i think that, whereas there is some commonality between porsche and vw, they are separate companies. the older herr doktor designed the peoples car with its torsion bar suspension and boxer engine, but after the war, the porsche company started in Gmund austria separate from the vw factory. while building the first 356's, porsche used many vw components. sorry, but 914's are 30 year old technology and would never be built again... on the other hand, they are building a new 914... type 986!
