The Porsche 914 1.7 is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 4900 rpm, and maximum torque of 131 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 898 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 177 km/h, which is 110 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2450 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 3985 mm | 156.9 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 898 kg | 1980 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1679 cc (102.459 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 66 mm
3.54 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 4900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
131 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.1 kW/litre 47.7 ps/litre 47.1 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
78.02 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 980.5 kPa (142.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 419.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.24 kg/kW 25.46 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.TB.LW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23067 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Porsche 914 1.7 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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