The Porsche 928 was Porsche's only V-8 powered front engine car produced. The Porsche 928 was originally intended to be a replacement for the 911 model but for true believers the model would never be a true Porsche.

1. Porsche928
Paul Katsusis a car guywitha budgetthat doesnotmatch hisdesires.One carthat Paul Katsushas
alwayshadan interestinisthe Porsche 928. The Porsche 928 was manufacturedfrom1977 to 1994
(soldInthe US until 1994 but continueduntil 1996 inEurope).The 928 wasoriginallyintendedtobe a
replacementforPorsche 911. At the time Porsche managementdecidedthatthe 911 had run to the
endof itsproductlife cycle.Itwasintendedtobe the flagshipof the Porsche lineupandcommandeda
much higherprice thanthe 911. The stylingprovedtobe divisive,withsome believingittootrendsetting
and otherslovingit.The frontengine V-8car wasjustnot Porsche enoughforthe true believersof the
brand.The 928 V-8 produced240 horsepowerwhenitwasintroduced.These horsepowernumbers
grewto 310 hpon the S andS2 models.The S4model was316 hpand the top of the line GTSmodel V-8
outputincreasedto340 hp. In the U.S. 85% of all modelssoldwere automatictransmissions,withthe
remainderbeingfive speeds.