down
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The VW-Porsche 914/6 was only built for three years and yet there are more well-known concept cars based on this type than probably any Porsche 911 built for decades. Pietro Frua created the Hispano-Allemano, Graf Goertz an individual variant with an apparent estate rear end for Eurostyle, Heuliez the rounded Murene and Giorgio Giugiaro the Tapiro for Italdesign. Other conversions of varying quality and design were also created, but the Tapiro was certainly the most spectacular of all, although it was actually intended for series production. In September 1969, VW and Porsche presented their new people's sports car to the public for the first time, which was to form the bridge between the two brands and was available with both Volkswagen four-cylinder and Porsche six-cylinder engines.

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