<![CDATA[Porsche 928 - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928 - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Totally agree. Mostly of interest to men but my next door neighbour's 14 year old daughter loves mine. Actually one pulled up next to me probably more than 20 years ago and it was Elle Mcpherson at the wheel. It was actually hers too. Designed by American Lapine. Look at the red one above - same basic shape as original designed 36 years ago ! Looks absolutely current even now. These things are cheap over here in Australia and my yard's full of them ! My oldest is a 1979 S manual and even so it has cruise control, power mirrors, central locking , climate control etc - almost everything today's cars have and all I need anyway. I have noticed the prices in the US are rising as well as even 2nd hand parts unfortunately which I often get from there. 928 was also first cas with soft plastic bumpers, first car to have plastic fuel tank and something else that I can't think of. Still best handling GT car ever about 10 years ago - maybe eclipsed now but would still better most. Super comfortable, roomy car for driver, great seats. Every real car lover should have one at least once in their life ! I have a sort of appreciation of 911s but they are just bad news in ride and comfort for everyday. Go - treat yourself - a really good one is still pretty cheap over there really. You'll love it. Go for the S4 for much better fuel mileage. Don't worry about parts - even if you have an engine failure - a good S4 engine can be had for as little as $1000 - $1500 on ebay US !

ShashiAugeas

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> well ill say this i have a 1985 928 blue with tan interior and i love it i had a 87 944 turbo nice car and fun to drive but the 928 overall is a better car one of the best looking and driving cars out there yeah it may be an 80's machine but the power and speed isn't 80's yes it should go into the garage let me know if you want pictures of mine and i will send them to you ;)

AngelusDelon

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> i live in the blue ridge mtns i have a 928 gts with twist it has a chevy 383 stroker mtr in it very nice 475 hp even nicer coustom center force clutch i have no licens becouse of this beast love have to catch me first now love the car

middleman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @the_Finn_294: I totally agree. 959 before even considering the 928. While not a traditional Porsche, the 28 is just not sports-car enough to be in the fantasy garage. the 59 is much more fantasy garage material due to its not being in the States except for grey market.

Mustang lovin' non-redneck...not that there's anything wrong with that.

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> With decent 928's running 10K or less, this should be in the Reality Garage. Pass.

poxpopulus

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I've owned the "Blue Beast", a '91 928 S4, for about a month now. Sheeesh, this car has grown on me like no other ever has and I've owned a few since '62. Anyhow, I noticed Audi/BMW owners are shadowing me on the Interstate, staring and drooling. My neighbor in the adjacent carport has a Boxter. Sitting next to the Beast makes it look more like a Karman Ghia, seriously.
He's found somewhere else to park it.
Grinnin' aplenty in Sebring.

MiamiMilt

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> In 1992 my father bought a cherry red 1989 928. The window sticker when new was 84 thousand. With inflation that makes it roughly around 120 thousand in todays market. When I was 17, in 1997, he gave it to me. In 2006 I sold mine. I had the car for almost a decade. The reason why I sold the car was the cost. Jesus was it an expensive car to maintain. Over that decade I put at least 30 grand into it. The styling is love it or leave it, and my prom date told me she didn't want to go to prom in that ugly porsche! She was a stuck up b.... But it still looks modern today and I dream about it every now and then. I bought a 2003 AMG SL 55 to replace my 928, but I am not as passionate about it.I have to say, that if the porsche was less expensive to run I never would have gotten that mercedes.
Someone earlier commented that the 928 is a car that you have to explain to people. Not really. Its a car that you have to explain to 15 year old boys and freshman girls in college. Those who know about cars know about the 928. No explanation needed.

atlas55

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Turboner: The 959 WAS a version of the 911. It was the greatest air-cooled 911 ever.

my favorite car is a motorcycle

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Summary of previous discussion to this point:

- If you're less than 30 years old, have never driven one, are a domestic badge whore, or believe that bruce cars must be rectangular in shape, then the 928 might not be for you.

- Every one else loves the 928.


I have seen a couple 500+ hp supercharged 928s that will give any car -- ANY car -- a run for the money. Like all performance cars of that era, maintenance is necessary, but the 928 was one solid beast. Protected from salt and other environmental nastiness, they are durable as anything.

I can't believe that people are comparing the 944 turbo to the 928. The 928 was intended for comfortable cruising at 150mph all day long. The 944/968 was intended to carve autocross and road courses. Two different cars, friends, two very different cars. Induct them both in the Garage and be done with it.

Letting a 928 GTS get away at that price borders on insanity. My sincerest condolences...

my favorite car is a motorcycle

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I vote no, because, as mentioned before, it is too attainable. Any fool in my city that wants to drive a porsche gets one of these. I can barely drive around town without seeing one or two of them being parked. I think the styling is nothing special.

