I've got something of a confession to make. Despite being an all-out movie buff, a Porsche fanatic, and a co-founder of Radwood, the festival that celebrates all things 80s and 90s automotive, I've never seen the early-career Tom Cruise vehicle Risky Business. I can't explain why, really, I just haven't ever gotten around to it. By all accounts …
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Around the world in a lifted 928 S4
Safari and rally style Porsches are the hottest thing at the moment. From Leh Keen's 911s to ASFOLT's 924S, getting a bit more clearance under a Porsche seems like the hippest thing in the world. To our knowledge though, no one has seriously attempted to build a Safari-style 928. With a palpable sense of Gallic imperturbability Philippe Delaporte …
Continue to the full articleOur favorite Porsches for sale this week: Volume 135
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on the internet for over five years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing examples pop up now and again. This week we want to flex our muscle, so we're featuring Porsche's V8 grand tourer, the 928! Hopefully you've enjoyed our "curated" look at the Porsche market. Keep in mind, some of these …
Continue to the full articleThe 1986 Porsche 928S With A Manual Is The German Muscle Car To Get
This gorgeous blue-skinned shark belongs to Muscle aficionado and personality behind House of Muscle on YouTube, Mr. Mike Musto. Both the car and its owner are about as nice as they come, and it's quite clear that Zack Klapman and Mike have quite the rapport, being that they worked together for a number of years. When Mike was in Los Angeles with …
Continue to the full articleIs the 928 GT the Classic Porsche to Own?
The 928 has never had the sporting credentials of the 911, but is the penultimate variant one of the best classic Porsches to own? Over nearly two decades in production the 928's output increased from 219 horsepower to 345, and displacement from 4.5 to 5.4 liters. Changes to the model were more than simply adding power. Porsche's traditional method …
Continue to the full articleGermany’s Answer To The Muscle Car Question Is A Porsche 928
This 1980s Grand Touring icon of Porsche history has served its owner well in all its years. It's stacked up 220,000 miles, and he's regularly driven the 928 as a daily driver both before and after the Rotrex-style supercharger was added. He even claims that his Porsche only left him stranded one time with a failed fuel pump three doors down from …
Continue to the full articleWhat Kind of Porsche Could you Buy for $180k Twenty Five Years Ago?
Wait, there was a Porsche for sale 25-years ago that cost $180k? No, not really. Instead, in 1994, the 928 GTS had an MSRP around $88k. Taking inflation into account, that's $180k in today's dollars (at least that's what Doug DeMuro says in this, his most recent video). Originally intended to replace the 911 the Porsche 928 was sold from …
Continue to the full articleThis is the 928 Porsche Entered into the HSCC to Celebrate the model’s 40th Anniversary
First introduced to the public in the spring of 1977, the 928 was originally designed as a replacement for the 911. A luxurious grand tourer, the new 928 was powered with a front mounted 4.5l V8 producing 240hp. It became the first sportscar ever to be awarded the prestigious title of "Car of the Year" by European automotive journalists. …
Continue to the full article500E vs 928S4: One Porsche V8 Nut Has Both
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q63XOBMs_ic Sometimes you need to set goals in life and reach to make them happen. That is exactly what Torfi Sigurjonsson did, and he's managed to make that dream come true. His two favorite cars, his dream cars, are Porsche V8-powered, and now that he has both, he's happy. The first, acquired in 2006, was a …
Continue to the full articleA Brief History Of Porsche’s Transaxle Models: Types 924, 928, 944 and 968
In 1976, Porsche introduced their first transaxle powertrain with the type 924 and embarked into new = and some might say murky - waters. Unlike the venerable 911, the 924's engine is mounted in front, but the transmission is at the rear axle, thus the "transaxle" designation. All told, between 1976 and 1995, Porsche built a generation of sports …
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