1970 Porsche 914-6 - Mid Engine Flat 6 Driving Impressions (POV Binaural Audio) 

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Perfect era correct color for a 914.

Driving slow cars fast is more fun than driving fast cars slow

Really love your videos. Great sound, no annoying music. You only talk occasionally to say what needs to be said and otherwise allow the viewer to enjoy the ride. Thank you! :)

The 2 liter flat six with Weber carbs is my favorite car/engine sound, ever. I grew up in a '71 911 with a tuned 2.2. Absolutely gorgeous sounds!

They're all proper Porsches! One can also argue the 356 roots as well being the "proper Porsche".

Cool little car! My MS Lesbian gym teacher had a 914, likely a 4 cylinder and it really stood out in the 80s. I didn’t know anything about cars then and thought it looked like a toy. Hers was like a light blue with orange.

This is one of my favourite and the most underrated Porsche in my opinion. I’ve only seen one just a few days ago but I love it

Man this things seems like such a blast to drive

A base 914 with a Subaru WRX engine would be awesome. It would be like a vintage Factory Five 818!

This is one of my dream cars, I'm so excited for this video!

There's something very charming about the 914-6. Very characterful. Love how the speedo just gives up under hard acceleration!

No words for this! I can't believe they made so good in the 70's

Love it, Tom. One of my all-time favorites.

Love your videos, especially old Porsches😊

Love that 6 cylinder sound.

I’ve had a thing for these since I was kid oogling over car mags. Always catch my eye when I see one!

I miss my 914. I had a cherry one back in the 90s. Great car, daylied it for years. Very reliable

These all looked good because they were always delivered in such bright colors I only ever remember seeing yellows and neon green AND ORANGE! sick ride ( i have a boxster )

That was one of the best rides (virtually) I’ve had in a long time. Growing up when the 914 was released is memorable. A student at my high school had one that daddy bought for him. That was something I could have never imagined. Your review and comment were💯

That was like riding with my dad 40yrs ago He got a 911 when I was in junior high school Thanks, memories 🙏🏿

Love these cars Ted, great video!!

I remember watching the "barn find" 914 on Wheeler Dealers years back - quotes because it was in terrible shape lol. That was my first experience seeing a 914, and despite being a bit underwhelming in appearance, it is one of those cars you learn to appreciate because it drives way better than it looks

My first introduction to Porsche was in a 914. They’re wonderful cars.

I have been waiting for this day for a long time

My dad had one of these, flat 6 and all back in the 70s except his was Zambezi Green which warranted him calling it The Toad. He said it was slow, but definitely had quite the fun factor and cornered and handled exceptionally well as he termed it. He ended up trading it to a coworker for a C3 Corvette.

Probably my favourite Porsche ever. I just loveeeeeee the way it looks!

I bought a 914/4 in 1973 with the only option a AM radio. Owned it for 16 years and there wasn't a better car. After getting rid of the Michelin tires and adding front and rear sway bars the lift throttle handling changed from dangerous to a tool to adjust your position in a corner. I added aluminum wheels and Phoenix tires which were the hot tire of the day. Later in it's life I had the engine worked on with bigger barrels and changed the fuel injection to Webers with velocity stacks. Intake sound was amazing. One of the best parts though was I could work on the car unlike today. Later on I realized it was losing it's structure when I tried jacking up the left side and the car didn't move. It was so hard to watch someone else drive it away. I paid $4,500 for it and sold it for $5,500. Oh another plus was installing a short throw shifter.

These are fun little cars! reminds me of riding in my dads 73 as a kid!

I saw 914 and thought it was gonna be that rally porsche, This one is still really cool!

Nice drive, thanks for letting us tag along!

One of my dream classics

The restomods for these are nuts

Never been a fan of these but that actually looks fun to drive.

Ive watched these cars with 350ci chevy v8s stuffed in them race at the local SCCA track back in the day. Monsters!

i used to over look the 914 but since working for Porsche, ive driven alot of 914's and i have to say its a great car for someone new to the Brand. The ladies love a 914 as well.

