Porsche 924 Styling and Design
Alike Porsche 914 model, the styling of the Porsche 924 Styling and Design also had gained a huge appreciation by audience. Most of the credit without doubt goes to not other than Harm Lagaay for giving his best under the direction of Porsche’s Chief designer Mr. Anatole “Tony” Lapine. All 924s models seem to arrive with color-matched bumpers; the 5-mph aluminum units on US models were mounted far beyond the body on the hydraulic struts.
Although the wheelbase of Porsche 924 Styling and Design was around 10” longer compared to 911 models, its cockpit offered quite similar close-coupled 2+2 accommodations. When it comes to furnishings, they were quite spare rather than functional, although there were apparent signs of the cost-conscious borrowing: Beetle door handles, VW steering-column stalks, and Siroccos/Rabbit auxiliary gauges situated above vent/heat controls in vertical face of tunnel console.
Besides good points, the design of Porsche 924 Styling and Design exhibited some lapses. For instance, the steering wheel was designed in quite oval shape with an attempt of increasing under-rim thigh clearance, although it did the opposite according to many testers.
Though aerodynamics was not a major concern in the early Seventies, the 924’s coefficient of drag (Cd) was a claimed 0.36, then among the lowest in the world for production cars. A huge central speedometer was placed just in front of driver’s sight, a tachometer at the right side, and a coolant-temperature/fuel-level dial at the left side –which was pretty fine, but the conical lenses tend to distort the gauge faces, as a result, picked up unnecessary reflections.
Obviously, the Porsche 924 Styling and Design also had some standard features as well as several additional options compared to 911 models, but it could be made rather plush via options. When it comes to U.S, additional options include leather upholstery, air-conditioning ($548), metallic paint ($245), stereo radio, a removable sunroof panel ($325), aforesaid automatic transmission, rear and front anti-roll bars ($105), a radio prep package (3 speakers and antenna, $105), rear-window wiper, headlamp washers, and tinted glass.
European Porsche 924 Styling and Design were considered to be quite quicker and further flexible compared to U.S ones, especially the arrival of Get rag unit, the 5-speed option, at the year 1978.
In mid-1977, Porsche had slightly participated to lackluster U.S. performance, boosting output to some 110 hp via large-sized intake valves, a higher-lift cam, advanced timing, higher 8:5:1 compression, and modified pistons.
In nutshell, for no surprise, the overall design of Porsche 914 including its interior and exterior layout seems to be great. It looks superb if accompanied with optional alloy wheels. Besides, the ride features outstandingly comfortable seat, offering better time for the riders inside the car of Porsche 924 Styling and Design.
