Remember the 914, Porsche’s entry-level sports car?
Porsche 914
Successor to the 912 and suceeded by the 924, Stuttgart’s little battler opened up possible Porsche ownership to many more than just those who could afford the fabled 911.
Well, the good ole’ car industry rumour mill is firing on all cylinders this week, spurting out claims that Porsche’s possible introduction of another low-cost, mid-engined sports car is not dead yet.
Destined to sit below the Cayman in Porsche’s ever-expanding portfolio, the sketch-board ideas of this new incarnation already shares some similarities to the 914 of 1969-1976.
The original 914 was a joint collaboration with Volkswagen, taking up space that the Karmann Ghia vacated at it’s end of production. Fast forward 40 years, and the situation is much the same. The two are still close; Volkswagen has the parts and development, and Porsche has the badge and swagger.
Volkswagen’s new ‘BlueSport’ mid-engine chassis designs are back in testing, and are available along with Volkswagen’s punchy 4-cylinder FSI motors/geabox combinations. Don’t forget the humongous parts bin available through Volkswagen Group as well.
Porsche officials have flatly denied the testing and development of such a model, and there has not been any solid news to contradict this. Nothing but whispers, which is good enough for us.
