Porsche : 924
Model Introduction
The Porsche 924, launched in 1976, was originally conceived as a Volkswagen project but became Porsche’s entry-level model, marking the brand’s first front-engined, water-cooled production car. Styled in-house under Harm Lagaay with a sleek, aerodynamic profile and pop-up headlights, it used a transaxle layout for near-perfect weight distribution. Powered initially by a 2.0-litre inline-four, the range expanded to include the turbocharged 924 Turbo and the homologation-special Carrera GT, which achieved success in endurance racing. Affordable, practical, and technically advanced for its time, the 924 played a key role in broadening Porsche’s customer base and ensuring the company’s financial stability in the late 1970s.
Magazine Articles
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Giant Test
Alfetta GTV v Porsche 924
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Positively Porsche
At last there is a Porsche 924 with enough power to test that fine chassis - the 2.0litre Turbo. But it needs an understanding hand
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Carrera the incredible!
Mel Nichols on the new Porsche 924 Carrera GT, a 2.0litre and 150mph giant that takes the supercar into a new era
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Porsche's new production racer
In the same way that Porsche developed and honed the spine-chilling 911 Carrera RS road-going racer from the basic 911, the Stuttgart-based company is now lavising the same kind of attention on the 'cooking' 924.
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Giant Test
Porsche 924 v Alfa Romeo GTV6 v Mazda RX7
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Road Test : Porsche 924S
