Porsche 924

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The Porsche 924 is a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car introduced in the mid-1970s as Porsche’s entry-level model, notable for its transaxle layout and collaboration with Volkswagen-Audi components.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sports car
assemblyLocation Neckarsulm, Germany NERFINISHED
Zuffenhausen, Germany NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
brakeType front disc brakes
rear drum brakes (early models)
category 1970s sports cars
1980s sports cars
chassisType unibody
class sports car
collaborationWith Audi NERFINISHED
Volkswagen NERFINISHED
designer Harm Lagaay NERFINISHED
doorCount 2
drivetrain rear-wheel-drive
driveType rear-wheel-drive
engineConfiguration inline-four
engineDisplacement 2.0 L (early models)
enginePlacement longitudinal
enginePosition front
engineSource Audi inline-four engine family NERFINISHED
fuelType petrol
introduced mid-1970s
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
layoutDetail front-engine, rear transaxle
layoutFamily Porsche transaxle cars
manufacturer Porsche NERFINISHED
market European market
North American market
marketPosition entry-level Porsche
notableFeature transaxle layout
notableFor first front-engined production Porsche
use of Volkswagen-Audi components
platformOrigin Volkswagen project EA425 NERFINISHED
predecessor Porsche 914 NERFINISHED
productionEnd 1988
productionStart 1976
relatedModel Porsche 924 Carrera GT NERFINISHED
Porsche 924 Carrera GTS NERFINISHED
Porsche 924 Turbo NERFINISHED
Porsche 944 NERFINISHED
Porsche 968 NERFINISHED
seatingCapacity 2+2
successor Porsche 944 NERFINISHED
Porsche 968 NERFINISHED
transmissionType 3-speed automatic
5-speed manual
wheelbase 2400 mm (approx.)

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Porsche 944 predecessor Porsche 924
Porsche 944 relatedTo Porsche 924