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Originally posted by verbeekb
The 924 nor the 944 were designed by VW. Like you said, Porsche did use a lot of VW parts in these designs
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www.924.org
The 924 originated as a contract design by Porsche for Volkswagen, based mainly on readily available parts from the VW parts bin. The car was to be the VW Type 477, also known by the code name EA435. However, VW chose to cancel plans late in the project for financial reasons. Porsche then bought the rights to the design for $60 million ($10 million less than the cost of development) and produced the car, having VW assemble the cars at its Audi plant in Neckarsulm. Initial configuration was a 2.0L inline-4 SOHC engine producing 125hp in the ROW (Rest of World) configuration, 95hp in the US, mated to a 4-speed transmission, with solid front disc and rear drum brakes.
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Originally posted by verbeekb
I am still not 100% sure that the 924 really had an Audi engine, because I think it is much closer to a VW LT engine .. but then .. who cares .. because that is about as much as saying "Hey .. that is not a T1 case .. its a T3 case
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True, the 924 engine is the same one that came in the (European) VW LT truck and this engine was designed by Audi.