30 Jul
2001
30 Jul
'01
12:33 p.m.
Jim wrote:
Another T2 driver (and former 914 owner) chimes in...
Most people don't,
but Porsche certainly felt that they were. I have a book titled "The
Racing Porsches" that was published with the assistance of Porsche GmBH
and clear at the end of the 901, 904, 906, 936, 962, Bergspyder, etc.
line on the cover photo are a pair of 914s. IMHO, the best handling
Porsche ever built.
The 914 and 924 have been referred to in some literature as "The mass market
Porsches". The 916 is certainly the best handling Porsche, being
essentially
a 914-6 with a 2.7RS engine and a welded-in-place steel roof that corrected
the flexy-flyer characteristics of the 914. The 914, in turn, is much more
neutral that even recent production 911 derivatives -- and orders of
magnitude
better than the earlier torsion bar suspension versions wherein one learns
the dual mantras of "throttle oversteer is your friend" and "Never, NEVER
get off the gas in a corner no matter how badly you want to go for the
brakes!".
I'd love to say something nice about the 924, but I'm having some problems.
How about "The 924S goes faster than a 944?" ;-)
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Chris Kennedy
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