And didn't the guys at top gear once had a challenge of buying a 'supercar' at under L10.000,- ? James May one of these I think, and it didn't get very far...

f_demon

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Just want to point out that the top pic of the 928 in this blog is an older model. The body lines are slightly defined better and lights were more curvy in accordance with the Supra/Celica styles in the 90's.

I voted AYE cuz this WAS the car ever since I was a kid. Still have a hotwheels bright green 928 with me for all these years. Almost bought one back in college but after doing a bit of research, found out that it was "unreliable" and would cost me an arm and a leg with repairs. Also, the eBay dude seemed kinda shifty.

My Porsche buddies still hate it because "it's not a 911".

superbmtsub

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Clarkson's 928:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ht4L77-mPuI

Mark Arnold

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @the_Finn_294: I agree, the 959 needs to be in, as well. Fuck the 911.

Turboner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Tommyudo: I thought Risky business had a 944? My bad, it's been 20 years or so since I've seen it. I haven't seen it as many times as Weird Science, I mean, how can you compare that slut Rebecca DeMornay to Kelly LeBrock? Other than the two-part last names, of course.

Turboner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @brandonvalentine: 914-6, right? Race-prepped for track events?

Turboner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @cyclopticgaze: Agreed. Weird Science wins over Risky Business for the 928 over 944, plus Bill Paxton's Chet could kick Tom Cruise's sissy ass any day of the week.

I have always loved the lines of these cars, and the awesome exposed pop-up headlights. I used to walk 8 blocks out of the way across PDX from the waterfront, where I worked as a cook, to NW, where my wife worked retail to pick up the car after work. Why? A beautiful, black 928 that lived a little bit out of the way. With a STICK! I would just walk by and say, hi, everyday. I haven't ever seen one for sale around Portland that didn't have the automatic, though. For Shame.

Definately, yes. I know some people won't understand, but I would take one over a 911, just for the V8 and looks.

Turboner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I had a 944s (.5 of a 928) for 9 years. If the real deal with twice the 944s, it merits a place in any garage.

I just test drove a Cayman S. Great car if you don't need to see anything behind you. Dealer offered me 10K below sticker, I declined and got myself a 335.

If they still made 944/68/28's, I would be driving one.

dulcamara

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Oh yeah, what happened to the groovy green 928 that was being used as the main image earlier today? I miss it. *sniff*

SpudMills

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> There was this one idiot cow-like chick in college that remarked about the 911, "ew, it's too bubbly looking." That has nothing to do with this thread, but I just wanted to hand out some extra end tags I have lying around, although I doubt it will work any better than those who have already tried because the nesting has already been lost.

SpudMills

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Oh man...and I shudder to think this coulda been shoulder to shoulder in the 'garage with a VW.

Destardi

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> i'm all for an early 80's 928 with a chevy 350 in there. conversion kit is reasonably priced and engine repairs are much much cheaper. plus you can put out 600hp-ish before having to worry about the backend/tranny breaking on you

that a few choice upgrades from a GTS and you have a kick-ass sleeper

henri

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @brandonvalentine: Whatever, dude. It's still a Starion. And a 944 will never be a Starion. And I actually like 944s. The 944 may have had a modicum of Bruce, but it never had Super Potential! End of story.

Davey G.

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I will never forget when i was sitting bored in math class and I looked up at the calendar by my teacher's desk with a picture of an empty street in China. Something caught my eye and when i got up to look it was a 928 in that sickly and alluring green and I spent the whole day smiling.

voodoojoo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> For specifics it needs to be a white 1989 GTS-4 with the pre-1984 phone dial type wheels.

JoeWoodsprite

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> God Yes!!! I have had a framed poster of a 1987 928GT on my wall for 19 years.

JoeWoodsprite

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @MarionCobretti: The Starquest may be better looking than the 944 but it's also slower. The 944 engine is one of the biggest 4 cylinders gas engines ever in mass production, it's basically one half of the 928 engine's block. A well built 944 Turbo can lay down way more than a built Starquest. The G54B just doesn't go as far. The only way a Starion can be built to compete with the 944 is if we're talking about JDM and some Euro market Starions that received 4G63Ts. Those cars were never available in the states and obtaining the necessary engine block and mounts to swap a Starquest to 4G63 power is pretty expensive and has been rarely accomplished. The JDM Starions used an early 4G63 block that is different from the later DSM motors due to its longitudinal orientation for RWD.

