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Porsche 924 Turbo  

1978-1982, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
78-80: i4/8V 7.5:1 1984cc.(121ci)

170DIN-hp

@5500rpm

85.7 hp/l FI+tc 181lb-ft. (245Nm)

@3400rpm

80-82: i4/8V 8.5:1 1984cc.(121ci)

177DIN-hp

@5500rpm

89.2 hp/l FI+tc 184lb-ft. (250Nm)

@3500rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.0l170hp: 229kph/142mph 5.5s 7.6s 19.9s 38.9s

?s@?mph/?kph

13.0-14.0 l/100km16.8-18.1 mpg
2.0l177hp: 230kph/143mph ?s 7.5s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

12.0-13.0 l/100km18.1-19.6 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 185/70 HR15
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4213 x 1685 x 1270 mm (165.9 x 66.3 x 50.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2400 mm - 1418/1372 mm (94.5 in - 55.8/54.0 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.10 m² (76.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: 1.76 m² (18.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.02 m³ (318.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.36 - drag area: 0.634 m² / 6.82 sq.ft.
weight: 1200 kg (2646 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 6.8 - 7.1 kg/hp (14.9 - 15.6 lb/hp) 142 - 148 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 39,480 DM (1979) 
production: ?

   

Thought as a successor of the VW-Porsche 914, but Volkswagen dropped out and Porsche developed the 924 on its own.
The 924 had a 4-cylinder engine from Volkswagen.
This and the simple body was the reason that the customer couldn't accept it as a true Porsche.

Pictures taken at the "2011 Bremen Classic Motorshow" in Bremen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the EFA-Automuseum
 
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