Complex sentence: For the 1976 model year, a 912E was produced for the U.S. market; a 4-cylinder version of the 911 resembling the 912 that had last been produced in 1969.
Split into simpler sentences: For the 1976 model year, the 912E was produced for the U.S. market. This was 4-cylinder version of the 911 in the same spirit as the 912 that had last been produced in 1969.