{"id":87556,"date":"2021-12-28T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=87556"},"modified":"2022-01-03T06:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T06:51:43","slug":"30-years-of-porsche-968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/30-years-of-porsche-968\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Porsche 968"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four-cylinder engines in a Porsche were first taken for granted, then became infamous, and are now completely normal again. In the 356, there was simply no other engine than a boxer engine with four pots. However, the successor model, the 911, which is still popular today, made six cylinders fashionable among Porsche drivers. Accordingly, there was little enthusiasm when entry-level models were introduced in the form of the 912, the 914 and finally the 924. Presumably, however, this was less about the number of combustion chambers than about the respective status of these model series. The so-called “cast-iron brand fans” didn’t like the idea that there should be cheaper ways to drive a Porsche below their venerated 911. What’s more, the 914 and 924 were made with plenty of parts recycled from the shelf of Volkswagen Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final variant of the four-cylinder model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over the years and decades, however, one can speak of a maturing process, especially with the 924 transaxle series. The original model, which was built from 1975 onwards, was followed by the visually and technically enhanced 944 from 1981 onwards, which Porsche built in parallel with the 924 for seven years until the latter was dropped from the range. There were Turbo variants of both series, and finally a Cabriolet of the 944. In the early 1990s, design chief Harm Lagaay created another major facelift, which also brought a name change. In 1991, the 944 became the 968 with one of the largest four-cylinder engines in the world. Even in the predecessor model, the displacement was at 2,990 cc. In the 968, the engineers increased output to 176 kW\/240 hp and 305 Nm of torque. While a three-speed automatic was available as an option in the 944 up to model year 1989, the four-speed Tiptronic with shift function made its debut in the 968. This extended the acceleration time to 62 mph by 1.4 to 7.9 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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