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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Is a Panamera-Based Coupe or Convertible Imminent?
At this point a Panamera-based two-door car is purely theoretical. All we have to work with are fresh grindings from the rumor mill. Theories about Panamera-based coupes and convertible have been circulating for years, and feel quite reasonable given the big sedan's family resemblance to the dearly-missed 928. Ten years on from the Panamera's …
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 articleThis Mercedes G-Wagen Has A 928 Engine, And It Was Built To Help Porsche Win Dakar In 1986
Last July, Porsche hauled a few of their large-and-in-charge off-roaders into the museum for a special exhibit on the history of Porsche's jacked-up four-wheel-drivers. Among them was a Mercedes G-Wagen support vehicle for the company's Dakar efforts in the mid-1980s. I'd seen this car in photographs of the display before, but I didn't know the …
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 articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 53
We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for almost two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. In all that time, we've published these every other week. Well, enough of you have spoken up that we're going to try a weekly format, with two of us picking selections, so check back often. We've tracked …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 928 Formerly Owned By Paul Stanley And Featured In KISS Video Up For Sale
This isn't the first Porsche owned by a Kiss member we've seen for sale, but it is definitely the nicer of the two. This time it's a 1988 Porsche 928 S4 formerly owned by Paul Stanley (Gene Simmons bought it for him) and featured in their video for the song "Reason to Live". If you can make it through the first three (3) minutes of bad video, and …
Continue to the full articleDid the World’s Fastest Porsche 928 Break Its Own Record?
When Carl Fausett and team arrived at Bonneville this year in an attempt to break the world record they set last year, they were met by a course that was quite literally below water. A heavy rain had poured on the area the Saturday before leaving large and deep pools of salt infused water. Imagine driving your beloved Porsche through salt …
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