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1988 Porsche 928S4
Porsche – There is no substitute.
In the early 1970s, management in Stuttgart was feeling pressured to modernize and move on from air-cooled models. The 911, while a success, was looked upon as yesterday’s technology after succeeding the 356 – a great sports car but without the power to earn the title in modern times and the 914 was in the middle of its short and unexceptional run as the entry-level P-car. Enter the 928, a water-cooled front-engined V8 GT employing a transaxle set-up and a definite step away from the air-cooled and much more compact tradition.
CCC Vital Info
Odometer – 53,000 miles
Engine Info – front-mounted 5.0L V8
Transmission Info – 4-speed automatic
Exterior Colour – Black
Interior Colour – Black
Other features – Original Blaupunkt head unit, original wheels with chrome refinishing, Extensive recent maintenance
Seller – Dealer
Category – European
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The copy at hand is the second year of the S4, the only major – relatively speaking – redesign in the 19-year run of the 928. Obvious exterior styling cues of the S4 and later cars are a rounded front bumper cover integrating unbracketed fog lights, wide slatted tail lights and a raised rear wing allowing air to travel between it and the body of the car. Online rumours about transmissions abound but it seems clear that manual transmission cars are more difficult to find today. This car fits the CCC understanding, it gets the 316 horsepower from the 5.0L V8 to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic.
Condition of this car appears particularly good, even for a car with a low 53,000 miles. The seller has done a fairly good job of photographing the interior, which shows off only lightly-worn 12-way power seats, clean carpets, tidy console and intact dashboard. Exterior finish also shows well, a little more difficult for black than many other colours At least from what we can see, there are no photos of the right side of the car. We would also like to know if the paint is original.
This is not a Canadian market car, likely US, which some Canadians aren’t crazy about. Note that the speedometer is in miles per hour, the odometer is in miles, the HVAC temperature settings are in Fahrenheit, the “UNLEADED FUEL ONLY” sticker in the window above the fuel door is not bilingual English/French. Being that it is an ’88, the miles odometer is easier to see. Beginning in 1989, the 928 came with an on-board computer, a component of which was a digital odometer. So, the odometer on an ‘89+ can not be read without the key in the “on” position. While this piece presents as a fairly original car (we even spotted the original Blaupunkt RENO head unti), the one item which stands out as non-original is the finish on the wheels. This chrome look was very popular a couple of decades ago and getting the staggered 16” manholes (as these factory wheels are called; Schachtdeckel in German) back to the original anodized look should not take more than a few hundred bucks with a reputable refinisher.
