German Mustang? The 1986 Porsche 928s - One Take

Опубликовано 6 марта 2019, 14:00

When the Porsche 928 debuted, it made a lot of 911 purists mad. But why?

The 928 was supposed to replace the 911. Porsche execs thought the 911 had peaked (ha!), and sales were dropping, so they built a front-engine GT car. The 1986 928s has a 5.0-liter V8 making 288HP/302TQ (in America). It weighs about 3,400lbs, a manual transmission, and has perfect weight distribution. And it's small! The wheelbase is 98.4", almost 3" shorter than an M3 at that time. Why did they build it? Why didn't some people like it? To find out, Mike Musto loaned Zack his personal 1986 928s, and went along for the ride.

(Apologies for the camera fail mid-dive. We tried to pick up where we left off).


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