Power rise, a G54B-powered Starquest is a better rival to the 924 Turbo (but not the 924S, which had a 944 engine in it).

brandonvalentine

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @cyclopticgaze:

I'm not talking unattainable just in terms of numbers produced. Hell, I voted FOR the Honda and the SM. But those cars did something, they either changed the game in someway or represented a unique pinnacle in another way.

Hell, Porsche didn't even follow the 928 with a We only get 50 cars. 928. Look, with the RT12 and the 288 already in the garage nothing will convince me to give up one of the very few spots to the 928, no matter how much I like it.

It, like the Phaeton (I'm totally setting myself up for bannination here) are simply too pedestrian to be among the holy few who make it into the JFG.

We only get 50 cars in the Garage!! You're telling me there aren't 50 others you lust after more than the 928?

b.borrman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @discontinuuity: No.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Maybe what we need is a 924 with 928 drivetrain?

discontinuuity

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I voted "no." Too common for fantasy garage. Unless your fantasy garage is the one in the "Justification for Higher Education" poster that I had on my wall in high school.

Skydiver

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Davey G.:

http://www.carsoup.com/used/detail.asp?usedVehicleID=39470...

Meat Farley

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Hey mang, Tony Montana loved his!

IamZardoz

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> With those innocent bug-eyed headlights, she's like a late-teen college coed with a taut, round ass off of which you could bounce a quarter 6 feet in the air. She can run with the best of her time. She's got a few tricks up her sleeve, too, like that Weissach axle. I'm gonna say she's a redhead too, not as fiesty on the track as her redheaded sister, the 911, but she takes a special man (or woman to like). In short, she's a pre-crackhead Lindsay Lohan with girl-next-door innocence and 1250 SAT scores. They're both in my fantasy garage (the girl and the car).

HeeeeyJake

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Davey G.: Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

I'll even say something nice about the Manta.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Allow me. Test test test.

Meat Farley

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]>
Just saw one at the Whole Foods.

I'm right

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @jonnylieberman:

My mistake. Reading is FUNdamental.

PatFromGundo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> definitely yes....theres on on detroit c-list for 7 g's right now and it looks pretty nice http://detroit.craigslist.org/car/337753267.html...and it looks pretty nice

clashtastic

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> defin

clashtastic

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @MarionCobretti: The 240 and 2000GT were Japan's E-Types. As for the 928 haters? I am so with Lieberman on this. I remember the morning after the '06 Bullrun, I was on the roof of the Beverly Hilton's garage with some pals. There were Lambos and Lotuses up there. Basically all manner of exotica. The cheapest (in terms of current value) car in the lot was Team Oh! Canada's 928. And I couldn't stop staring at it. It's one of the coolest cars ever built, period. And I don't even particularly like Porsches. Also, people who think the 968 is hotter obviously need to pay a visit to the Betty Ford Clinic. It's without doubt the ugliest, most half-assed-looking Porsche ever built. Oh, and I vote for a black S4. With a couple of high-quality enamel country badges affixed to its sexy, sexy ass.

Davey G.

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> shit. how bout now?

Mad_Science

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @burglar: Damn, it I miss that car! But like Lieberman I couldn't afford to maintain it. It gave me two glorious years, though.

I will vote for the 928 (even though the 944 turbo holds a special place in my heart). I remember two of them being run at Laguna Seca . . . that V8 . . .

I love that the aluminum body panels are so easily damaged and so expensive to repair; fantasy garage material. And sexy, yes, who knew the Krauts could do sexy?

P.S. don't ban me for my 944 love.

Zapp_Brannigan

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Got it

Mad_Science

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Sorry

Mad_Science

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> CLOSE TAG!

MarionCobretti

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @PatFromGundo: No I didn't

4th paragraph

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Ok, but only if it has the crazy checkered flag supergrapic interior.

Friend of the family had one long ago...good memories.

Silverman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The first car I ever drove was my dad's 928. That was in 1979. The only thing I didn't like was the strange Pop Art inspired upholstery. Other than that it was an inspiring car. While my dad had owned lots of sports and muscle cars, the 928 was playing in a whole new ballgame.

Awesome choice, Johnny.

BobbyMike

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I vote yes, but I only really want to see a 928S4 or a 928GTS get in. I think the S4 and GTS look better than the originals, and the performance is astounding. The S4 is the better value here too, being that you can get one for $20k, and it's got performance worth at least $50k. I actually had the opportunity to drive an S4, and while before I was never terribly impressed with the 928, driving one made a convert out of me. Such a fast car, and an impeccable Grand Tourer. And the first clean-sheet designed car at Porsche since the beginning of the 911. I submit that anyone who votes no doesn't really know what they're talking about.

elwood

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 928 will always get my vote. In 1988, Porsche, in a marketing push, sent my dad a poster of a 928 with "McCarthy" printed on the license plate. (Everyone else seemed to get the 911.) At that age, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. The next year, my uncle bought one. Again, coolest thing ever. A few years later, I was treated to a ride in an especially hot 928. Since I was in the back seat (sans headrests), I learned the true meaning of neck-snapping accelleration. Then, a few weeks ago, I find that a none-too-bad-looking older woman drives the gunmetal gray 928 across the street from my apartment.

