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Background Unveiled at Geneva in 1977, the Porsche 928 was designed to succeed the 911 as a luxurious grand tourer. Styled by Wolfgang Möbius, it featured a futuristic egg-shaped design and a front-mounted V-8 engine, marking a shift in Porsche’s engineering philosophy. Named “European Car of the Year” in 1978,...
While covered here on Stuttcars several times before, it never gets old hearing a car’s owner and visionary discuss a project like the Nardone Automotive 928. Founder Thierry Nardone, 39, is a great car enthusiast and has always cultivated a deep passion for the so-called “transaxle” Porsche, which he is...
30 Point Porsche 928 Buying & Inspection Checklist In this guide, we’ll walk you through a comprehensive 30-point checklist, covering everything you need to check—from hidden rust spots in the battery tray area to engine health, electrical gremlins, and interior wear. We’ve even created a free, printable PDF version that...
Common Problems with the Porsche 928: What Every Buyer and Owner Should Know The Porsche 928, introduced in 1977 and produced until 1995, was a radical departure from Porsche’s rear-engine 911 formula. Designed as a luxurious grand tourer (GT), the 928 featured a front-mounted V8 engine, a transaxle for near-perfect...
If you think post-war sports cars or muscle cars from the late 1960s are the staple of the collector car industry, it’s time to broaden your horizons. 80s and 90s enthusiast cars have recently forged their own niche in the collector car world, and appreciation of the period’s shining stars...
The Porsche 928 was the company’s first production car with a V-8 engine and the only coupe powered by a front-mounted V-8 as of today. Developed in the 1970s as a replacement of the 911, the 928 was eventually sold alongside the rear-engine sports car. Production lasted from 1977 until...
PCarMarket has recently put a 1988 Porsche 928 S4 in the market through their online auction platform. This example of the Porsche 928 comes in one of the most traditional Porsche colors, Silver Metallic (L980) and it comes with matching protective side moldings. Unlike the earlier versions of the 928,...
Porsche 928 - The Story
The Porsche 328 Story “A driver’s car built for passengers” In 1971, the design work started on the end-of-the-seventies 911 H-model (that would come after the 911 G-model which was to be launched in 1973). The first plan was to create a wedge-shaped slantnose coupé with a rear-mounted V8 with...
Buchmann took a Porsche 928, removed all of the "unwanted" crap behind the doors and parts of the roof and created the stunning Buchmann Targa. This is a Targa convertible with an open roof above the seats but still with the B-pillar in tact. This opening is bridged by a Targa-bar which gives the car extra stiffness to compensate for the loss of it by removing the roof. The concept was a stunner.
Porsche 928 Koenig
In the 1980s and 90s, the Munich-based tuning company Koenig Specials GmbH was known for its conversions of top-class sports cars, especially Ferraris. They also turned their attention to the Porsche 928 with a number of cool 928 kits. Popular in the Middle East, these "widebody" kits made the 928 look like a totally different car. It is unknown how many were made and most of the cars were pretty unique in terms of the kit and updates.
Porsche 928 S4 Bonneville Special
When it comes to land speed records speed is measured to the fifth decimal place (hundred thousandths). So when Carl Fausett’s Porsche 928 hit 216.63537 MPH, that was more than enough to capture the title of World’s Fastest Porsche 928 (previously set at 206 MPH). It happend on August 7, 1986 with Al Holbert behind the wheel.
Porsche shipped one of its experimental 'All-aluminum' 928S to the Brumos Racing Team for the 1984 24 hours of Daytona with the instructions not to modify the car in any way. Porsche desired to promote the performance of the 928 in the U.S. The drivers were given specific instructions to just 'drive the car'.
Porsche 928 Long Wheelbase Specials
In collaboration with tuning company AMG, in 1986 Porsche created several long-wheelbase 928 specials. These models had normal 928 headlights until the Porsche 942. One was given as a gift to American Sunroof Corporation founder and CEO Heinz Prechter. The ASC was eventually part responsible for making Porsche 944 S2 cabriolets.
