From: Pirtle, John [John.Pirtle@ceridian.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:24 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: 928S4 trivia - weight

Well, now this does get trivial, but it's pouring rain and not much else to
do but look through these 928 Performance Portfolio and Porsche 928 Takes on
the Competition books (which everyone ought to own!!).

Weight balance (as reported by magazines) - 

model - magazine - *test* weight - distribution f/r
928 5-sp - Road & Track, April 1978 - 3510 - 51/49
928 auto - Autocar, Oct 1978 - 3726 - 52.1/47.9
928 auto - R&T, Dec 1978 - 3650 - 48/52
[yeah those %'s look backwards, but that's what it says...]
928 auto - Autocar, Apr 1981 - 3652 - 51.3/48.7
928S auto - R&T, 1982 - 3550 - 50/50
928S 5-sp - R&T, July 1983 - 3520 - 51/49
928S auto - Car & Driver, July 1984 - 3440 - 50.6/49.4
928S auto - R&T, Jan 1986 - 3680 - 50/50
928S4 5-sp - Car & Driver, Dec 1986 - 3500-3620 - 50/50
928S4 5-sp - R&T Porsche, Feb 1989 - 3660 - 52/48
928GT 5-sp - Autocar & Motor, Aug 1989 - 3819 - 53/47
928GT 5-sp - Car & Driver, July 1990 - 3603 (curb weight) 52/48
928GT 5-sp - Motor Trend, Dec 1990 - 3505 (curb) - 50/50
928GTS 5-sp - Autocar & Motor, Sept 1992 -  - 52/48

All this goes to prove... YWDMV ! :)

(Your Weight Distribution May Vary)

John Pirtle
87 Auto
http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle


-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Ruiz [mailto:eds928gt@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 9:00 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: 928S4 trivia


Dear John:
I think the balance is more like 51%/49% (front to rear), although the fake 
Carbon Fiber shifter may help to make it 50.99%/49.01%.  ;^)  YMMV.

~ Merry motoring ~