In the Porsche 924, the engine placed in the front was connected to the transmission on the rear axle. This type of drive already existed in vehicle models produced before the First World War, but also in 1937 at Skoda.
The transaxle design was rare at the time, but not a novelty.
Produced from 1975 to 1988, this was the first Porsche to incorporate a water-cooled front engine and the transaxle drive concept. Porsche completed the vehicle after acquiring the design rights and started series production in November 1975. The development project, in which the Porsche still ran under the designation EA 425, was halted by Volkswagen in 1975 due to economic difficulties. The plan was for a low-cost sports car with a high proportion of mass-produced parts from the VW/Audi range to be included in Audi's official sales program. The Porsche 924 was considered the successor to the VW Porsche 914, but was then launched by Porsche itself.
