Porsche 914 6 Cylinders GT4: The Cayman of a by gone era?

Aug 27, 2021,21:30 PM
 

Credit picture: L'Argus. 





The 914 has been an unwanted Porsche, because it was not a 911. Because it had a 4 Cylinders engine, because it was not the icon. 

There were a few ( quite rare, by the way ) 914 which had a 6 Cylinders. Here is a super rare GT4. 

Still, not very popular, even with two extra cylinders. 

A bit like the Cayman, now that most of them have a 4 Cylinders engine? 

Food for thought... 

Best,

Nicolas


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First model of a car I ever made as a kid...

 
 By: mdg : August 27th, 2021-22:21
...and have always loved it ever since : )

IMHO: yes, like the cayman...

 
 By: penfriend : August 27th, 2021-22:41
... not attractive ;-)

still not attractive

 
 By: penfriend : August 28th, 2021-10:53
but tbh my love with 911 is reduced to 993 and partially 964 anyway. the rest ist rather ugh to me

I understand, my friend.

 
 By: amanico : August 28th, 2021-13:13

4 with turbo on the left, 6 without on the right

 
 By: brauner : August 28th, 2021-05:51
The mid-engine gives better driving dynamics. No matter what 911 enthusiasts say or wish. ...  

Oh yes, I am sure of that!

 
 By: amanico : August 28th, 2021-21:43

I wonder if the powers-that-be would consider a . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 1st, 2021-02:04
. . . normally aspirated four, priced below the current turbo four, for the guy who loves to drive but never pushes it. Like me. ✇

Indeed a great car but not popular

 
 By: Jurry : August 28th, 2021-08:56
Here is another one from that same era. Porsche 928, never the success they had hoped. In my view the 928 is one of the most desirable porsches. Loved it from the first time I saw it. Never bought it coz couldn’t afford it at the time. But who knows i mig...  

Legend has it that they also made a 914-8

 
 By: bchankai : August 29th, 2021-20:11
It was a one (or two) off for Ferry Porsche and predictably undriveable. Still, the 914 in any iteration remains a pure, no-frills mid engined car that will only appeal to a select few purists. The irony of course is that the 911 is a much trickier car to... 

The 914-6 was available only one year in America - 1970. I've seen a few restored examples . . .

 
 By: Dr No : August 30th, 2021-15:14
. . . on So Cal freeways the last few years, and might have seen one - painted orange - twice. (They could've been different, but how many orange 914-6s are there? The other was brown.) The original pocket rocket - definitely lust-worthy. Art

someone I knew had one of those

 
 By: jerry6 : September 16th, 2021-19:52
with the six in it , car was a blast to drive . it was like a big go kart . really was an underrated car . I found a few abandoned in a farmers field a shame

just to be clear it is the 914 4cyl

 
 By: jerry6 : September 17th, 2021-18:05
I had seen abandoned , still a shame as the cars were a lot of fun even with the 4 . with the tech today they could make a great base for a killer street machine