Porsche 912
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The Porsche 912 is a mid-1960s sports car that combined the classic 911 body with a four-cylinder engine, offering a more affordable and fuel-efficient alternative within Porsche’s lineup.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porsche 912E | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Porsche automobile
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sports car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door Targa
ⓘ
2-door coupé ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category |
1960s sports cars
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cars introduced in 1965 ⓘ rear-engined vehicles ⓘ |
| curbWeight | approximately 970 kg ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 4 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration |
flat-four engine
ⓘ
flat-four engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
1.6 L
ⓘ
2.0 L ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | 1320 mm ⓘ |
| introducedAs | more economical alternative to Porsche 911 ⓘ |
| layout |
rear-engine
ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length | 4163 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Porsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
entry-level Porsche model
ⓘ
entry-level Porsche model in the U.S. market ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
better fuel economy than contemporary Porsche 911
ⓘ
combined 911 body with four-cylinder engine ⓘ more affordable than contemporary Porsche 911 ⓘ |
| platform | Porsche 911 platform ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 90 hp ⓘ |
| predecessor | Porsche 356 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd |
1969
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ 1976 ⓘ |
| productionStart |
1965
ⓘ
1975 ⓘ |
| reintroducedAs | Porsche 912E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Porsche 911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Porsche 914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionTypeFront | MacPherson strut ⓘ |
| suspensionTypeRear | torsion bar ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 185 km/h ⓘ |
| transmission |
4-speed manual
ⓘ
5-speed manual ⓘ |
| variant | Porsche 912 Targa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 2211 mm ⓘ |
| width | 1610 mm ⓘ |
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