I had a 1984 928 S, silver/burgundy interior. It had 52k miles, Automatic transmission. The thing was beautiful, but it sure was a maintenance nightmare/Money Pit! The sounds of the v8 were truly awesome though, when she ran right. I bought the car after falling in love with one while watching "Risky Business" from '83. Who could forget that classic scene where a 19 year old Tom Cruise and Curtis Armstrong make haste in daddy's Porsche. Solid Gold!
I remember when the 84s and 85s came out, it was the car to have. It's still my favorite after all these yrs. I had read that overheating issues plagued these cars when stuck in heavy traffic, but the Germans hadn't designed this thing to sit in bumper to bumper heavy traffic. They fixed it later on with thermostatically controlled electric auxiliary fans. Several yrs ago, I went to a car show/cruise night and a guy had a black 1 with Borla exhaust, and manual trans. Stunning car.
Owned one four fourteen years and the engine was bullet proof and never overheated in fourteen years but these cars and not for people who live on a budget and still one of my favourite cars.
Great job Motorweek. Posting these retro reviews is a very positive move for your brand. I've been watching all these old car reviews just to reconnect to past car love affairs. It's amazing how automobiles continue to evolve!
I had a beautiful silver Euro-spec (300hp) 5 speed 928S back in '85. Such a fantastic car. Mine did the 0-60 way quicker than any 7 seconds I can assure you.
Also has 32valve 5.0 v8 yet makes 322hp/345lbs trq!! 0to 60 7.2sec like this much lighter Porsche. Mercedes technology. I'm lusting of this 928S. I need one BAD
Back when Porsche actually were trying to convince themselves the 928 would replace the 911. I love the design of the 928. Wish they would bring them back in a vintage form.
Their review is so mean to the 928! I'm on my second and the way they describe the handling isn't accurate. I will say it is heavier than the rear engine Porsche's.. learned that trying to stop fast. From what I have experienced, it is not how fast the my '88 928 s4 will go, but if I'm brave enough to go that fast... the rear steering feature that kicks in on a hard turn is unparalleled. Like riding on rails. That said today's super cars are way more powerful. But I love this kid! So fun to drive. Hard not to hit 100 when passing.
+MEEP I like the original 928 rear taillights. They are original and sit well with the car. The later updates looked good too, but not as good as the original. It was a beautifully looking car back then, and it is beautifully looking today.
Andrew Piatek i like my 944 turbo more. but id still get a 928 if i had the money and one came along. there's a smashed one at my junkyard, rather sad to see it there.
I had this car a decade ago, same year, same color. It's called Garnet Red, not "Maroon". Mine had the dog-leg 5 speed manual (which I hated), and sport seats.
Porsche was in financial stress in de mid 90s. Customers stayed away and bought SL or 850i. They had to cut in their range and sadly the 928 had to go toghether with the 968. Such a shame😮
Got a 1979 928 automatic 114 t mls original weels good like new leather dash no sunroof yellow ex not original, modern Mercedes headlights, 87 spoiler cheep super motor same verry good transmission
I've always loved these too, but not enough to buy one today because of age. I think the C4 Vette was giving Porsche heartburn on these so they pumped it up over the years.
@@928pcar Where are you located? Would love to see both of your sharks. Trying to make up my mind on interior colors for mine. Stick with burgundy leather with added burgundy-beige pasha, or change to black leather with black-white pasha, or mix of black and CanCan red leather? Car is black.
@@austinfrazier7325 Not on a wide open freeway, which is what this GT was made for. It can comfortably do three digits all day long. . . or at least until you have to stop to refuel!
Hey Motorweek, hello from Europe. As an automotive enthusiast and engineer, i've been watching Motorweek videos since youtube is around. I really appreciate your initiative of uploading retro reviews. Can you please upload videos of late '90s and early 2000 Audis, like 1999-2001 facelift B5 A4, 2001 or newer B6 and some of C5 A6's/C6 A6's? Thank you
Absolutely my favorite Porsche. I prefer grand tourers to outright sports cars, so there. Also, the esteemed Mr. Davis was wrong. Some of us prefer understated performance. My first car was a '70 Pontiac Firebird and I did NOT junk it up with spoilers, wheel spats or a Screaming Chicken decal. I thought the base bodywork was elegant, and that without the spoiler on the back the sloping trunk looked like, well, a Porsche.
@@erikhertzer8434 That's "quick", not "fast." Also, there were L98 Corvettes that were clocked as low as 5.3 seconds with a mere 245hp. Of course, as per usual, the power was underrated, but I digress.
928 is a wonderful Porsche. 911 tried to be 928 since 996 incarnation, and it's been failing. Panamera had been a 4-door 928 attempt, failed too. 928 is the best out of those. 911 should be air cooled by the way.
