Scale Porsche

Porsche 924

The 924 was Porsches new entry level car , developed partly  in conjunction with Volkswagen , and for a time , it was almost badged as a VW.

It was a departure for Porsche in that it had a front mounted , water cooled  four cylinder engine which was linked to a rear mounted gearbox driving the rear wheels . The engine itself was a 2.0 litre Audi unit which Porsche modified to give more horsepower. The frontengine / rear transmission layout gave a balanced weight distribution to optimise the handling .

The 924 was a good looking sports coupe with very smooth lines and fashionable pop - up headlamps .It was also very practical with it having 4 seats and an opening rear hatch . Despite not being a high performer , the 924 was a great sales success , winning Porsche many new customers .