The 924 was an "entry level" Porsche. In the late 1980s Porsche decided to move more upscale, because in the parlance of some marketing wag, "even plumbers can buy a Porsche". That's when they phased out the 944, and scaled down production to make the cars more exclusive.
I used to subscribe to Autoweek in the eighties. That's from a old article I recall. Strange what one remembers. Rick _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com