All About The Porsche 924
When you need to know about all of the many Porche models, we are here for you. We know Porches like nobody else, and we have the best information you can find online about them. The following article that you were looking for about porsche 924, is one that we think is one of the best. Enjoy it!The Porsche 924 replaced the 914 and it was the car that would eventually result in the retirement of the 912. This sports coupe produced by Porsche AG had a nice long run from 1976 to 1988. It was a two door with two seats in the front and two in the back. It was the first water cooled engine ever used by Porsche and the engine was front mount rather than there traditional mid mount. It had had a very similar configuration to the previous 928 model. Rear wheel drive and front mount engines were common among other manufacturers but not with Porsche who either used mid or rear mounts. However the front mount on the 924 was a big success taking Porsche from the verge of bankruptcy. The 924 was actually meant to be part of the VW sports coupe line. Volkswagen had commissioned Porsche to design a fresh car and transmission to work with the Audi I4 engine. But Volkswagen changed their mind and dumped the project and since Porsche needed a replacement for the 914 they bought the design back from VW. It didn't take long for the executives at Porsche to realize there was a need for a high performance version of the 924. After all they had already experienced the success of turbo on many of their other models. The turbo charged engine brought the performance of the 924 very close to that of the 911 but the light weight carb also brought more reliability to the car.
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