Porsche 914/8 (1969)
Porsche 914/8 (1969)
Year of production: 1969
Engine: flat-eight
Displacement: 2,997 cc
Power output: 300 HP (221 kW)
Top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
Towards the end of the 1960s the long-standing association between Porsche and Volkswagen led to the creation of the VW Porsche 914 – a sporty but attractively priced car. Alongside the four-cylinder VW version, a six-cylinder version of the agile mid-engine vehicle was built for Porsche. Ferry Porsche was presented with one of two race versions to be fitted with an eight-cylinder engine on the occasion of his 60th birthday.