Oppo, Teach me Something New: Porsche 928

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
04/13/2014 at 16:21 • Filed to: Porsche 928

The PorscheTamer is bored at work; he knows a lot about Porsches, but not everything. So lets see if anyone can teach me something new about the 928. And not just that "it's a money pit" or "it's a POS", I mean something specific and factual. Fun facts, specs, trannies, engines what have you! If someone tells me something I don't know, I'll give them some cookies!

DISCUSSION (23)

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 16:35

To get things started, it was interesting that there was a rear hatch release control on both the driver and passenger sides. Which might have been scary, except the hatch release itself didn't work for very long anyway. :-)

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 16:38

Oh! And one other thing was that you could get optional rear air conditioning. You know, for the comfort of the rear seat passengers on those long trips. :-)

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 16:40

The 928 was the first (and I believe only) sports car to win "European Car of the year" thanks to innovations like the "Wessiach Axle" that gave passive rear-steering and the various bits of fiberglass and chassis design that allowed for the use of integrated bumpers instead of the horrible 5mph crash bags that every car on the planet was being saddled with.

Now let's summarize the trim levels

Base model - 4.5L V8, no aerodynamic upgrades.
S - 4.7L V8, bigger brakes
S2 - 928 S in the UK
"S3" - 5.0L V8 in America, officially remained as the 928 S
S4 - 5.0L V8, upgraded suspension and brakes, rear spoiler is standard
CS - Club Sport package. Don't remember what all is in it. Based on S4 but lighter and faster.
GT - Manual transmission only with upgraded power and suspension.
GTS - Final trim package. 5.4L V8, better transmission and drivetrain, more luxury, the "best" 928 to own as-is.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
04/13/2014 at 16:45

Kinja'd!!!

Rear air-conditioning gets the cookies!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
04/13/2014 at 16:47

But I like impact bumpers... :(

What more can you tell me? :)

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 16:56

That you should never own one unless you can afford a brand new porsche.

birddog73 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 16:56

Factual?

Can't help ya there.

It is one of the top two cars I will own before I die.

I guess that counts as a fact. And you didn't know it. So there we have it!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
04/13/2014 at 16:58

Well I did know that, but that's common sense; of which I wish I could force myself to refuse to follow! :)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > birddog73
04/13/2014 at 16:59

These are facts....HAVE SOME COOKIES!!

Kinja'd!!!

Conan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 17:05

They had a built in phone option in the late 1980s.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Conan
04/13/2014 at 17:14

Really? I assume it was wired to the car and not very mobile? Any fun or special things about the phone?

highmodulus > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 17:30

Has held up better than anyone else involved in Risky Business

Your boy, BJR > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 17:44

It twice played the role of the Batmobile in 1988's Batman: Year One and 1990's Legends Of The Dark Knight.

Conan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/13/2014 at 17:56

I've never seen it. I was just told about it when I ducked out of purchasing one a few years back. It was just a story from the mechanic, but he said you could get a phone dial to match the famous phone dial wheels. The whole network's inactive now though from what I remember him saying.