Porsche 924: Options & Equipment

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The Porsche 924 was offered for the 1977–1988 model years. This page documents 44 equipment codes across 7 trims for the United States market, grouped into 10 categories. Select a trim at left to see its specific options and standard equipment. “No charge” marks no-cost equipment and “—” marks an option whose period price has not yet been sourced. Showing 1978 prices: “Not offered” marks equipment that wasn’t on that year’s order sheet, which is different from a price we haven’t sourced.

Background

The 924 began as a sports coupé project for Volkswagen, which cancelled it after the 1973 oil crisis. Porsche bought the design back and had the car built at the former NSU plant in Neckarsulm. It was Porsche’s first front-engined production car, with a water-cooled inline-four at the front and the gearbox at the rear axle as a transaxle, joined to the engine by a rigid tube enclosing the driveshaft.

The engine was a 2.0-litre Volkswagen Group inline-four with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection. A four-speed manual was standard at first, a five-speed followed, and a three-speed automatic was optional. The 924 Turbo of 1980 to 1982 used an extensively revised, turbocharged version of the engine and is identified by a NACA duct in the bonnet.

The 944 replaced the 924 in the US for 1983. The model returned for 1987 and 1988 as the 924 S, using the 944’s Porsche-designed 2.5-litre four. US special editions included the Limited Edition of 1978, the Sebring Edition of 1979 and the Weissach Edition of 1981.

Body Styles

Coupe

Model Range

TrimBodyModel yearsCurb weightBase price (USD)
924Coupe1977–19821190 kg$16,900
924 Limited EditionCoupe1978——
924 Sebring EditionCoupe1979——
924 TurboCoupe1980–19821280 kg$21,500
924 Weissach EditionCoupe1981——
924 SCoupe1987–19881240 kg$24,935
924 S Special EditionCoupe1988—$23,100

Transmission

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—5-speed manual transaxle924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
2493-speed automatic transmission924, 924 S, 924 Limited EditionNot offered
—4-speed manual transaxle924, 924 Limited Edition—

Packages

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
471Sports Group: 6Jx16 forged five-bolt wheels with 205/55 VR16 tires, vented discs on all four wheels, 23 mm front and 14 mm rear stabilizer bars, sport shock absorbers924 TurboNot offered
—Touring Package I: rear side-panel and dashboard stereo speakers, antenna and suppression, 6Jx14 light-alloy wheels with 185/70 HR 14 tires, leather-covered steering wheel924Not offered
—Sport Package II924$670
—Option Group 3924 TurboNot offered

Performance & Sound

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
220Limited-slip differential924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered

Chassis & Brakes

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—Front stabilizer bar924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Stabilizer bars (23 mm front, 14 mm rear) with sport shock absorbers924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Front and rear stabilizer bars924 Limited Edition, 924—
observed $105 (1977)

Exterior Design

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—Outside mirrors, electrically adjustable and heated924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
560Removable roof panel924, 924 Turbo$380
—Rear spoiler924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Rocker panel moldings924 TurboNot offered
418Protective body side moldings924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Roof luggage rack924, 924 TurboNot offered
455Wheel anti-theft locks924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
650Removable sunroof with electric tilt924 S, 924 S Special EditionNot offered
—Silver Metallic and black body-side pinstripes924 Limited Edition—
—Tinted windows924$105

Lighting

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
288Headlight washers924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Fog lights924 Limited Edition—

Seats

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—Sport seats in leather or Berber cloth924, 924 TurboNot offered
981Full leather upholstery924 TurboNot offered
—Leatherette interior with cloth seat centers924 SNot offered

Comfort & Assistance

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
573Air conditioning924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Power windows924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Electric rear window defroster924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
425Rear window wiper924, 924 Turbo, 924 SNot offered
—Alarm system924, 924 TurboNot offered

Infotainment & Audio

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—Cassette radio with digital display924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Power antenna924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Three speakers and antenna (radio prewiring)924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Cassette stereo radio924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Blaupunkt AM/FM stereo cassette radio with digital display924 SNot offered
—Antenna with four speakers (radio prewiring)924 SNot offered
—Stereo speakers (two in rear side panels, one in dashboard) and manual antenna924 Limited Edition—
—Blaupunkt Charleston cassette radio924 S Special EditionNot offered

Interior Personalisation

CodeOptionAvailabilityPrice, 1978 (USD)Ref
—Leather-covered three-spoke steering wheel924 Turbo, 924Not offered
—Leather-covered four-spoke steering wheel, 14.5 in. diameter924, 924 TurboNot offered
—Leather-covered three-spoke sport steering wheel924 SNot offered
—Leather-covered steering wheel924 Limited Edition—
423Front center armrest with cassette and coin holder924 SNot offered

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Sources

Compiled from period Porsche brochures, Porsche press releases and technical specifications, Porsche’s approved-wheel bulletins, US-market paint and specification listings, EPA fuel-economy data and, for model years no Porsche document covers, published reference works. Figures are provisional historical data provided without warranty.

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