The Classic Porsche 914-6
If you are in the market for a Porche, you have come to the right place. We here at site.com are the Porche model experts. We know all about all of the models, and we want to share this information with you. That is why you will find the following article about porsche 914-6, to be the best on the web.In 1969 Porsche and Volkswagen decided to get together to collaborate in making a new sports car. The result was in the introduction of the Porsche 914-6 1969 - a real treasure. The original 914 has a mid mount engine and it sat 2. It came with a targa top and a 4 cylinder boxer engine. Volkswagen was looking to replace the Karmann Ghia which was aging and becoming rather boring. Porsche was after a new option for their line. Those with the VW body were the 914/4 models while those with the Porsche characteristics were the 914/6 models. However in North America the 914s were also considered Porsches. The 915-6 was a low profile car that sat low to the ground with a nice stiff suspension which was perfect if you wanted to get a little competitive. It had hidden headlights that popped up when needed and the targa top easily stored in the trunk space. The flat four cylinder engine was mid mounted and available in either 1.7 liter with 80 hp, 1.8 liter with 79 hp, or 2 liter with 95 hp. All three engines came with a five speed manual transmission. The true 914-6 was produced only for a very short time during 1970 to 1972 with only 3360 making it to market. The racing model hit the track with a 2 liter flat six cylinder engine. In fact it finished 6 in the Le Mans race. This was a rear wheel drive car and it weighed in at 2070 pounds.
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