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Originally Posted by NYNick
Let's all try to remember why the 912 model was actually made, shall we?
There was an outcry about losing the 356 and it's dead reliable 4 cylinder engine. The customers were up in arms about the 'new' design with it's fancy pants 6 cylinder. The factory was already making 911 bodies. They had left over 356 engines. Hmm, what should we do?
The 912 was born, and didn't live that long for that matter. Why?
I rest my case.
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Yep. The 912 wasn't an imitation of anything. It was a marketing segue.