Porsche 914 Engines by Year

The 914 was the mid-engine roadster Porsche built with Volkswagen. Most had a Type 4 VW flat four, from 1.7 to 2.0; the 1970–1972 914/6 had the 911's 2.0 flat six. Ratings for European-market engines are the maker's DIN figures where no US rating was published.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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914 (1970–1976)

1970 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.7L / 102 flat-four VW Type 4	80 hp gross	914
2.0L / 121 flat-six 901/36, 901/37, 901/38, 901/39	110 hp gross	914/6

1971 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.7L / 102 flat-four VW Type 4	80 hp gross	914
2.0L / 121 flat-six 901/36, 901/37, 901/38, 901/39	110 hp gross	914/6

1972 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.7L / 102 flat-four VW Type 4	80 hp net	914
2.0L / 121 flat-six 901/36, 901/37, 901/38, 901/39	110 hp net	914/6

1973 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.7L / 102 flat-four VW Type 4	80 hp net	914
2.0L / 120 flat-four VW Type 4 2.0	95 hp net	914 2.0

1974 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 flat-four VW Type 4 1.8	76 hp net	914 1.8
2.0L / 120 flat-four VW Type 4 2.0	95 hp net	914 2.0

1975 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 flat-four VW Type 4 1.8	76 hp net	914 1.8
2.0L / 120 flat-four VW Type 4 2.0	—	914 2.0

1976 914 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 120 flat-four VW Type 4 2.0	—	914 2.0

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