Acceleration

Porsche 914 & 914/6
Acceleration Comparison Graph | Porsche 914: 1970-71
1.7L "W" Engine Code
(Sportomatic) | Porsche 914: 1970-73
1.7L "W" & "EA" Codes | Porsche 914: 1973
1.7L "EB" Engine Code
(California Emissions) | Porsche 914: 1974-76
1.8L "EC" Engine Code | Porsche 914: 1973-74
2.0L "GA" Engine Code | Porsche 914: 1975-76
2.0L "GC" Engine Code | Porsche 914/6: 1970-71
"901.39" Engine Code
(Sportomatic) | Porsche 914/6: 1970-72
"901.38" Engine Code | 

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Porsche 914 Acceleration
1970 - 1971 "W" Engine Code
with "Sportomatic" Transmission

Not So Fast, But Oh, So Smooth

1970-1971 Porsche 914 vehicles equipped with a 1.7L "W" engine type and a SPORTOMATIC transmission produce the acceleration curve shown below. Acceleration begins to underperform the 1.7 liter cars with a five-speed manual transmission once speeds exceed 60 MPH. This results from the different gearing required by the four-speed format. Additional information regarding the "W" engines is located (not surprisingly) on the ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS page.

The 1970-1971 Porsche 914 1.7L Sportomatic cars reach 60 MPH in 12 seconds.
They cover a quarter-mile in 19 seconds while reaching a speed of 72 MPH.
The one kilometer mark is reached in 35 seconds at 92 MPH.
The top rated speed of Porsche 914 1.7L Sportomatic vehicles is 106 MPH.