Happy 40th Birthday To The Porsche 928
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Porsche is marking the 40th anniversary of the 928 this year, and it has big celebrations in store for the upcoming Oldtimer Grand Prix – one of Germany's preeminent classic car events, taking place at the Nürburgring in just a few days from now.
Though arguably not as iconic as the 911, the 928 remains a legend among Porschephiles. It was the company's last luxury grand tourer until the Panamera arrived, and is only growing in popularity among enthusiasts and collectors.
The model launched in 1977 as a 2+2 and represented the height of Zuffenhausen's transaxle models, with a V8 engine up front driving the rear wheels. That engine grew in size over the course of nearly two decades of production, from 4.5 liters at launch to 5.4 by the time its lifecycle culminated in 1995.
It was the manufacturer's first V8, presaging those you'd find today in the Panamera, Cayenne, and 918 Spyder – whose similar nameplate may very well not be a coincidence. By the time production came to a close, eighteen years after it begun, Porsche had sold over 60,000 of them – the most common being the original 928, followed by the S4 and the S1/S2.
At the Nürburgring this weekend, Porsche will bring out several 928s – including the one-of-a-kind four-door prototype that lead the way for the Panamera, along with a convertible prototype that also never saw production, and a racing version recently restored in the UK.
Link: http://www.carscoops.com/2017/08/happy-40th-birthday-to-porsche-928.html
Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.
Interesting, but kind of ugly.
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 14, 2017, 11:46:41 AM
Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.
:lol:
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 14, 2017, 11:46:41 AM
Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.
928 owners have cats? They always struck me as being more of the French Bulldog types!
Quote from: FoMoJo on August 14, 2017, 12:05:30 PM
Interesting, but kind of ugly.
Yup! The 944 Turbo always looked better to me.
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 14, 2017, 11:46:41 AM
Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.
Not sure if srs. They're actually pop-up lights. The car looks weirdly bug-eyed with them up:
(http://www.sportscarbible.com/_images/porsche/porsche-928/porsche-928-xl/porsche-928-xp1340078scb.jpg)
928 is one of the best looking Porsches.
Quote from: 93JC on August 14, 2017, 06:29:57 PM
Not sure if srs. They're actually pop-up lights. The car looks weirdly bug-eyed with them up:
(http://www.sportscarbible.com/_images/porsche/porsche-928/porsche-928-xl/porsche-928-xp1340078scb.jpg)
O. I was srs. I don't know my Porsches very well at all. :lol:
This guy owns a nice one. :wub:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C84dMvGl5w
Quote from: Rupert on August 14, 2017, 06:33:05 PM
928 is one of the best looking Porsches.
That may be true, but how many of them actually look that good; other than the 356 Speedster?
Quote from: Rupert on August 14, 2017, 06:33:05 PM
928 is one of the best looking Porsches.
:hmm:
It's not even the best looking of it's lineage. 944 and 968 are much better looking.
Quote from: Raza on August 15, 2017, 08:32:00 AM
:hmm:
It's not even the best looking of it's lineage. 944 and 968 are much better looking.
The 928 is the only car in it's lineage. It's unrelated to the 924/944/968 line, which were originally developed to be sold as VW's flagship sport/GT car.
Quote from: MX793 on August 15, 2017, 08:54:57 AM
The 928 is the only car in it's lineage. It's unrelated to the 924/944/968 line, which were originally developed to be sold as VW's flagship sport/GT car.
Mechanical, maybe. But stylistically, it's clearly the same family.
Quote from: Raza on August 15, 2017, 08:58:33 AM
Mechanical, maybe. But stylistically, it's clearly the same family.
Other than the 968 headlamps aping the 928 (some 15+ years later) and the general FR proportions that are typical of that type of car, not really the same design language.
Quote from: MX793 on August 15, 2017, 10:14:45 AM
Other than the 968 headlamps aping the 928 (some 15+ years later) and the general FR proportions that are typical of that type of car, not really the same design language.
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(https://www.premierfinancialservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Porsche-928-Blue-Profile.jpg)
Really? Yeah, it's different, but not that different.
