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VW-Porsche 1969-1975 - People's sports car

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Created in 2011

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Roger Gloor

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VW-Porsche 914 (1973)

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Porsche 914 (1973) - Advertising poster

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Porsche 914 (1971) - shown on the 1971 sales program together with the 911 T

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Porsche 914 (1973) - Basic version with roll bar in body color - Illustration in a sales brochure

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Porsche 914 (1973) - Trunks front and rear - Illustration in a sales brochure

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VW-Porsche 914 2.0 (1973) - for male and female pilots

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Porsche 914/6 (1970) - the variants with the two-liter six-cylinder-_CMYK

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VW-Porsche 914 (1973) - the joy of driving and riding along

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VW-Porsche 914 (1972) - also looks good in front of your own home

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VW-Porsche 914 (1970) - Transparent drawing of the six-cylinder version

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VW-Porsche 914 (1972) - together with 911 Targa and Coupé (from right to left)

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. VW-Porsche is one of these vanished brands. The aim of integrating Porsche into the VW Group was to offer an affordable sports car. Various VW-Porsche models were built, but the hoped-for sales figures with the Porsche 914/6 etc. were never achieved.

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Now that Porsche is being integrated into the VW Group, there are plans for an affordable sports car that could be available on one platform as both a VW and a Porsche. This is reminiscent of the VW-Porsche 914 launched at the IAA in 1969: like the first Volkswagen, it was a Porsche development and was to become a"people's sports car" using as many VW mass-produced parts as possible. Like the very first Porsche, the VW-Porsche had a mid-engine. The 914 was the air-cooled, 80 hp, 1679 cc four-cylinder boxer from the VW 411 E top-of-the-range saloon with electronic fuel injection. Thanks to the 5-speed gearbox, a top speed of 177 km/h was achieved. There was also the 201 km/h Type 914/6 with an air-cooled, 110 hp 1991 cc six-cylinder boxer engine from the Porsche 911 T. Both were available with Porsche's semi-automatic 4-speed Sportomatic on request.

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