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Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was the company’s first production car with a V-8 engine and the only coupe powered by a front-mounted V-8 as of today. Developed in the 1970s as a replacement of the 911, the 928 was eventually sold alongside the rear-engine sports car. Production lasted from 1977 until 1995. Porsche’s only luxury grand tourer up to date, the 928 was sold in various configurations. In addition to the base model, Porsche offered an S variant and later on changed the badge to the 928 S4. Club Sport (CS) and GT versions followed while the final four model years saw the 928 sold as a GTS only. While it wasn’t as popular as the 911, the 928 developed a following, and it’s now considered a classic. Design-wise, the 928 stayed largely untouched stylistically. The biggest changes were improvements made to the power- and drivetrains, tweaks to the suspension, rearrangement of options and packaging, and mostly cosmetic adjustments aside from minor body additions to improve aerodynamics. It had a great 18 years life, but never achieved its goal of replacing the 911. See all of our Porsche 928 Research.
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Buchmann took a Porsche 928, removed all of the "unwanted" crap behind the doors and parts of the roof and created the stunning Buchmann Targa. This is a Targa convertible with an open roof above the seats but still with the B-pillar in tact. This opening is bridged by a Targa-bar which gives the car extra stiffness to compensate for the loss of it by removing the roof. The concept was a stunner.
In the 1980s and 90s, the Munich-based tuning company Koenig Specials GmbH was known for its conversions of top-class sports cars, especially Ferraris. They also turned their attention to the Porsche 928 with a number of cool 928 kits. Popular in the Middle East, these "widebody" kits made the 928 look like a totally different car. It is unknown how many were made and most of the cars were pretty unique in terms of the kit and updates.
When it comes to land speed records speed is measured to the fifth decimal place (hundred thousandths). So when Carl Fausett’s Porsche 928 hit 216.63537 MPH, that was more than enough to capture the title of World’s Fastest Porsche 928 (previously set at 206 MPH). It happend on August 7, 1986 with Al Holbert behind the wheel.
Porsche shipped one of its experimental 'All-aluminum' 928S to the Brumos Racing Team for the 1984 24 hours of Daytona with the instructions not to modify the car in any way. Porsche desired to promote the performance of the 928 in the U.S. The drivers were given specific instructions to just 'drive the car'.
In collaboration with tuning company AMG, in 1986 Porsche created several long-wheelbase 928 specials. These models had normal 928 headlights until the Porsche 942. One was given as a gift to American Sunroof Corporation founder and CEO Heinz Prechter. The ASC was eventually part responsible for making Porsche 944 S2 cabriolets.
Porsche's Racing Department never officially entered or prepared a racing 928 for a pure works entry. In order not to offend sensibilities of their traditional 911 customers by openly challenging them with a Works 928GTR offering, Porsche asked Max Moritz Racing, their longtime private racing partner from next door Reutlingen to enter a 928GTR Cup as a 'semi-works' car.
1995 Porsche 928 GTS Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1995 928 GTS Model Year 1995 Model Variant 928 GTS...
1994 Porsche 928 GTS Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1994 928 GTS Model Year 1994 Model Variant 928 GTS...
1993 Porsche 928 GTS Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1993 928 GTS Model Year 1993 Model Variant 928 GTS...
Porsche 928 GT (1989-1991) Pictures ...
1992 Porsche 928 GTS Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1992 928 GTS Model Year 1992 Model Variant 928 GTS...
Porsche 928 Reliability Issues If properly maintained by someone who understood the car, second-hand 928s should have no significant issues....
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1991 Porsche 928 GT Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1991 928 GT Model Year 1991 Model Variant 928 GT...
1990 Porsche 928 GT Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1990 928 GT Model Year 1990 Model Variant 928 GT...
1989 Porsche 928 GT Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1989 928 GT Model Year 1989 Model Variant 928 GT...
1991 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1991 928 S4 Model Year 1991 Model Variant 928 S4...
1990 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1990 928 S4 Model Year 1990 Model Variant 928 S4...
1989 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1989 928 S4 Model Year 1989 Model Variant 928 S4...
1988 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1988 928 S4 Model Year 1988 Model Variant 928 S4...
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1987 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Model Year & Variant 1987 928 S4 Model Year 1987 Model Variant 928 S4...
Porsche 928 Engines & Transmissions Chart Below is a graphic overview of Porsche 928 engines and transmissions compared to manufacturing...
