Happy 40th Birthday To The Porsche 928

[cawimmer430]

Happy 40th Birthday To The Porsche 928



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

[giant_mtb]

Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.

[FoMoJo]

Interesting, but kind of ugly.

[CaminoRacer]

Those headlights look perfect for searching for your lost cat up in the trees.

[cawimmer430]

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!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Interesting, but kind of ugly.

Yup! The 944 Turbo always looked better to me.

[93JC]

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:

[Rupert]

928 is one of the best looking Porsches.

[giant_mtb]

Not sure if srs. They're actually pop-up lights. The car looks weirdly bug-eyed with them up:

O.  I was srs.  I don't know my Porsches very well at all.

[cawimmer430]

This guy owns a nice one. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C84dMvGl5w

[SVT_Power]

928 is one of the best looking Porsches.

wat

[FoMoJo]

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?

[Raza]

928 is one of the best looking Porsches.

It's not even the best looking of it's lineage. 944 and 968 are much better looking.

[MX793]

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.

[Raza]

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. 

[MX793]

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.

[Raza]

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.

Really? Yeah, it's different, but not that different.

[MX793]

A lot of cars of that period had a similar shape.  1st Gen RX7, for example.

[Cookie Monster]

Fuck, the 928 is so ugly compared to the others.

[cawimmer430]

In order for the 928 to look good it needs the GTS package and 911er wheels. Look at the difference those make.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

In order for the 928 to look good it needs the GTS package and 911er wheels. Look at the difference those make.

The newer tail lights halp too! Still not a looker tho! LOL!!!

[MX793]

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.

[Galaxy]

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.

[veeman]

While a teenager I saw Scarface.  I always wanted a silver 928 like Pacino got in that movie.

[cawimmer430]

*Southern Accent On* Why speaking of the devil, sugapie... look what that fine gentleman Mr. Wimmer just saw.  *Southern Accent Off*




Porsche 928









Porsche 944

[Cookie Monster]

I saw this at the gym yesterday.

[cawimmer430]

A Toyota Camry!? Holy sh*t! Have not seen one of those in years!

[Payman]

You guys are nuts. This is both gorgeous and timeless.

[shp4man]

Wimmer, you watch too goddam many American movies and TV shows. 

[cawimmer430]

Wimmer, you watch too goddam many American movies and TV shows. 

Damn right, sunny.