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Slow sales and rising costs prompted Porsche to discontinue the 914/6 variant in [[1972]] after producing 3,351 of them; its place in the lineup was filled by a variant powered by a new 91 HP 2.0 L, fuel-injected version of Volkswagen's Type 4 engine in [[1973]]. For [[1974]], the 1.7 L engine was replaced by a 76HP 1.8 L, and the new Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection system from the 2.0 was added to American units to help with emissions control. 914 production ended in [[1976]]. The 2.0 L engine continued to be used in the [[Porsche 912|912E]], which provided an entry-level model until the 924 was introduced.
The 914 was [[Motor Trend]]'s [http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/c12_0601_1970_porsche_914/] Import Car of the Year for 1970
A supercar version known as the '''Porsche 916''' was planned for production in the early 1970s, but was cancelled after the production of eleven prototypes. These had either the 2.4 engine from the 911S, or the 2.7 from the Carrera: also a fixed steel roof, wider wheels and flared fenders from the GT, complete leather trimmed interior, and more integrated front and rear ends than the 914. Ventilated disc brakes were fitted to all four wheels, and also a "mid-engined" version of the then-new 915 transmission, giving a conventional shift pattern with 1 to 4 in an H and fifth out on a limb. One 916 was built to US spec, and on delivery to the USA was fitted with air conditioning by the dealer (Brumos). One fact that may make 914/6 purists wince is that at least one of the 916's proves, on close examination, to have been built using a 4-cylinder VW-engined 914 as a base. Porsche obviously had a "waste not, want not" attitude to their prototypes that was also evident with the 914/8's (see below).
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