1988 Porsche 928
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Introduced at the Geneva auto show in early 1977, the 928 represented a lot of firsts for Porsche, including being their first front engine car, first production car V8, first water-cooled production car, and more. It was a completely unique platform which shared literally no parts with other Porsches in production. Talk about a fun car to go cross-country in - even the relatively under-powered 1978 model, with its 219 HP 4. 4L V8, it could still cruise at well over 100mph in comfort, AND (from personal experience) remain nearly unnoticed by sharp-eyed speed enforcement personnel. Back when the 928 first came out, here in the USA, few except the automotive cognoscenti knew what it was, or what it could do, performance-wise. It didn't look fast, and it certainly didn't appear to be going as fast as it was usually going when someone did notice it. The late 1980's & early 90's models received a bump in displacement and power over the earliest 928's, with its all-aluminum V8 punched out to almost 5. 0L and putting out 320 HP (about 100BHP more than the '78 had), so, it made for even more serious fun! The 928 had a unique transaxle configuration,...