The Porsche 928 Is a Groundbreaking And Influential V8 GT Dreamcar That Redefined The Brand

Porsche dropped its 928 bombshell at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show and suddenly everything changed. Not only was it a bold step forward for the brand with its watercooled all-alloy V8 up front and transaxle concept for perfect 50/50 weight distribution, it was also way ahead of its competitors in terms of design and its influence on modern cars can not be overstated. Think integrated colour-coded bumpers. No brand had them in 1977, now every car is built like this. This is the 928 in its purest form: a first -series car with the desirable manual gearbox. Not only that, it is perhaps the most original example in existence, still wearing its factory paint in immaculate condition. With only 45,000 mls or 72,800 km on the clock and coming with all original books and tools, it will take pride of place in any stellar Porsche collection. Best of all, thanks to regular expert maintenance and care, it drives as well as it looks. Enjoy the ride and contact us if you would like to be the new caretaker of this important part of Porsche history!
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[@928pcar]

Porsche started designing this car in 1971. Then shelved development when the oil crisis started. Then picked up development again in 1975 alongside the 924 development. It was far from “out of nowhere”. Porsche feared they weren’t going to be able to sell the 911 in the US into the future, because of increasing safety and emissions regulations. The 928 was specifically designed with the US market in mind

[@petrolheadclassics]

Thank you for watching and commenting! I mention more about the history towards the end of the video. Among other things, that development started in 1971, that the internal code was ‘911 H’ as a potential 911 successor and, that Porsche considered a much bigger V8 before the oil crisis hit etc. I think it was incredibly brave of Porsche to sign off this forward-thinking design in 1973! ’Out of nowhere’ was from the perspective of a customer in 1977, having considered competitors such as Mercedes and Jaguar 😉 So it’s not with reference to the car’s development. Anyway, seems we’re both big fans of the 928. Happy weekend!

[@928pcar]

@@petrolheadclassics you’re one of the few that actually know what happened. I enjoyed the video

[@chesswizard31]

Thank God Europe and elsewhere didn’t get the crappy US engines.

[@petrolheadclassics]

@@chesswizard31 Thank you for watching and commenting. The first series cars had the same engine both in Europe and the US. The differences were, that NA cars had catalytic converter with O2 sensor as well as EGR. These measures reduced power slightly from 237 to 219 hp. I don't really sense much of a difference due to the torque of the engine. A bigger difference occured in 1980, when the bigger 4,7l engine was launched for the 'S' model ROW, while US kept the smaller powerplant until 1983. What is your experience of driving EU versus US? Would be interesting to know.