When Porsche presented this car in 1977, the intention was that it had
to succeed the 911. The buyers thought differently, they continued to buy
the 911 in large numbers, and the expected large success of the 928 never
came.
Still the 928 has remained in production until 1995 and a total of about
61,000 cars were produced in Zuffenhausen. In the Netherlands there now
still about 600 licensed.
The 928 high-speed sport coupe has been built in a particular manner. The
engine is a aluminum V8, the gearbox is mounted above the rear axle. The
hood, fenders and doors are of aluminum. The chassis/bodywork is completely
galvanized. So rust is no issue for the now aging 928. Furthermore "everything
is electrically operated", an automatic climate control is present, the
complete interior is in leather. That it’s a technical complex vehicle is
becomes clear from the fact that there are over 1000 connectors and 3
kilometers of electrical wiring in the car.
The Porsche 928 is the only sports car which ever (in 1978) won the "car of
the year" title. It’s the first car with standard ABS (as from model year
1986).
With a standard 928 GTS it broke the 24 hours speed record. The car was
driven simply from Austria to the race circuit in Nardo, Italy. Here the car
was driven for24 hours and set back 6377.25 kilometers, with an average
speed of 265.72 km per hour. After this spectacular ride, accomplished by 4
Austrians on the initiative of private of the Franz Doppler, the Porsche 928
GTS was simply driven back to Austria. |
The data
of my 928S4
Engine:
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Type:
M28.41/42 V8 DOHC, 5,0 liter, 32 valves. All aluminum construction.
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Fuel
injection: Bosch LH Jetronic, unleaded gas, octane 95.
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Compression ratio 10:1.
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Combustion chamber "Thermally Optimized Porsche" design.
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Forged
drive shaft.
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Power:
320HP at 6000 rpm.
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Torque:
430NM at 3000 rpm.
Miscellaneous
data:
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Automatic
4 speed gearbox build by Mercedes-Benz.
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Front and
rear BREMBO brakes, 4 pistons each, Bosch ABS.
928 Brembo brakes |
Brakes hot test |
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Front 7J
rims design CUP1 with 225/45VR17 tires.
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Rear 8J
rims design CUP1 255/40VR17 tires.
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Weight:
1600 kg, length 452 cm, with 183,5 cm, height 128 cm.
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Top speed
265 km/hour.
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0-100 km/hour
in 6,3 seconds.
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100-0 km/hour
in 3,0 seconds.
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Fuel
consumption:
at 90km/hour 1 liter per 10,6 km;
at 120 km/hour 1 liter per 8,9 km;
in city traffic 1 liter per 5,7 km.
After 50.000 km average 1 liter per 7,2 km.
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Transaxle
design: engine mounted in the front, gearbox mounted in the rear for
a 50%-50% weight distribution.
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Steering
"Weissach" rear axle (named after the Porsche research and design
centre in Weissach).
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Fully
automatic heating and air conditioning system.
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Electrically operated roof, windows and central locking system.
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Electrically operated seats with lumbar support and memory for 3
positions.
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Full
leather interior.
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