Porsche planning 914 revival

makes some sense i guess...

this is for a 'poorer' man...what with the economy and gas prices where they are headed...

It was an ugly car for its time, and would definetly move Porsche much more down market.

What are you talking about? You really have no idea. The Porsche 914 started out as a VW project but VW dumped the idea halfway through and Porsche adopted it in order to sell it as an affordable sports car. The 914 was quick for its time and not many cars could handle with it on the track. That's right, the 914 is a car designed to handle and was very popular in the tuning scene as its engines were reliable and could be tuned to produce more horsepower than they were offered with.

The 914 ENHANCED the image of Porsche despite initial public mistrust. It was also a sales success in the end.

Unlike your favorite brand, Lexus, other car makers have to worry about making money since they don't have a big daddy like Toyota to stuff their pockets with green bills whenever they run dry.

What are you smoking? One of my best friends at the time had one, and he even agreed it was the worst car he ever owned.

I don't care what your friend says about his 914, because it is HIS opinion and it means jack if he thinks the 914 was the worst car he's ever owned. There are tons of happy 914 owners in Europe and even here in the US. The 914 is based on simple and proven technology and models with the 2.0 6-cylinder motor are spirited performers. All 914s are good handlers.

His 914 had the vw engine and handled like one. Maybe the 914's with the Porche engine were a little more "spirited", but they never handled like a true Porche.

No, the 914 handled like every other Porsche at the time, maybe even better because it was lighter, had a shorter wheelbase and no power steering (ideal for the track). It employed a VW engine, true, but this engine was modified for Porsche. The base engine was gutless, but the 2.0 motor was very lively for its time period and the preferred motor amongst enthusiasts.

I'm all for a competitively priced Porsche. I say bring back the 928. :)

The 928 was competitively priced?

Maybe he meant 924.

the 924 has to be on of the worst cars Porsche has ever made if not the worst, it was unreliable, slow,ugly and used a VW engine, very horrible car. its only saving grace was that it was cheaper than the other porsches

I want a 944 turbo. thats one of the porsches let alone, cars, of its time, and if I'm able to, I'll get one for myself to take at the track.

Wow, I saw one this evening just like the one pictured above. I used to love that car.

I miss the sleek, beautiful early daze of the 911. I always am drawn to the older ones. The 70s.

The 914 was not quick.However it had great handling,sounded like a Porsche,had good highway stability. I had an oportunity to buy one yrs ago and didn't. I regret my decision.

If this is produced, will it be positioned below the boxster or between boxster and cayman?

It surprises me that people still don't know the Boxster and the Cayman are variants of same car, including the engine. In fact, the Boxster RS60 has more HP (303) than any Cayman S ever built.

I'm not sure this is a good idea. I think a $40,000 sports car is cheap enough for a company like Porsche. Now the Boxster has proven over time to be a great car and a great value, but going less than that would really de-value Porsche. I think they've already taken a hit in image in some extent with the Boxster and most definitly with the SUV and now the car... they don't really need to cheapen thier image more. Porsche should be a brand most strive to have... not that most can easily have.

This will bring to light the true badge whores, I want to see the morons who'll pay $50k for a 4 banger.

base model will probably go for close to 40k but with options and taxes, you're looking at 50k easy.