What are you talking about? Lol The interior of the 911 isn't the greatest but the 996 and newer are leaps and bounds above the 993 and older. The Panamara is a a failure? It's exactly what I would've imagined a newer 928 sedan.
@andydhillon6673 Well, to me personally, the last desirable Porsche is the 1989 model 911 Turbo. Next, in terms of the desirability would be the 928, pre S4, and 944, pre-Turbo. 993 Turbo is nice, too, but it wouldn't be my first choice, same as Boxster and original 996 are nice, but I still prefer the earlier models from the '80s and early '90s. Except for the 959, which is just not well balanced from design proportions, and these are absolutely key in this type of a car.
@andydhillon6673 Individual opinions is what is allowed, but only in a free society. We live in a society; however, where the majority decides what is acceptable and what isn't, to the point that the public pressure to conform is nearly tyrannical in nature. I am going to side with the minority here, those who pay top dollar for a restored Porsche from the '80s, or early '90s. That's where I want to be. I dont want to have anything to do with the majority, because the majority always reflects mediocrity, averageness, sameness, and what's even worse, the maniacal drive for others to conform. There are those who want to change this, and give the minorities some sort of freedom of choice, but these are usually dealt with swiftly in a similar way those who didn't want to fly swastikas were dealt with in Germany in the '30s. And since we are talking about German cars here, or "European" for that matter, the ban on gasoline automobiles is coming at all costs, and it's coming rather soon, no matter on what some people might prefer. And that's the end of freedom of choice as we know it.
There's a faded red 928S parked next to my crappy little Escort right now. Don't know what year it is, but it's an automatic. I think my neighbor works at a body shop and brings all kinds of cars home.
It would be interesting to compare how the 928 compares to 911s from the 993, 996, 997, to pinpoint when exactly the RR 911 surpassed the FR 928 in handling and performance.
Fascinating, now I know where Audi got all of their ideas for their 1988 V8 engine. It's got every one of these features, down to the chain between the cams and the sprocket driving one of them directly, and one distributor per head until they removed the distributors in 1994. It even has the intake manifold with the rebound from the other side. Speaking of which, could we please please etc. have reviews for the 1988 Audi V8, 1994 Audi A8, and maybe even the 1997 Audi A8 Quattro?
My right ear was happy. I hated Porsche at this time but saw this car in the movie Weird Science and loved it. They dubbed an engine sound to it in the movies Im pretty sure because it sounded like a Ferrari.
Funny how things have changed. You can outrun that Porsche with a 2018 Chevy Colorado (3.6L V6). 0-60 of the Colorado with the new 8 speed is 6.1 or 6.2, depending on who's doing the testing and at what altitude.
this car to me is a fantastic cruiser because of the power the space the comforts and I've heard a tune 1 scream down William cannon in Austin Texas and I thought holy s*** what is that I turned just to see a 928 fly by I don't know if there's an S GTS but it sounded mean bad to the bone and I would freaking love to have one over the high-priced 911 and the singers of the world which only millionaires can afford but the 928 is to make a pun great
A lot of people have done the LS swap for the power and reliability it deserved. Why timing belts? The auto transmissions are bullit proof, built by Mercedes-Benz.
+CenCal Performance Testing yep they're quicker that's basic logic and also they're just totally different class and everything works in them while in corvettes you get those headlights that always break and leaking roof lol
Hey MW. You can still upload these old vids in 720p (even 1080p!). I noticed you are now only uploading them in 480p. There are still benefits of 720p on RU-vid even with these old vids. The sound is better and the video compressional is better at 720p, yes, even with old, converted tapes. It is because of how RU-vid compresses the lower resolution videos, not anything inherently wrong with the resolution on these older vids obviously... if you know what I mean. Please upload them in at least 720p if you can. Thanks!
Though there are custom compression variables available, it has been my experience that even without proper tweaking, even the default settings look and sound better with the proper HD+ codec(s). So, I agree. :-)
This car had the most prominence in the Porsche lineup which included the 911 and 944. The 928S was also the fastest at the time. Eventually, the 911 Turbo and 944 Turbo became faster than the 928S and the 928S was relegated to being more of a luxury sports car.
Huh, interesting take on the 928S. Motor Week has always been reluctant to heap biting criticism on their test cars, so the you have to pay close attention to their subtle complaints. Here, they were fairly pointed about the car's handling issues, so that must have been a serious problem. I always thought the 928 chassis was pretty much vice free. Guess I was wrong.
I wish they'd go back to this era's opening sequence.......today's Motorweek show is too loud, fast and in your face; it's like they're trying to appeal to Beavis and Butthead.
