Competition For The 928?
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by heinrich
Hot dang ... 461/406!!
I dont want to go OT, I respect you guys and "love" your sharks. I want a 1993-1995!. Sorry Bigs!
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Originally Posted by BrendanC
Lets see, at 18psi, a 5.0L 928 motor should do..
Well, stock 320hp flywheel doubles in a hypothetical 14.7 above atmo, so that would be 640, and then add 3.3 more psi, maybe lose more efficiency there, 700hp? And you are at 461 with 3 liters? How long do you have that torque? Is it a mountain or a plain?
Well, stock 320hp flywheel doubles in a hypothetical 14.7 above atmo, so that would be 640, and then add 3.3 more psi, maybe lose more efficiency there, 700hp? And you are at 461 with 3 liters? How long do you have that torque? Is it a mountain or a plain?
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It's very hard to come up with a 928 competitor in the same price range, even considering the maintenance/repair costs that many incurr with the 928. Nothing else has the comfort, but still is sporty, the power and the handling. Maybe a twin turbo Supra. Then you have to talk about the curvaceous 928 body. The big rear end beckons to me. 
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I've said it before I'll say it again. This car attracts alot of attention.
Everytime I stop someone want's to talk about my car.
Not to bad mouth other cars, because I like alot of cars... but park a G35, M3, M6 or anything short of a Ferrari next to a clean well maintained 928 and see where the crowd roams.
It's good looking without being an gaudy, well propotioned (without carrying a buldge around so to speak), and has aged more gracfully than damn near any other car minus a select few in the history of autos.
I can't speak from experience on alot of things, but heads turned, questions asked, chicks attracted, I can say this car is a fine instramnet for doing all those things...very well.
Everytime I stop someone want's to talk about my car.
Not to bad mouth other cars, because I like alot of cars... but park a G35, M3, M6 or anything short of a Ferrari next to a clean well maintained 928 and see where the crowd roams.
It's good looking without being an gaudy, well propotioned (without carrying a buldge around so to speak), and has aged more gracfully than damn near any other car minus a select few in the history of autos.
I can't speak from experience on alot of things, but heads turned, questions asked, chicks attracted, I can say this car is a fine instramnet for doing all those things...very well.
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From: Baxter Tennessee
I've often said that my 928 doesn't even have to be operational for me to appreciate it. It's like having a piece of art sitting in my garage. The fact that I can start it up and drive it down the road is a bonus!
The only car I can think of that I would purposely park in different positions in my driveway so that when I come downstairs in the morning, I get a different view of it at first peek out the kitchen window. Makes my heart skip a beat.
Truly a unique automobile.
After owning my 89 for 9 years, I figured it was time for a change, thus the purchase of the Merc. Agreement with the wife to sell the 928. "Yup, I'll list it on ebay soon honey". I just couldn't do it. I tried to several times, but I just couldn't.
So a 93 enters the picture, and now I can sell the 89. I just can't live without at least one Shark. It's an illness.
The only car I can think of that I would purposely park in different positions in my driveway so that when I come downstairs in the morning, I get a different view of it at first peek out the kitchen window. Makes my heart skip a beat.
Truly a unique automobile.
After owning my 89 for 9 years, I figured it was time for a change, thus the purchase of the Merc. Agreement with the wife to sell the 928. "Yup, I'll list it on ebay soon honey". I just couldn't do it. I tried to several times, but I just couldn't.
So a 93 enters the picture, and now I can sell the 89. I just can't live without at least one Shark. It's an illness.
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Many of the cars listed in previous posts are admittedly great cars. But still not comparable to the 928 in my (not so) humble opinion.
They're either true sports cars or high-performance sedans. Both very nice in their own ways...
But they live in a different niche than the 928. Not too many cars live in that niche:
Sportier than a sedan
More comfortable than a sports car
More powerful than a locomotive...
Faster than a speeding bullet!!!
Look! Up in the sky! It's...
Supercar!
They're either true sports cars or high-performance sedans. Both very nice in their own ways...
But they live in a different niche than the 928. Not too many cars live in that niche:
Sportier than a sedan
More comfortable than a sports car
More powerful than a locomotive...
Faster than a speeding bullet!!!
Look! Up in the sky! It's...
Supercar!
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Originally Posted by BrendanC
Except for the GT40 and the M5, those are all very heavy cars. When properly built, the 928 can be honed down to 3000-3200 and have gretch's 500+hp. For a total of I'd say, start to finish 30,000 dollars, ,maybe 40,000.
Brendan, what I like about you is that you seem honest!
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From: New York
Originally Posted by heinrich
Hot dang ... 461/406!!
btw I love sharks we have a 87 s4 in the family. great cars they are.
i love my nimble 951 too and with bolt ons..it does okay
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From: Abbotsford, BC & Wenatchee WA
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti- Other Ferrari owners do not like it, It is not selling well, 2+2 seating and it kind of looks like a 928.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferra...96980302QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferra...96980302QQrdZ1
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Originally Posted by jcb928
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti- Other Ferrari owners do not like it, It is not selling well, 2+2 seating and it kind of looks like a 928.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferra...96980302QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferra...96980302QQrdZ1
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From: Gilbert, AZ
This one isnt too shabby although pricy ..................
Maserati Gran Sport http://www.maserati.com/jsp/introSot...ceegdgimdfmg.0
or the Coupe ....
http://www.maserati.com/jsp/introSot...ceegdgimdfmg.0
Maserati Gran Sport http://www.maserati.com/jsp/introSot...ceegdgimdfmg.0
or the Coupe ....
http://www.maserati.com/jsp/introSot...ceegdgimdfmg.0
