Was The Porsche 924 A Success?

What defines a successful car? Is it how it sells when it’s new? They fly off of the lot, you see them everywhere. They’re affordable, a dime-a-dozen on the roads, and super popular. But, decades later, many of them sit underneath a highway overpass gathering dust, someone wrote “wash me” on the window, it has been rear-ended a few times, and overall looks neglected.

Or does success mean that a car that didn’t necessarily sell like crazy at first, but people want it 20 years down the line? It is timeless, revered, and doesn’t depreciate in value. You envy the person who has their hands on one now.

Today, we are looking into a car that falls into the first category: The Porsche 924. It was developed as a collaboration between Porsche and VW, following the success of the mid-engine VW-Porsche 914. However, for the front-engine/rear-transaxle 924, VW dropped out, deciding instead to put money into its new Scirocco, which was basically an extra sporty Golf. Simple and easy for VW, but a pain for Porsche. Porsche took over the project on its own as its next entry-level model, something to get people into a Porsche for less than the cost of a 911.

-Erica Lourd

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