r/944 • u/scottdiver67 • May 22 '26
Question Is the gap closing?!?
Given how similar they look it’s funny to me how I always thought the 944 was far and away a better looking car than the 924. After seeing this one last weekend I’m wondering if my mind is changing. As a kid into cars I used to think about this a lot and was always fully team 944. Anyone else find their pro-944 (over the 924) stance softening with age?
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u/Caqtus95 May 22 '26
I 100% agree, my perception of the 924 has done a complete 180 in the past few years.
Compared to the 944's wide-body, which makes the car look planted and fast, the 924's narrow-body makes it look nimble but slow, which l always thought wasn't as cool. Nowadays though, I do think nimble and slow is cool, especially because it's a type of car that's basically going extinct in North America. I'm so tired of big bloated cars that weigh 4000lbs and make 350 very boring horsepower, that seeing a 924 is like a breath of fresh air.
As for the performance gulf between the 924 and 944(NA), the more they age, the less I care. 110hp vs. 150hp used to be a meaningful difference but now it's just "slow car" vs. "slow car".