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When Volkswagen and Porsche presented their joint venture, the Volkswagen-Porsche, Porsche enthusiasts were disappointed. So were Volkswagen drivers, because the new car was too expensive for them. Nevertheless, the manufacturers' tills were ringing; the new car became - initially - a bestseller. Today, the 914 (914 1.7, 914 1.8, 914 2.0, 914/6) are popular classics and the fast variants are sought-after and competitive racing cars for historic racing events. This report tells the development and production history and is illustrated with many historical and current pictures, sales brochures, price lists and press information. The pictures of the special bodies by Heuliez, Frua, ItalDesign and Graf Goertz based on the 914 are particularly worth seeing.
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.
A good 50 years ago, this Porsche 914/4 became famous in California as a pickup, built by a sheet metal artist and drawn by an expert in his field. This report looks back and shows the unusual conversion in many pictures.
The VW-Porsche 914 was heralded as a sports car for the people and called the Volksporsche. Its image was not to be inferior to that of its "big brother", but a financially weaker group of buyers should also be able to afford it. The test at the time showed that this was not entirely successful. This article reproduces the original wording of the test report at the time and shows many pictures of the VW Porsche.
Although the VW-Porsche 914 was a success, the six-cylinder variants could not be sold in the numbers that Porsche had hoped for. The decision was made to move forward and the 916 was created as a super 914, which with 210 hp would have been the fastest, but also the most expensive Porsche of the 1972 model year. But even before the start of series production, the emergency brake was pulled because the car had become too expensive. Only ten coupés and one prototype were produced, and today they are among the most valuable road-going Porsches of the early 1970s. This vehicle report tells the story of the rare 914 derivative and shows it in historical and current pictures.
The VW-Porsche 914/2.0 was the pinnacle of the VW-Porsche series, if one excludes the models with Porsche six-cylinder engines. Significantly cheaper than the pure Porsche version it replaced, it offered hardly less driving pleasure and prestige, and thus became a successful model after all. This report describes driving impressions with a 100 hp 914 from 1973, supplemented by pictures from today and back then.
By upgrading the appearance and engine, the VW-Porsche sales company tried to give its 914 model an even brisker pace in sales. The once tame VW-Porsche offspring thus became a small sports car to be taken seriously. This short test from 1973 explains whether it was possible to turn the "best-selling sports car" in Germany into "the sports car" of Germany.
A good DM 11,000 was enough to buy a Fiat X 1/9 in 1973, while almost DM 14,000 was needed to purchase the VW-Porsche 914/4 1.8. Both were real sports cars, and in terms of design they stood out clearly from the everyday pulp of the time. However, despite the price difference, there was no clear winner in the comparison test, rather the desire for the ideal mix.
In 1974, the magazine 'hobby' compared the three affordable mid-engined sports cars Fiat X 1/9, Matra-Simca Bagheera and VW-Porsche 914 2.0 over 4,000 km. They were measured and felt, looked at and listened to. Many a flaw came to light and the qualities of the individual concepts became clear. This report edits the wording of the article at the time and supplements the illustrations with archive pictures of the three vehicles, as well as a whole series of sales documents.
At the end of the 1970s, car visionary and gourmet Günter Artz had two Porsche 928s fitted with VW Golf bodies. This quite elaborate conversion combined the inconspicuous appearance of a somewhat wide Golf with the driving performance of the top sports car from Zuffenhausen. Both cars have survived and continue to inspire today. This report portrays the second Nordstadt Golf produced with 928 technology and tells the story of the project.
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