Engine sounds better than 99% of the other cars on this channel! Really miss this sound in modern cars.

Your videos are so relaxing, you should do an mgb

That color suits the car pretty good 👌

Wow, a dash6, thats a very rare little jewel 😮

I enjoyed this video so much! Would love to own one of these, it looks great fun. Why does the speedo needle go haywire when revving up through the gears? How is it connected?

Can’t not like an old flat 6

Have been driving them as my beater Porsche since the warly 80's Didn't make a bad winter beater in MN. Because of small cabin it was still not a bad car to drive in MN winters. Sold tge one i was driving while in college to my brother, he drove it to CA with a 100k miles and averaged over 70 moh while getting 30 mpg

Tedward - I love North east of you in New Brunswick. Are there shops where you live that can even work on cars like this?

beautiful scenery btw.

I briefly owned a 914 with the 1.8. It was a blast to drive but an absolute nightmare to maintain.

A girl at my high school had one of these in mint green in the 90’s. I’m sure her dad paid like less than $5k for it, but it had to be one of the coolest California beach cars around!

Saw this on BaT two weeks ago, the video looked so familiar but I didn't see it in your playlist so I thought it may have been someone else.

I just discovered this car after buying an engine for my 1970 Beetle from a Porsche 914. Now I wish I had seen the original car before the only thing left was the engine haha!

Transaxle + air cooled is such a smart combination. Mechanically simple and lightweight.

Ah, the dogleg "Am I really in first?" gearbox brings back memories of my old 914

fun...fun...fun....wish i still had my 72..although only a 4 banger.

Cool wallet and KeyCase 🙌

beautiful car

I assume there is a detent to prevent first to reverse shifts? Oh, yeah. Sidewall flex. Transmits forces to the contact patch progressively and consistently. You’re getting better at this “driving” stuff. ✌️ Good man.

My favorite of the Porsches

I'm a gen z-er and this is one of my dream cars lol

Great video. What state are you driving in? It looked like CT to me.

These backroads are beautiful and this car deserves to be in such a lovely setting. How much nicer than ugly endless freeways or strip mall hell.

That was really enjoyable. Seems like a fun car. But that glimpse of the yellow 993 Turbo (S?) at the end...what a tease.

I remember this car from NFS Porsche and it brings me bad memories. Mostly because when I played this NFS as a kid for the (few) first time I wasn't aware you could customize your cars and tune their performance-wise. While Classic Era evolution mode could be done without any upgrades, 914 Trophy in Golden Era was a slap in the face, 4th place was max you could get if you didn't upgrade your porsche meaning you couldn't progress any further. The moment I found out you could tune the cars however changed my life 180*

This 914-6 is a car that could be doing 40 and you swear it's going faster. 2100 lbs and 110 HP is quick. This 914-6 is not a drag light show off. It's a go kart and so much fun. That super orange color just screams "70's."

I always cringe when modern road testers driving an oldeer car just assume that everyone in the od days was used to driving cars with sloppy gear shifts, loose steering and weak brakes. It wasn't like that in the day. In most cases the tester is driving a car that hasn't been well maintained. "In the old days" the steering WAS direct, the shifter WAS tight and the brakes would haul the car down from 60 mph in 100 feet (if the tires could live with it!). I just hate it when half-assed cars (which this 914 does not appear to be) are assumed to be representative.

Now i hope you will be able to try a flat four :)

Nice little car! Mid engined handling through the corners must be good 😃

What a Beautiful car, I’d take this over a lambo (not any other supercar tho)

Vredestein tires, do you know where they are made out of your head @TedwardDrives?

Car has sybchro first gear, not recommend to shift into first gear unless stopped . Shifted into first gear while rolling at a vintage race, took outfirst gear synchro

Well the spring on the rear hatch had three positions You have it in the maximum position

I used to put a 60 lb weight in the front of mine when it rained so it would stay on the road.

