A 1970 Porsche 914, known as the VW-Porsche 914 in Europe, photographed in a wrecking yard in Denver, Colorado.

VW and Porsche also had another motive for developing the 914. Both companies had built their reputations on rear-engined cars but this layout was increasingly seen as outdated.

The Porsche 914, or VW-Porsche as it was also known in Europe, is probably the most overlooked model in the carmaker’s history. Lacking both the looks and the performance of the 911, the 914 was ...

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"The Porsche 914 was intended to be an entry level Porsche. It was a joint development by VW and Porsche, designed by Heinrich Klie under the direction of Ferdinand Piech, head of Porsche R&D. ...

The resultant car is almost the inverse of the 1970s Porsche 914. That car employed a Volkswagen engine in a Porsche body and chassis, whereas the Bugster packs modern Porsche components inside an ...

Yes, it was used in the Porsche 914 (and the 912e) but it's really a VW Type 4 engine, which was also used in VW Type 4s and later Type II buses.

The guiding force behind the 914 project at the time was none other than Dr. Ferdinand Piech, chairman of the board of the VW Group and a key player in the much-troubled Porsche takeover of VW.