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Porsche 928 - The Full Story & Timeline

The history, updates and story behind the Porsche 928.

Porsche 928 Model Guides

The Porsche 928 had to be more refined, comfortable, and luxurious than any prior Porsche so as to compete with Mercedes and BMW. The clean-sheet design gave us a wonderful car with a V8 up front. Over the years, the Porsche 928 saw several updates and improvements. Below, follow along the journey with our in-depth (ultimate) model guides on every production-model 928.

Porsche 928 Specials & Motorsport Model Guides

Like any Porsche, there were also a number of special Porsche 928 models over the years. These included both factory specials and concepts as well as some tasty third-party 928 creations. Below we take you through the in-depth guides on every one we could find.

Porsche 928 Specs & Performance Overview

The V8 powered Porsche 928 was a fast car and the below numbers show you just how quick. The original 928 was not the quickest Porsche at the time and was also faster than the rivaling Mercedes SLC and Jaguar XJS. It also bridged the gap between GT and sports car better than others, thanks to the outstanding roadholding and poise. The smooth revving V8 and its good spread of torque were also popular points of praising by contemporary road testers. Performance improved over the years thanks mainly to larger and more advanced engines being added. Below, we have broken out performance by year, engine and transmission combination as well as by region. To see the full performance stats, simply click on any row and it will open all the information and data.

Porsche 928 Model Timelines & Evolution
Porsche 928 (1978-1982) Profile - Large
Porsche 928 S Profile - Large
Porsche 928 S4 Profile - Large
Porsche 928 GT Profile - Large
Porsche 928 GTS Profile - Large
Porsche 928 Research and Data

Porsche 928 Data, Research & More

Performance and technical specifications data as well as access to Porsche 918 sales brochures and equipment and options codes. You name it, we have it.

Porsche 928 Engine & Transmission

Engine codes and final drive ratios are very exciting reading around here at Stuttcars so we decided to share the excitement with our readers. Need engine and transmission codes for your Porsche 928? How about some mechanical drawings of all the 928s.

More Porsche 928 Information & Research

The is a lot more Porsche 928 research available. We have detailed Porsche 928 production numbers broken out by year and model. We also have Porsche 928 VIN numbers and ranges and a really cool diagnostics manual that a user created to help you find solutions to problems more easily.

Porsche 928 Sales & Parts Catalogs

Free to download Porsche 928 brochures. We have both sales brochures for the 928 as well as parts catalogs. The sales brochures give you a great look into how Porsche positioned the 928 in its sales materials. The parts catalogs are an invaluable tool for finding the information you need for replacements and DIY work.

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