So yes, the 928 gets my hearty endorsement.

ThnderbltDoherty

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Ok, but only if it has the crazy supergraphic checkered flag pattern insert interior

Silverman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @PatFromGundo: I noted it.

4th paragraph

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Jeez, those Rennlist guys are such douches.

Black Gold

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I've always admired the 928 so I'm voting "yes". I love the fact that Porsche elitist pricks purists absolutely revile the car. I love its "wolf in AMC Pacer-inspired clothing" style. I love that I can get my 6-3 ass inside it and drive in relative comfort at high speeds for extended periods of time.

I played around with an '87 S4 a few weeks ago and it rekindled my fondness for the car. I only wish I made enough money to move close to a talented 928 mechanic so I could befriend him in the hopes he would take a personal interest in caring for my 928 without draining my wallet on a quarterly basis.

Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @b.borrman:

I guess I disagree. The JFG should include cars that are unattainable, but shitballs, how many of those are there? Go to any Concours d'Elegance and you'll find 50 choice examples quickly. I argue that it's harder to find choice automotive examples that were more mass produced. I mean, I'll never vote in an Accord, but I'd also have trouble voting in some one or two-off spec car that maybe two dozen people have ever driven and only gets seen when it's rolled out to spiffy-up a car show.

cyclopticgaze

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 944 looks like a German Starion. This looks like a Citroen.

NICKNICK

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Wow...I love cars the purists love to hate (M-coupe anyone?), I love oddball styling, and I even like Porsche.

I never knew anything about the history or mechanicals before, and it's awesome to know what's under the hood.

But man...that styling does nothing for me. Johnny says it's gorgeous, I say it's boring bordering on ugly. Looks like every other underpowered fastback wannabe sports car of the automotive dark ages that was the late 70s. It's like Anne for Arrested Development..."her?"

Probably a generational thing, too. Growing up (in the 90s), the only people I ever saw in these were 40-something douchebags who still thought it was 1984 and rocked a serious irony-free yuppie bachelor impress-you-with-my-car and Laser-Disk player attitude.

The one redeeming styling feature is what it looks like with the headlights up, which I can't believe you didn't mention or include a picture of:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/532000-5...

Seriously, nothing...

Mad_Science

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I can almost understand the arguments about the 928 being too attainable. But to say that the 968 is a better looking car!? Blasphemy! The 968 looks like a warmed over 944, which itself looked like a body-kitted 924. If you want a quick four-cylinder turbo sports car that's fun on the drive and has quasi-comical fender flares, get a Starion or Conquest. It will be cheaper to maintain, and actually does look better than the 944 that it drew so many styling cues from.

The 928, though, looks like nothing else, and count me in with Lieberman, Clarkson et al. who think it beautiful. I'd never heard of it described as Germany's E-type* before, but I'd say that's spot on.

*I have, however, heard Jeremy Clarkson refer to the 3rd-gen RX-7 as Japan's answer to the E-type," another comparison which, while off-topic, I wholeheartedly support.

MarionCobretti

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Jonny: you forgot to note the 928's reputation for safety. If you're going to crash at car at 150 MPH, it should probably be this one.

PatFromGundo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @eltonito:

"This car gives me visions of mullets, red leather jackets, Night Ranger and date rape."

Ahh the good ol days...

danio3834

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I, too, am a rotten person. As much as I am impressed with the story behind the 928, and agree that Jonny should've bought his boss's car when he had the chance (or any car cooler than a Stanza, for that matter), I'm more of a 944-type than a 928; even if everything between the two were the same mechanically, the 944 just looked better to me.

The Thirteenth Sentry

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Why not nominate the 968 instead? Not only was it a far better driver's car than the 928, it was sleeker and better looking too. It also makes for better track car than a 911 of similar vintage and it was less expensive.

long_live_the_E36

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @MeatFarley: dude. don't need to make it worse.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> HOLY CRAP! Did you guys know that Tony Lapine is on record saying that he was inspired by the AMC Pacer when designing the 928?

Meat Farley

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> jeez, that's embarrassing.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @MarionCobretti: yup, that's a typo. Especially as i mentio 17-year run right afterwards.

And yeah, the 32-valve heads, while red, look nowhere near as cool.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @cyclopticgaze:

It ain't about styling or reliability.

