Porsche 928

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The Porsche 928 is a luxury grand tourer sports car produced from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, notable for its front-mounted V8 engine, distinctive styling, and blend of high performance with comfort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand tourer ⓘ
luxury car ⓘ
sports car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Stuttgart, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Stuttgart
award 1978 European Car of the Year ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door coupé ⓘ
brakeType disc brakes on all wheels ⓘ
chassis steel monocoque ⓘ
class grand tourer (GT) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designer Anatole Lapine ⓘ
Wolfgang Möbius ⓘ
doorType conventional front-hinged doors ⓘ
drivetrain rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration V8 engine ⓘ
enginePosition front-mounted engine ⓘ
firstModelYear 1978 ⓘ
frontSuspension independent suspension ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
headlightType retractable pop-up headlights ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
length about 4.5 m (varies by model) ⓘ
manufacturer Porsche ⓘ
marketPosition flagship Porsche model in late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
marketSegment luxury grand tourer ⓘ
notableCharacteristic blend of high performance and comfort ⓘ
notableFeature Weissach rear axle ⓘ
aluminium body panels ⓘ
integrated polyurethane bumpers ⓘ
pop-up headlights ⓘ
transaxle layout ⓘ
notableVariant Porsche 928 GT ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928

Porsche 928 GTS ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928

Porsche 928 S ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928

Porsche 928 S2 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928

Porsche 928 S4 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
numberOfDoors 2 ⓘ
platform front-engine Porsche transaxle platform ⓘ
predecessor Porsche 911 (intended replacement conceptually) ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 911 Carrera
productionEndYear 1995 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1977 ⓘ
rearSuspension Weissach axle independent suspension ⓘ
seatingCapacity 4 ⓘ
successor Porsche 928 GTS (as final evolution) ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
topSpeed over 230 km/h (varies by model) ⓘ
transmissionOption 4-speed automatic transmission ⓘ
5-speed manual transmission ⓘ
wheelbase about 2500 mm (varies by model) ⓘ

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Porsche → notableModel → Porsche 928 ⓘ
Porsche Panamera → predecessor → Porsche 928 ⓘ
Porsche 928 → successor → Porsche 928 GTS (as final evolution) ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Porsche 928 → notableVariant → Porsche 928 S ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Porsche 928 → notableVariant → Porsche 928 S2 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Porsche 928 → notableVariant → Porsche 928 S4 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Porsche 928 → notableVariant → Porsche 928 GT ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Porsche 928 → notableVariant → Porsche 928 GTS ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Anatole Lapine → notableWork → Porsche 928 design ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Anatole Lapine → designed → Porsche 928 ⓘ
Weissach axle independent suspension → usedIn → Porsche 928 S ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Weissach axle independent suspension → usedIn → Porsche 928 S4 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Weissach axle independent suspension → usedIn → Porsche 928 GT ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Weissach axle independent suspension → usedIn → Porsche 928 GTS ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 928
Wolfgang Möbius → knownFor → Porsche 928 ⓘ
Wolfgang Möbius → notableWork → Porsche 928 ⓘ
Wolfgang Möbius → designed → Porsche 928 ⓘ