Originally Posted by
non-fixie
Not likely. Harm Lagaay did leave Porsche in '77, but came back as design chief in '89 and retired in '04. Don't underestimate the success of the 924. It practically saved the company in the 70's.
The 924 was initially designed for Volkswagen. When they declined to use it Porsche decided to produce it. The 924 turbo was actually a decent little performer in it's day but it was really the fact that the 924 served as the seed for the 944 that saved the day. I had an '87 944 turbo for a while and it was simply fabulous. Great power, great handling and great fuel economy. I wish Porsche still made them today.