This is a great car, but it's NOT a fantasy car. A fantasy car should be almost unattainable, or something so wonderfully historic and groundbreaking it's brilliance can't be denied.

Out of the millions of different vehicle ever produced we get to select a handful to induct. So it's about damn time we get a little more selective and actually pick cars we fantasize about, not just ones we really like.

b.borrman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @MarionCobretti:

but it was make from 1978-1995, not 1985

i need by make suer me grammarziation is goodly if'n ima gonna currect your typos, huh?

That is to say, the 928 was MADE from 1978-1985, not made.

MarionCobretti

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> oh, wow... i kept getting POST FAILED! TRY AGAIN LATER.

apparently that was not actually the case. sorry about that.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @cyclopticgaze:

It ain't about styling or reliability.

This is a great car, but it's NOT a fantasy car. A fantasy car should be almost unattainable, or something so wonderfully historic and groundbreaking it's brilliance can't be denied.

Out of the millions of different vehicle ever produced we get to select a handful to induct. So it's about damn time we get a little more selective and actually pick cars we fantasize about, not just ones we really like.

b.borrman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> As a kid, I remember seeing a 928 for the first time in the late 70's and thinking it looked like it had driven off the set of Star Wars. It made everything else on the road back then look like a model T. No, a covered wagon. To this day the styling still looks pretty fresh. Definitely a unique automobile worthy of the garage.

BuckDiablo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I vote yes, but only if it has a spoiler. I don't know why, but my idiosyncratic sense of aesthetics can't tolerate the 928 without one.

combat chuck

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Just a suggestion for a future entry here.

On tv this weekend they had some car auction where some lucky sun'm'gun picked up a red Lancia Stratos with fully rally rig.

If we can't get a Stratos in the damn garage then to hell with you all. To hell I SAY!!!

Teds

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Those wheel covers remind me of a toy my sister had when she was a baby.


The green and gold car pics need some red and yellow stripes, and they'd look like a pair of MC Hammer pants worn by someone with a sizeable posterior.

The red one is ok, because red makes everything better.

drewheyman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @jonnylieberman: I think part of the reliability factor comes with the crossover potential this car had. The 928 was the German sports car for macho, steroid induced assholes who wanted to one-up their friends with Trans Am's and IROC Camaro's.

I'm guessing that the 928's demographic weren't exactly keen on the routine maintenance that European cars require. They seem to be deemed unreliable because their owners made them so.

This car gives me visions of mullets, red leather jackets, Night Ranger and date rape.

eltonito

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Crashburn: Sure. What it should say is: a Porsche should have its engine behind the driver.

Tony Lapine is on record saying that he was inpired by the AMC Pacer when desinging the 928.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @jonnylieberman:

"And, why are so many of you so intent on making baby jesus cry?"

Would that be the 8pound 6ounce newborn baby Jesus?

Drive-thru

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> You do know that Tony Lapine is on record saying that he was inspired by the AMC Pacer, no?

Just sayin.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I think the model that ought to be included is the '86 or so 928S. It had the 32-valve V8, but still the early model front and rear fascias. True, you'd have to strip off those bodyside moldings that spoiled its smooth flanks, but that's a minor matter. Then just have the Devek fellows spec out the V8 with a stroker crank and a bored out block (good for 6.5 liters), and throw on some GTS brakes and wheels. Voila!

Oh, and a few other points:

I'm sure this was just a typo, but it was make from 1978-1995, not 1985.

The later 32-valve cars alas had a more pedestrian looking intake manifold. Only the 16-valve cars had that look of an angry mechanical spider sitting astride the V8.

Alas, Porsche never really raced the 928 as far as I know, nor did they ever develop the engine to its full potential. So here are a couple of bad-ass 928's:

First, as I alluded to Devek earlier, google "Devek White Car," or just go here for some specs, to see what the 928 was capable of when modified, but still fully street legal.

Also, check out Mark Anderson's car. This guy raced in what was then the Speedvision World Challenge, and turned in some respectable performances for a privateer against guys running much more modern machinery.

MarionCobretti

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> You do know that Tony Lapine, who went on to head Porsche's design team, is on record saying that he was inspired by the AMC Pacer, no?

Just sayin.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> You do know that Harm Lagaay, who went on to head Porsche's design team, is on record saying that he was inspired by the AMC Pacer, no?

Just sayin.

phenotyp

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Bruno V: Why are people saying the 928 is unreliable?

And, why are so many of you so intent on making baby jesus cry?

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I'm kind of surprised at the resistance of many Jalops to voting in the 928. Seems to boil down to styling and reliability.

