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The Porsche flat-six engine series is a line of mechanically similar, naturally aspirated and sometimes turbocharged, flat-six boxer engines, produced by Porsche for almost 60 consecutive years, since 1963. [8] [9] The engine is an evolution of the flat-four boxer used in the original Volkswagen Beetle. [10] [11] [12
The basic Porsche 914/6 was introduced in September 1969 and was a collaborative effort between Porsche and Volkswagen. Short lived, only 3360 examples were produced between 1970 and 1972. Sitting very low, the 914/6's suspension is a combination of a 911-type torsion bar front suspension with a rear coil spring suspension. It also features ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Type 916 engine air-cooled four-stroke, twin cam boxer flat-six (911R based on 906 engine) ... Porsche 914 engines Vehicle ...
A flat-six engine, also known as a horizontally opposed-six, is a six-cylinder piston engine with three cylinders on each side of a central crankshaft. The most common type of flat-six engine is the boxer-six engine, where each pair of opposed cylinders moves inwards and outwards at the same time.
The Porsche 914 or VW-Porsche 914 is a mid-engined sports car designed, manufactured and marketed collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 until 1976. It was only available as a targa-topped two-seat roadster powered by either a flat-4 or flat-six engine .
This was a 4-cylinder version of the 911 in the same manner as the 912 that had last been produced in 1969. It used the I-series chassis powered by the Volkswagen 2.0 engine also used in the Porsche 914 for 1973 through 1975 model years. 2,099 units were produced. The 912E was replaced by the front-engine Porsche 924 for the 1977 model year.
The last flat-six-powered Porsche prototype was the Le Mans-winning 911 GT1-98. Since then, its prototypes have used V-4 and V-8 engines. Here's why.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Flat-six engines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Porsche flat-six engine; S.