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It's really a weird Volkswagen/Porsche frankenstein, despite what the badge says. Porsche designed it, Volkswagen built it. Outside the US, the Volkswagon versi
by colburnmh 5y ago
It's really a weird Volkswagen/Porsche frankenstein, despite what the badge says. Porsche designed it, Volkswagen built it. Outside the US, the Volkswagon version is 914/4, and the Porsche version being a 914/6. (The last digit references the number of cylinders). In the US market both versions were branded as Porsche because US buyers were deemed unable to understand that two different car brands used the same body style. (Times have changed.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_914 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_914
- donw 5y agoThe author has neglected to mention that you can find the engine by shouting "Gerald! Gerald!" at the top of your lungs in all directions. This will summon the ancient, exhausted hamster that powers the vehicle.
- Eric_WVGG 5y agoback when I was a teenager, I read a few bits that referred to it as a “VoPo”
- riedel 5y agoI remember it being referred to as Volksporsche. It was a strange mix of feelings. Nobody took it as a serious Porsche while owners that normally wouldn't be able to afford a 'real' one really loved the car for it quirks. To me this is a much better Volksporsche than the Cayenne/Touareg . And in hindsight the people who loved this democratized version of a sports car have a better place in history than all those who started the SUV boom in Europe's cities. While Porsche was made a bit fun of at the time, today's Porsches feel like an anachronistic thing that nobody desires but super rich and wannabes.
- zeckalpha 5y agoThe Suburban was sold as both a Chevrolet and GMC starting in 1937.