Styling, well, OK. I've always thought the 944 to be a more masculine looking car what with those flares and without the rounded rear end. Matter of taste.

But reliability? Really? We're comparing its performance to a Corvette and the fucking Countach!

cyclopticgaze

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> *cough*

Oh, what were we talking about?

jeremyc

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I am joining the rotten person brigade. One of the biggest pricks I know owned one of these for a while, so you can blame my no vote on him. Or maybe I should have voted yes, because it might be karma that he owns an unreliable POS.

Bruno V

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> it's a great CAR not care... I hit submit before checking because my boss was walking by

the_Finn_294

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @detroit9000: What?

Are you joking?

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @XXeR: There is nothing precluding the 944 Turbo from induction.

Except for the 968 Turbo.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @saabophile: Exactly. I've never seen an abandoned 911.

detroit9000

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> if we are gonna have a bunch of porsches in the JFG there had better be a 959 and a 993 GT2 in it before i vote in a 928 yeah sure it's a great care love the V8 but i refuse to vote yes until i get my 959 (i will also accept the Ford RS200 EVO or Lancia Delta Integrale HF EVO II)

the_Finn_294

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Yes! This is what we need in the Fantasy Garage: more rear drive sports cars, not quirky luxury barges. Even if I don't quite like the styling (obese RX-7 meets AMC Pacer), no one can argue with the performance. I'll take the late model 345 HP model, maybe in green.

discontinuuity

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> This is worthy. The Porsche hated by Porsche "purists" that was a killer car anyway...it has a story, it hauled ass, save it a spot.

Zanary

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> the 944 turbo should definitely be there instead of the 928. but then again, i'm biased (i own a 944 turbo).

XXeR

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I had a chance at a 850i, black, manual, from an estate sale. They just don't get any better than that, but I too pulled up lame at the fear of repair bills on that thing. So even though I think the 928 well engineered bar of soap, I'll vote yes out of empathy.

Daga

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> 914 would be my preference, but I am abstaining from the vote so as to not anger Lieberman.

Teds

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Uh, I'd vote for a 356 or a 959.

Hoser Dave

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Wow that was quick, two other U-Boat Commander posts in the time it took me to type mine.

Gabe Balch

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Crapity crap, did I write Cayenne? I should ban myself. Cayennes are an abomination before the Lord.

Cayman.

HoubaHouba!

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I had an '80 928 5-speed a few years back. Unfortunately, it was pretty rough so I decided it wasn't worth keeping. Despite being completely neglected, it was still well-put together and pretty reliable. The alternator died twice, but it was otherwise a great car. Beautiful-sounding V8, one of the best engine sounds ever. The one thing I'll never get over is how well-planted the car felt, even though it was 25 years old. At 120, you felt absolutely glued to the road. The faster you went, the better it felt. The handling was flawless. Very cool and comfortable interior, too.

Jon_Furst

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @saabophile: Always remember: there's no such thing as a cheap Porsche.

I really respect the 928 as a GT car, and yes Johnny L - you should have bought the GTS, they're something. The look is distinctive and the performance is great. More maintenance than I'd want to take on (and this from a 944 turbo owner), though.

But I voted nein since I don't feel the lust. The 550, 904, 911 and Cayenne are iconic for me, the others not so much.

IMO the JFG is for mistresses. Mmmm, Kelly LeBrock....

HoubaHouba!

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> YES!

But it needs a U-BOAT vanity plate -
"Who's the U-Boat Commander?"

Gabe Balch

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I am a rotten person. I admit it. Even though I've wanted a 928 since I was child. Even though I've never forgiven my father for buying a BMW instead of this because it was "more practical," (I was five, I would have been perfectly comfortable in the back seat!!) I vote no.

Any car this available on eBay and used car lots doesn't cut it for a limited number "fantasy garage." It's in my "would like to very possibly will own garage", yes. But damn it, I don't ache and drool over it like I do a 550, or even a 959.

And damn it, if this is a fantasy garage, where there hell is the 917? I fantasize about driving that on the road every day!

b.borrman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 928 design was one of their best. I love it in that weird electric grasshopper green. C'mon, who couldn't love those zany headlights?

SpudMills

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Gorgeous? That's highly debatable.

Jonny, you are clearly still smarting from passing this one up....who in their right mind takes a german car to a mechanic for a window motor replacement anyway? It's always the non-engine stuff that kills you on German cars.

Reminds me of my friend Rick's old joke about the financially devastating a/c repair on his wife's 635csi. (in the voice of a mechanic) "I have bad news for you...its not the transmission."

I'll take mine with headers and twin, open exhaust please.

peakay

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I can remember this car and a Countach being the ONLY cars I wanted as a kid! Oui!

