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You will gain a significant quality of life with the Porsche 928 and also the consciousness to belong to the automobile elite.

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That’s how the men of Zuffenhausen promoted a sports car back then, that was thought to be a possible replacement for the 911.

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In the opinion of many it was not considered possible to satisfy the continuously increasing demands of the upper class automobilist.

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With the exception of the company logo, this Porsche had nothing in common with the 911.

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Series production of the luxury liner 928 began in 1977.

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The self supported body was made of galvanized steel, parts like the doors, fenders and hood were made of aluminum.

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To have increased torque especially at low RPM’s available...

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and to be able to react to the strict emission standards of the important US market for Porsche...

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For the first time in the history of the company the decision was made for a front-mounted alloy V-8.

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Another advantage of the 928 was the possibility to offer an automatic version with little extra engineering effort.

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The transmission was mounted in front of the differential for better weight distribution.

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This was the birth of the Weissach axle.

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This transaxle principle counter acted also toe and camber movements of the rear wheels in turns.

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The suspension consisted out of a single upper joint and of a lower mounted stabilizer, with an extra joined to move the rear wheel to the inside.

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Thanks to 300 HP and a superb handling, Porsche promised its 928 customers the lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in less then 10 minutes.

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It’s not only engine power that is of great importance for the successful architect. Engineering and perfection in form paired with reliability are natural factors for him.

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That his Porsche can be used to drive him to business meetings with demanding customers, or to drive him to the construction site is obvious.

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The uniqueness of this automobile can be seen in the design of the interior. It’s here where functional comfort was paired with timeless and futuristic elegance. The 928 is highly modern even today.

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This new sport toy was not only powerful and had great looks.

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The 928 was also surprisingly practicable, in contrast to the uncompromising sport trimmed 911.

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The 928 offered room for 4 adults with luggage.

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It was the ideal travel sedan for anybody that needed to travel at high speeds, a real Grand Turismo.

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While many models lost attraction with upgrades, the 928 gained agility and sophistication in shape.

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The rounder body underlined its sovereignty.

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The engineers completed in 1989 with the GTS what they began in 1977 with the basic version.

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350 HP, a stiffer suspension and wider tires catapult the trained driver to a top speed up to 274 km/h.

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This made the 928 at the end of the 80’ to the fastest car in the Porsche family.

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A luxury sports car that was also a competitor on the race track, if at that time somebody had 120000 German Marks to spare.

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1995 brought the end for the 928, up to this day a follow up model is up to this day not in sight.

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This makes a good used car even more interesting, although the first series is the cheapest and closest to becoming a classic.

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We recommend the GTS starting at about 17000 Euros.

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For that you will get a matured Grand Turismo from Porsche in good shape and if you dare V-8 power made in Germany.

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Plus a sports car that will note be outdated, even in another 50 years.