A lot of cars of that period had a similar shape. 1st Gen RX7, for example.
Fuck, the 928 is so ugly compared to the others.
In order for the 928 to look good it needs the GTS package and 911er wheels. Look at the difference those make.
(http://files2.porsche.com/filestore/image/multimedia/none/rd-2014-porscheclassic-models-928-928gt-gts-banner/normal/135f7f72-7c5f-11e4-bbba-001a64c55f5c;s25/porsche-normal.jpg)
(http://files3.porsche.com/filestore/image/multimedia/none/rd-2014-porscheclassic-models-928-928gts-mo-teaser/preview/e9597e18-7c75-11e4-bbba-001a64c55f5c;s3/porsche-preview.jpg)
Quote from: cawimmer430 on August 15, 2017, 12:04:05 PM
In order for the 928 to look good it needs the GTS package and 911er wheels. Look at the difference those make.
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(http://files3.porsche.com/filestore/image/multimedia/none/rd-2014-porscheclassic-models-928-928gts-mo-teaser/preview/e9597e18-7c75-11e4-bbba-001a64c55f5c;s3/porsche-preview.jpg)
The newer tail lights halp too! Still not a looker tho! LOL!!!
For mid-70s, the 928 was remarkably ahead of its time. Looks very much like a design of the later 80s or even early 90s, particularly later models with the updated tail lights. It's not my favorite Porsche, aesthetically, but it was/is a striking design. Kind of like the DeLorean.
Quote from: 93JC on August 14, 2017, 06:29:57 PM
They're actually pop-up lights. The car looks weirdly bug-eyed with them up:
I actually think that deployed they look better then other pop up lights. Their stowed status looks odd.
While a teenager I saw Scarface. I always wanted a silver 928 like Pacino got in that movie.
*Southern Accent On* Why speaking of the devil, sugapie... look what that fine gentleman Mr. Wimmer just saw. :praise: *Southern Accent Off*
:lol:
Porsche 928
(https://s21.postimg.org/sa814ldev/Porsche_928_1.jpg)
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Porsche 944
(https://s21.postimg.org/u4pxjg6qv/Por944_1.jpg)
(https://s21.postimg.org/ohtklz487/Por944_2.jpg)
(https://s21.postimg.org/acnrk5v6v/Por944_4.jpg)
I saw this at the gym yesterday.
(http://i.imgur.com/sniYXku.jpg)
A Toyota Camry!? Holy sh*t! Have not seen one of those in years! :lol:
You guys are nuts. This is both gorgeous and timeless.
(https://www.premierfinancialservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Porsche-928-Blue-Profile.jpg)
Wimmer, you watch too goddam many American movies and TV shows. :lol:
Quote from: shp4man on August 16, 2017, 01:15:20 PM
Wimmer, you watch too goddam many American movies and TV shows. :lol:
Damn right, sunny. :rastaman:
Quote from: Rupert on August 14, 2017, 06:33:05 PM
928 is one of the best looking Porsches.
Psilos is correct. The rest of you are idiots. I've been on the brink of getting one a couple of times.
I'd like it more if the 928 had a front end more similar to the 944 or a slant nose 911
I don't really care for the 928 at all. I'm struggling to think of a Porsche that isn't better looking.
Quote from: Raza on August 17, 2017, 06:24:49 PM
I don't really care for the 928 at all. I'm struggling to think of a Porsche that isn't better looking.
914?
Speaking of beautiful Porsches, saw this today: Porsche 993 Turbo. :wub:
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Quote from: cawimmer430 on August 18, 2017, 04:58:41 AM
Speaking of beautiful Porsches, saw this today: Porsche 993 Turbo. :wub:
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:vapors:
I have a hard time deciding between the 911 and 993 for Porsche perfection.
Or the CGT...
Nobody has nailed Porsche perfection like Singer. Perfect blend of old and new 911.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on August 18, 2017, 10:35:28 AM
I have a hard time deciding between the 911 and 993 for Porsche perfection.
Or the CGT...
964 for me. The most modern iteration of the original design without departing from it too much. The 993 was gorgeous, but it was a pretty radical departure from the old shape in some ways.