Automanic

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 928 is the German high performance equivalent of the AMC Pacer. Yeah, I said it.

Maybe it isn't that ugly, but I've driven a 928 and a few 911's and I just don't see fantasy. The 928 was great as a Hot Wheels car (the one with removable rubber tires) but sometime after losing my virginity I lost interest in the 928.

eltonito

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @burglar:
werd.

both vehicles were the Porsches of my pubescent fantasies, but the 944 with the meaty flanks was my favorite.

we could problably do a list of where the 928 and 944 showed up in movies.

i believe the 928 was the Prosche that Tom "u-boat commander" Cruise sank in Risky Buisness.

although the 944 was the cosen ride for Molly Ringwalds Beau at the end of SIXTEEN CANDLES.

Drive-thru

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0tWgP138g

Meat Farley

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Definitely a yes. If you don't agree, go watch "Risky Business" at least 3 times.

"Who's the U-boat commander?"

Tommyudo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> DO NOT WANT!!!!

Grambo

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Al Navarro: True, and dog legged, too.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Ick, I'd rather have the 914.

Ray Wert Jr

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> In high school, a friend's dad had a manual 928 S4. Black with red interior. To this day, perhaps the fastest I've ever been to 100 and back.

Jonny, you neglected to note (see, I actually read this post) that first gear was off the H - racing style.

Al Navarro

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I always though the 928 looked like three different cars congealed together, none of which agree with the others. The 1955 Spyder, now that's a beautiful Porsche, but to compare this to the E-Type?..

Kuang

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The fantasy garage is quickly becoming a mechanic's dream - cars that are in constant need of five-figure repairs.
The 928 is as unreliable and as likely to strand its owner as a Citroen SM; yet it has none of the daring engineering or French I'll do-it-my-way charm.

The 928 is a horrible stain on the reputation of Porsche's engineering prowess. There is no excuse for the 928's suckitude. It was awful. Every bit as fat, unreliable and sorry as the BMW 8 Series.

goatrope

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The Shark is a truely awsome car, esp. given the era it was designed and built in. It is absolutely 'georgeous'... BUT I cannot vote for something as pedestrian as a 928... yes the GTS is REALLY HOT, but its still overweight...

(BTW, I own a 944 Turbo that has been put on a diet), and while a 928 would make a great track toy once stripped, there is a LOT of stuff to keep up on a shark...

I'd vote for a Dauer 962 or 959 or a RUF CTR (Yellow Bird)... I don't dream of owning a Shark though and this is a dream garage... sorry.

jakay11

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @bzr: I can't really explain how sad I am for not buying it.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Buckster: Only if we can ban you twice.

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> My uncle Kevin (RIP) is partially responsible for my addiction to cars. The day he let me drive my great aunt to the airport in his 735 by myself was the start...but my fondest memory was the day he looked over at me from the driver's side of his 928 and said "Wanna drive?"

I remember turning the key, and as that sweet v8 rumbled to life, a huge grin spread across my face. I really didn't know all that much about Porsches, but remebering thinking, "Wow, this thing's kinda like a German Mustang!" Even better, as I started to drive, my Uncle looked at me and said "Don't pussy-foot, punch it!" As Frank Zappa would say, "Yowza!"

I almost bought one a few years back, but horror stories of thousands of dollars to replace a rear-end made me think twice.

I drive an original M Coupe now. It doesn't have the top-end of a 928, nor does it have that amazing v8, but in many ways it's a kindred spirit. The 928 surely needs to join the M Coupe in the Fantasy Garage!

espycowboy

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> You guys forgot to mention that Scarface had one. That gives it a plus in my book.

And even if a window motor cost as much as a month's pay at my job where I work with highly precise aluminum und schteel!, I would totally own one over any Sentra (believe me) any day of the week. Just staring at what you knew was YOUR 928 would be worth it.

bzr

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> We all knew it was coming.

And props to niterunner for the Wierd Science shout out.

cyclopticgaze

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @jonnylieberman: Can I vote No twice?

Buckster

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Worst Porsche Ever


@lascauxcaveman: I would consider the camino version.

Buckster

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @Crashburn: And the 914.

brandonvalentine

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Candygram? Landshark!

Awesome.

brandonvalentine

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Yes, it gets in.
The JFG-spec example should be a '78 body on top of GTS drivetrain and suspension.

But I must confess that I do fancy the 968 almost as much.

Mark Arnold

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Sorry, this car fails.

Mr4Runner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The only Porsche I have ever wanted to own.