This interior looks better than any new car today

I first saw this car in Forza Motorsport 2 when I was still younger. If you start with the Europeans, you get it rather quickly, it is the 3rd or 4th car. At first you just see the basic shape of the car, before the details are added, leaving you a few guesses to what it is. It even has its own racing series where no upgrades are allowed in it, putting skill over upgrades. At 110PS with 985 kilos of weight it would still be faster than my 1997 Toyota Paseo (90 PS, 995 kg). It sounds just like a 911, really fancy. I wonder if the throttle lever is even allowed in Germany as heating up your car is illegal due to exhaust fumes.

15:06 Savage Geese!

that sensor needs a bit of love lol

You guys are snapping up all our euro-spec classics 😢

how was rowing the boat lol man those gear throws are loooong and wide lol

"The suspension is ShOcKiNgLy forgiving"? I see what you did there

No its not a cobra. You drive this for a pure driving experience. Manual shifting, great balance, zippy, hair blowing in the wind, low weight, driving down the twisties in highland park/lake forest on Sheridan road.

Yes, another manual car!

The shots of the car looks like BeamNG the game 😂. I had to take a double take. It looks too unreal

I'd love to know how the 916 was different from these...I'm recalling the poster above my bed from the 1980's 😂

This may be the ONLY one in this good of condition. Any time you see one of these, its a project car in someone's garage in 1000 pieces, all rusted and busted up!

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It’s slowing cars!

These were supposed to be called a 916 with the 6 cylinder instead of 914-6. And originally was planned to have a V8, can you imagine?

History Time: The 914 was originally a co-project between VW and Porsche to develop a car to replace the the Ghia, while at the same time Porsche wanted a mid engine car to race. 914's were sold at VW dealers in Europe and had a special VW/Porsche badge that a lot of American 914 owners put on there cars. When they were bringing the 914 to the American market they thought that most buyers wouldn't buy the 914 from a VW Dealer so they sold it through Porsche dealers, importing it through the Audi/Porsche channel. It was always known that the 914/4 was going to not receive fantastic reviews, but thankfully after the 914/6 went out of production, Porsche Motorsports took the 1.8 4-cylinder, stroked it out to 2.0 and got about 80-100hp out of it after being told by VW Engine designers that "it wasn't possible". Unfortunately for the 914, it was too good in motorsports, destroying the 911 at the 1970 Le Mans which raised concerns internally at Porsche that they would kill their flagship and also regulators caught onto the fact Porsche only ever made 48 Factory M471 package cars and sent 400 kits to dealers... still not enough for the 500 road going homologation cars to race at Le Mans. The 914/6GT's produced by factory used a 906 derived twin spark plug race block with a red line of 9000, making it a sleepy motor until about 5000 and all of a sudden you get the full power of the race block, exactly double that of the road going 2.0 at 220hp. Some fantastic video examples of the 914/6GT would be the recent video by Robert Albas with a 914/6GT still being raced, and the older Jay Lenos Garage video with Eric Shea of PMB Performance who has a replica that he spent years sourcing the correct factory parts and building the car to factory spec, and he may truly be one of the most knowledgeable individuals on the 914, despite what people say.

Why does the speedometer bounce around so much?

there is something about this. not particularly beautiful, not really fast either, yet...just WANT ONE

It's funny that the 914-6 has around the same power and weight figures as the first Golf GTI But the GTI could never match the 914-6 in terms of engine sound

Good for a first car?

Seems like a lovely thing to drive. The 914 seems to have a mixed reputation, but I suspect that is from people who have driven bad examples. Mid-engine, lightweight, air-cooled roadster with engineering by Porsche should be sublime.

✌️🤠💥🌟🌀🙏

that thing looks pretty roomy inside, with a different seat i could imagine that 3 slim people can sit there.

Порше 924 в разы великолепнее.

Can someone explain why these are so expensive please?

seating position and pedals seem super awkward

Idk man. It's ugly, slow, probably unreliable. Just, why?

i dont care where its made, its all VW inside, buttons, door handles, steering wheel.... thats a VW. The only thing uglier is a Citroen.