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The Porsche 928S One of The All Time Great Cars
I have owned over 50 cars. This was one of my favorite cars ever. I bought a 1986 version with only 20,000 miles on it for just $25,000; they were new at around $60,000. I proceeded to put 100,000 trouble-free miles on it. It was fast, comfortable, safe, and very roomy. In 1995, the last year they made them, I would have bought another, but the Porsche dealer only had an automatic left, and I ended up buying a used Ferrari from them instead, but that’s another story.
The Porsche 928 is a luxury sports car that was produced by Porsche AG from 1978 to 1995. It was the company’s first V8-powered grand tourer and was designed to replace the Porsche 911 as the company’s flagship model. The 928 was a radical departure from the 911, offering a more comfortable and refined driving experience while still delivering the performance and handling that Porsche was known for.
The Porsche 928 was introduced in 1978 and was available as a coupe or a convertible. It was powered by a 4.5-liter V8 engine that produced 220 horsepower, and this was later increased to a 5.0-liter V8 that produced…