Meat Farley

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Plus it makes a pretty snazzy 'camino.

lascauxcaveman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Not knowing anything about this car up until recently.. (decided to compare a porsche to a bmw 850csi to see what might make my personal garage) it rates as a serious contender in the "i will buy someday" category.

personally i think it's kinda ugly.. it has that minimalist thing happening with the body.. kind of like the result of an AMC Pacer mating with a Jag e-type..

But it's growing on me.. still a toss up with the 850 or the 928.. it is however.. a sleeper porsche.. because it doesn't look like a 911 it isn't a car you pull chicks with.. it has all the outward appeal of a corolla.. or 80's rx7 and most cops wouldn't give it a second glance.. just a funky 80's underpowered sports car (ala 924.. but not).. unfortunately its a car you have to explain.. and you begin explaining it by having to defend that it's a actually a pretty damn good car..

But as far as a car you can pick up for $6K, that's a proper GT car, with a high hoonage potential 300hp v8 and rwd.. that's a bit of a sleeper except to those in the know.. it's a damn good deal.. i expect that those $6K cars will disappear quickly as your readers now know they exist.

I voted yes.. but as a bargin way into a proper sports car.. the $ to performance ratio is pretty damn high.. much better than any american car.. save probably an 80's turbo firebird fitted with a modern EFI system, or a t-type that the owner doesn't know what he has..

The fantasy garage needs a daily driver.. screw the phaeton.. this is it.

WheatKing

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Can I stamp a preemptive bullshit on anyone who states that only true Porsches have engines hanging behind the rear wheels? Because if they do then they will have conveniently forgotten about 550's, 904's, 906's, 908's and the absolutely most Bruce race car of all time the 917.

Crashburn

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> i think if for nothing but the "Billy Graham coming out in favor of cocaine. And Jews." line, i have to vote yes.
aside from that, i loved this car from the first time i saw it at the new york auto show in the late 70's.

harumph

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @kaosfere: See above

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @burglar: Banned

Jonny Lieberman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @burglar:

My wife has a 944 turbo, and I have a 928S. Both are fantastic, with the handling edge going to the 951 (944T). But for me, nothing can replace the burble of the big V8 in the 928, or the rush of hitting 55 mph while still in first gear, and 120 before you're out of third. Good stuff and definitely worth of the fantasy garage!

pmindemann

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> @burglar: Ditto. This may make me a wretched person, but the styling on the 928 has always looked really dumpy and awkward to me. The rear quarter is the *only* view that's good.

Much rather see the 944 in there, if we're only going to put in one front-engined Porsche from that era. Alot sexier than the 928, but not as heavy and overdone as the 968.

kaosfere

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I've been the proud owner of an 86.5 928S 5-speed for several years now. That's the last of the "70s" body style, but with the newer brakes, exhaust and suspension. Black on black. A rare beast. And aside from a Vector W2, it's about the only car that I can imagine keeping this car nut happy for many years to come.

pmindemann

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I've always liked the 928, but I think the best curves are on the 968 Cabriolet. A neighbor has one in a Rose metallic. Gorgeous.

Vintage Racer is out taking pictures

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 944 Turbo would be a better candiate. Light. Sexy. Involving. Playful.

Plus, the 944 has the fender flares like Shakira. Mmmm, flares...

burglar

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> all I had to see was the headline.

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> Despite being a rotten person, I am voting yes on this one. A 928 has been in my wife's fantasy garage for several years (The 356's and early 911's that are in the actual garage aren't enough) so I've got to go thumbs up. The car is more common than the SM I voted against and almost as troublesome, but it truly represented a new and risky way of thinking at Porsche. They may have not hit the mark, but you've got to encourage the staid Germans to express themselves periodically, except for SUV's.

@johnny lieberman: In light of the recent comments suggesting we should change the name to the Fascist Garage, I applaud you for making a choice from an appropriate manufacturer.

junkman

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> This is a top five car in the MarionCobretti Fantasy Garage. Abso-freaking-lutely yes.

MarionCobretti

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> This is the most awesomest car of my childhood. I remember the first time I saw one was in the movie Wierd Science...who knows maybe as a 5 year old it was just the car or the thought of some dorks could bag a hot chick like Kelly LeBrock with a car like that but either way it has always held a special place in my heart.

niterunner

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> I know of an abandoned 928 sitting in a university parking lot in bucolic Massachusetts. Wonder what it's worth...? It even has a full set of spare tires and rims shoved inside.

saabophile

]]> <![CDATA[Porsche 928]]> The 928 was great but it was a GT through and through. Replace this with the 944 Turbo and you have a fantasy garage car. Most were stick, 50/50 weight and completely insane when modified. Sorry but the 928 was a pig. If there had to be one front engine car that says Porsche, it's the 944 Turbo.

wheatstraw

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