Porsche 928 – The Start of a New Trend

Rolling back through the years there are certain cars that just seem to standout from the pack and the used Porsche 928 very much comes into this category. The 928 is a GT unit that was first introduced to the marketplace in the year 1978. Its production continued for seventeen years until 1995 but its legacy has without doubt lived on to the present day. The funny thing (or strange thing depending upon how you look at it) is that this was a vehicle that was initially expected to replace Porsche’s 911 models. However, this did not materialise and so the 928 was given its own identity with its own individual targets and goals. The reality is that Porsche thought that the 928 would be able to work alongside the 911 and attract a different type of audience, which it inevitably went on to do. The 928 was able to achieve some natural promotion thanks to one of its variants, the more powerful 928S, which became famous for being the fastest vehicle (a top speed of 146 miles per hour) in North America during the year 1983. This alone opened doors and avenues for the car that rapidly increased its popularity and so this led to increased sales. One of the cars’ main attributes aside from its speed, however, is its design, which was a little different to what Porsche was normally associated with. It used steel materials for its outer shell along with aluminium that was used for the doors and bonnet, which became useful for making the overall weight of the vehicle lighter. To this day the used Porsche 928 is still very much talked about and continues to be a popular and well thought of unit.