Is there such thing as a Porsche with the engine in the front?

Answer 1

yes. the 944, 951, 928, 968, and 924 all were front engined.\
the 944 was a front engine, rear transaxle 4 cylender
the 951 was the 944 turbo
the 928 was a front engined V8 with rear transaxle
the 968 was a front engined 4 cyl, almost all were convertable also.
the 924 was a front engined 3L 4 cyl.

all of these were lesser models to the 911 during their lifetime, exept the 928, which was more expensive than it in the early 90s (the GTS's were very very expensive, hence why Scarface drove a white one instead of a 911)

Answer 2

The various front engined models have been mentioned here... I just thought I would add corrections to two posts: The Targa is a version of the Carrera/911 family, and does not have it's engine in the front.

And as for racing, Porsche has never made a prototype car that is front engined, and has only had a couple GT class cars that were (the 944 Cup cars and the wonderful 924 GTS are the only ones that spring to mind - others may have been raced, but were not produced from the factory as race cars).

So, for road cars: 924, 928, 931, 944, 951, 968, Cayenne... and I guess the Porsche Junior too! Which would make it the very first front engined Porsche (though alot of people may not count that one).

Answer 3

The Porsche 924 was an automobile produced by Porsche AG of Germany from 1976 to 1988. A two-door, 2+2 coupé, the 924 replaced the 914 as the company's entry-level model, and was the model that finally retired the 912. It was the first Porsche model powered by a water-cooled, front-mounted engine to make production, although the similarly-configured 928 was designed before the 924. The front-engine, rear wheel drive arrangement was normal for most other manufacturers, but it was unusual for Porsche, who had previously only used mid or rear-mounted engines of a boxer configuration, all of which had been air-cooled.

The 924 was a success, and not only helped to take Porsche out of financial ruin, but created the revenue stream needed to continue building and developing the 911. The 924 was replaced by the 944 in 1982 in the US market, but continued to be produced until 1985 in the Rest of World market.

Answer 4

Yes the 924, 944, 928, 968, and the Porsche Cayenne are all front engine. A number of Porsche fans tend to dispute this and make the claim that this was under the crown of VAG (Volkswagen Audi Group), which was the period when under financial difficulties Porsche was bought up by VAG, and was sharing design and chassis which eventually led to the or better yet preceded platform concept of car production. It is debatable if in the 924 & 944 how much VW, Audi, and Porchse are in the cars since a number of parts and motors from VW, and Audi are interchangeable with those of Porsche.
But all were sold under the Porsche label and technically Porches.

Answer 5

The front-engine Porsche's to date are models 924, 944, 968, 928, and Cayenne.

Answer 6

Yes. The 944,944S, 944turbo, 928, 928S. Havent been made since the early 90's. Fairly cheap to buy now, most need some kind of fixing up or restoration done. Commonly called t he "poor man's" Porsche by Porsche enthusiasts. Although i hear they handle quite good.

Answer 7

Yes the old 928 series. They stopped making them in about 1996 or so I think. They were front engine V8 coupes.

Answer 8

I just finished working on a 944 the other day, it's got a four banger in the front. The rear differential is something to be envied also!

Answer 9

Porsche commonly have their engine either at the rear or at the middle, only a few models like Cayenne and Targa have front engine.

Answer 10

928, possibly some of the racing models, like in the lemans