The Max Moritz 'Semi Works' 928 GTR
Porsche's Racing Department never officially entered or prepared a racing 928 for a pure works entry. In order not to offend sensibilities of their traditional 911 customers by openly challenging them with a Works 928GTR offering, Porsche asked Max Moritz Racing, their longtime private racing partner from next door Reutlingen to enter a 928GTR Cup as a 'semi-works' car.
Porsche 928 GT
Porsche 928 Reliability Issues If properly maintained by someone who understood the car, second-hand 928s should have no significant issues. Many reliability complaints about the 928 were brought on by well-meaning but ignorant technicians. If you buy one that had been poorly maintained, you can easily pay more than if...
Porsche 928 (1978-1982) Pictures Porsche thought a larger, more conventional Gran Turismo would have a broader appeal than the quirky and sometimes difficult to handle 911. Accordingly, in 1971 work began on a front-engined design study to potentially replace the 911. The resultant 928 had a 2+2 seating layout, rear-wheel drive...
Porsche 928 Wheels Below are all the Porsche 928 wheel options. Click on the table to see the full information, including tire size and offsets. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Porsche 928 Production Numbers
Porsche 928 Production & Sales Units By going through VIN numbers we were able to figure out the production numbers for the Porsche 928. The Porsche 928 was a strong seller early on in its life and slowly slowed down till very few units were made, making it inevitable that...
Porsche 928 VIN
Porsche 928 VIN Range Our reader already know we have an in-depth VIN decoder for Porsche models, so this post is all about knowing what the VIN range for each model year of Porsche 928. Some important notes for the Porsche 928 VIN researchers out there are noted below. Firstly,...
Porsche 928 Dimensions Porsche 928 S4 Dimensions Wheelbase: 2500 mm Track front: 1551 mm Track rear: 1546 mm Length: 4520 mm Width: 1836 mm Height: 1282 mm Ground clearance: 120 mm Driving Circle: 11.5 m Overhanging Front: 14 ° Overhanging Rear: 14.5 °   No Subscription? You’re missing out Get...
Porsche 928 Transmission
Porsche 928 Transmission Codes We have already gone into depth on Porsche 928 option codes and 968 parts catalogs, but our more technical readers asked us for detailed transmission codes so we decided to create this dedicated page. In the table below you can find all the information on the...
Porsche 928 Diagnostics Manual
Download Porsche 928 Diagnostics Manual This is a cool project by Paul Moers Theo Jenniskens. It is a pdf diagnostic manual for the Porsche 928. This is version 2.7 of the manual. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a...
1990 Porsche 928 GT Full Video Review The Porsche 928 is an underrated Porsche classic that has started appreciating quite a lot. It has a sex appeal like no others and those popup headlights would have to be the sexiest popups on a car ever created!...
Review of Owning a Porsche 928 S4 Outlaw Garage catchup with George and his pristine Porsche 928 S4 for an owners tour and guide. We walk around the Porsche 928 and take a close look at the car before we turn the key on this Porsche 928’s V8 engine and...
First Drive 1979 Porsche 928 Porsche 928 Review Back in 1987Casey Putsch finally drives the anti snob Porsche 928 from 1979 with the Pasha interior. Here are the first drive review thoughts! Thank you to Avalon King Armor Shield Ceramic Coating. This stuff really works!  ...
Porsche 928 S4 Video Review This absolutely stunning Porsche 928 S4 is, what we’ll call a “survivor” car with only 32,000 miles on the odometer from new. Aside from a set of “Turbo Twist” wheels, a Nardi steering wheel, and a cat-back exhaust, it’s completely stock and about as close...
Porsche 928 – Sales Brochures
Porsche 928 Sales Brochure The 928 was produced between 1978-1995 and was powered by front-engine V8. The original 928 had 240 hp, ran 0-60 mph in 7.5 secs with a top speed of 142 mph. The ‘final’ 928GTS had a 5.4 liter V8, produced 350 hp, ran 0-62 mph in...