Porsche 928 Mechanical Cutout Drawings 1977/1979 Porsche 928 Drawings 1980 Porsche 928 S Drawing 1985 Porsche 928 S Drawing 1986...
1986 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications By 1985, the V-8 received another update. For the first time, the V-8 received...
1985 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications By 1985, the V-8 received another update. For the first time, the V-8 received...
1984 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a single overhead camshaft design, Porsche enlarged and...
1983 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a single overhead camshaft design, Porsche enlarged and...
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1982 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a single overhead camshaft design, Porsche enlarged and...
1981 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a single overhead camshaft design, Porsche enlarged and...
1980 Porsche 928 S Technical Specifications Originally displacing 4.5 L and featuring a single overhead camshaft design, Porsche enlarged and...
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1982 Porsche 928 Technical Specifications The Porsche Model 928 was launched in 1977 and was powered by a water-cooled V-8...
1981 Porsche 928 Technical Specifications The Porsche Model 928 was launched in 1977 and was powered by a water-cooled V-8...
1980 Porsche 928 Technical Specifications The Porsche Model 928 was launched in 1977 and was powered by a water-cooled V-8...
1979 Porsche 928 Technical Specifications The Porsche Model 928 was launched in 1977 and was powered by a water-cooled V-8...
Porsche 928 Final Drive Ratios Below is a table that outlines all the final drive ratios for the Porsche 928...
1978 Porsche 928 Technical Specifications The Porsche Model 928 was launched in 1977 and was powered by a water-cooled V-8...
Porsche 928 Wheels Below are all the Porsche 928 wheel options. Click on the table to see the full information,...
Porsche 928 Production & Sales Units By going through VIN numbers we were able to figure out the production numbers...
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Porsche 928 Dimensions Porsche 928 S4 Dimensions Wheelbase: 2500 mm Track front: 1551 mm Track rear: 1546 mm Length: 4520...
Porsche 928 Transmission Codes We have already gone into depth on Porsche 928 option codes and 968 parts catalogs, but...
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Porsche 928 Assembly Line Production Video Here’s an insightful film which shows the production quality and detail given to every...
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First Drive 1979 Porsche 928 Porsche 928 Review Back in 1987Casey Putsch finally drives the anti snob Porsche 928 from...
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Porsche 928 Sales Brochure The 928 was produced between 1978-1995 and was powered by front-engine V8. The original 928 had...
Porsche 928 Spare Parts Catalogs (1992 – 1995 Model Year) These official Porsche PET Diagrams and codes for the Porsche...
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The Porsche 942 was a special edition of 928 submitted by the company as a gift to Ferry Porsche on his 75th birthday in 1984. Also known by name 928-4, 928S, it had an additional 254 mm wheelbase than the normal 928 production model, including an extended roof over the rear seats to better accommodate tall passengers, headlights very advanced technology, the motor 5 liter 32 valves before introduced to the U.S. market.
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The last evolutionary stage of the 928 model featured flared rear wings, a red light panel at the rear, a rear wing painted in exterior colour, exterior mirrors in the Cup design plus 17" Cup rims as standard. The 5.4-litre engine of the GTS generated 350 hp. The 928 GTS came for sale in late 1991 as a 1992 model in Europe and in spring of 1992 as an early 1993 model in North America. Changed bodywork, larger front brakes and a new, more powerful 5.4 L engine were the big changes.
In 1989, 928 buyers had the choice of the S4 or the GT, a better-equipped, manual-only car. The 928 GT was sportier than the 928 S4. Thanks to various modifications, its power unit generated up to 330 hp. The GT was delivered as standard without side protection strips and with wheels in a unique design. It featured a dogleg manual gearbox, a more aggressive suspension, and special seven-spoke Club Sport wheels
The Clubsport was up to 100 kg (220 lb) lighter and became available in 1988. This model was the toned-down version of the 1987 factory prototype which had a lightened body. In 1987, the factory made five white lightweight S4 models with a manual transmission for racecar drivers. The Special Equipment (SE) was a more complete version of the CS, in which some accessories lost in the CS are added back again.
The 928 S4 variant debuted in the second half of 1986 as a 1987 model, an updated version of the 5.0 L V8 for all markets producing 235 kW; 316 hp (320 PS), sporting a new single-disc clutch in manual transmission cars, larger torque converter in cars equipped with automatic transmission cars and fairly significant styling updates which gave the car a cleaner, sleeker look. S4 was much closer to being a truly world car than previous models with only small differences across markets
