Tackled from A to Z
The British Fifteen Eleven Design breathes new life into the Porsche 914. Where that previously led to a set of computer-generated images, we are now dealing with a production-ready car. It gets the six-cylinder engine from a Porsche Cayman S, which has been ticked by the British to 400 hp. The car is further characterized by typical restomod features, such as modern light units and flared wheel arches. Almost all aspects of the car have been addressed.
The VW-Porsche 914, which was supplied with both four and six cylinders, was never a fast car. Certainly not with four cylinders and 80 to 101 hp, but the 110 hp six-cylinder did not exactly pull hard either. We are therefore talking about a car that was originally built between 1969 and 1976. In recent decades, the Porsche 914 could hardly be in the shadow of the eternal 911, but in recent years 914s with six cylinders can count on the necessary appreciation. Reason enough for the British Fifteen Eleven Design to base a restomod on it.
However, the result does not have the original 2.0-liter six-cylinder, but a 3.8-liter copy of the 987-generation Porsche Cayman S behind the front seats. That engine has been examined and addressed by Fifteen Eleven Design, so that it now delivers 380 to 400 horsepower, according to the makers. The power source is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox that sends power to the rear wheels.
Two centrally placed pipes and a ducktail spoiler: real Porsche details.
Different from front to back
The Porsche 914 has been given new life not only motorically, but also visually. His new appearance is not entirely surprising, because Fifteen Eleven was almost three years ago renders of his creation swung into the world. At that time, the company still talked about about 325 hp, but that eventually became a bit more. In order to be able to use the extra power properly on the asphalt, the restomod has wider wheels – and therefore wider wheel arches – than the original. This results in an overall wider carriage, which stands on 18-inch Fuchs wheels.
Fifteen Eleven Design also tackles the interior of the 914 by tightening it up a bit and applying other materials, gives the 914 new headlights and applies a ducktail-like spoiler. The suspension, suspension, brakes, subframes and chassis have also been modified and/or reinforced to make the extra potent 914 a decent drivable car.
What does it all cost? That remains unclear for a while, but the order books are open. The British also do not indicate whether you have to supply a Porsche 914 yourself or whether an original car is involved at all. The latter is quite plausible, because most parts of the chassis and body have little to do with the original.
18-inch wheels and a wider body with new panels.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl