| From 1978 to 1995 the Porsche 928 was the talk of | | | | it has 2 small seats in the rear. They may be more |
| the town. The 2 door coupe body was stylish with | | | | beneficial folded down for luggage storage but they |
| sleek lines, and very impressive. You simply couldn't | | | | are functional.Porsche was one of the first cars to |
| help but get noticed. It was also their most | | | | introduce all wheel steering. Years later Japanese |
| expensive car to find its way to market. Today it | | | | auto makers came on board. It's a great feature and |
| remains a hot item and you can still expect to pay a | | | | Porsche driver's got to experience it earlier.In 1980 |
| pretty penny to own one.This car quickly earned the | | | | the 928S was introduced in the European market |
| name "land shark" because of its ability to eat up the | | | | which eventually made it to North America. The 1987 |
| road in little time. In fact it has earned the title of | | | | model had a single disc clutch and an updated 5.0 L |
| being the fastest road car in the entire world. And it | | | | V8 engine.In the latter part of 1986 the 928 S4 |
| was a title that it definitely earned.The late 1960s | | | | variant debuted with a new single disc clutch and |
| saw Porsche reveal itself with a new look and feel | | | | new and improved 5.0 L V8 engine that was used in |
| from the earlier days. In fact there had not only | | | | both the North American and European markets. The |
| been big changes to the company there had been | | | | styling updates were significant and they gave the |
| quite a shake up in the executive too. And with | | | | car a much sleeker, sexier look and feel. But it also |
| shake ups come new idea.Ernst Fuhrman was one of | | | | made a considerable difference to the weight of the |
| the new executives to come on board as Managing | | | | car resulting in a substantially lighter weight |
| Director. He was quick to recognize the popularity of | | | | overall.The 1987 model saw the new 928 S4 enter |
| the 911 was about to wane and he wanted to | | | | the market. It had a single disc clutch added and an |
| introduce a car to the market that would be not only | | | | updated 5.0 L V8 engine with an impressive 316 HP. |
| a great sports coupe but also a luxurious sedan. The | | | | It also has some sporty interior upgrades and a |
| design study was initiated in 1971 and 1978 saw the | | | | sleeker exterior. It was also considerably lighter than |
| first 928 come to market.This was a car that was | | | | previous versions.The S4 stayed in production until |
| going to have plenty of power and so the V8 5.0 L | | | | 1991 when the 928 GT was released. This was the |
| with 300 HP would become stock equipment. The | | | | sportiest of the 928s to ever hit the market. In 1993 |
| first cars has four barrel carburetors but those were | | | | the 928 GTS entered the scene with a complete |
| soon rejected for the Borsch K Jetronic fuel injection | | | | makeover with an updated interior and the larger 5.4 |
| system. Although it was recognized as a real | | | | L 345 HP engine. A loaded GTS cost more than |
| achievement surprisingly sales were initially slow. Over | | | | $100,000 USD making it the most expensive car on |
| time it grew in popularity but nothing like predecessor | | | | the market for its era. Automatic transmission and 6 |
| models so in 1995 it was discontinued.It is always all | | | | speed manual were both available. This is a car that |
| about design and the 928 is no different. The 928 | | | | today still holds its value on the market.The 928 was |
| offered a water cooled V8 engine mounted in the | | | | certainly a car that evolved over its 18 years on the |
| front of the car. It was rear drive and had a | | | | market. Some changes were subtle while others |
| displacement of 4.5 L and it offered up 219 HP for | | | | where much more bold. But no matter the changes |
| North America.This is a car that is relaxing to drive. In | | | | the car underwent it maintained its reputation as a |
| fact during its time it had the reputation of being the | | | | fast, fun, and sporty car to drive.When it came to |
| most relaxing car on the market. You could choose | | | | performance this was a predictable car with great |
| from the Mercedes Benz automatic transmission or | | | | weight distribution and the powerful V8 kept it a real |
| the 5 speed dog leg manual transmission.Lots of | | | | player on the track easily able to outperform many |
| luggage space and you can access it with the large | | | | of the other Porches.Wayne has been owned and |
| hatchback. The polyurethane bumpers were | | | | ridden Porsches for 15 years. Visit his Porsche site at |
| integrated into the tail and nose and they are paint | | | | to learn more about Porsche 944. |
| matched to the body. It's classified as a 2+2 because | | | | |