View Poll Results: New 928 - Good or Bad Idea?
Yes, good idea and clearly link it to the 928.
172
86.00%
Yes, good idea, but don't link it to the 928.
10
5.00%
No, bad idea all around (please say why below).
18
9.00%
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Should Porsche come out with a "new" 928?
#211
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Mercedes beat them to it already almost two years ago. I don't have much faith in Porsche when it comes to front engine GT cars anymore.
Talking my wife into one within the next 4 years.
Talking my wife into one within the next 4 years.
#213
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And I too hope these depreciate like 500 series Mercs. I'd pay $40K all day long ten years from now for one of these!
#215
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100% agree. This is what the 928 could have become. Not sure if Mercedes is selling enough of these for Porsche to feel the need to compete with a 928 reboot. But that would be sweet.
And I too hope these depreciate like 500 series Mercs. I'd pay $40K all day long ten years from now for one of these!
And I too hope these depreciate like 500 series Mercs. I'd pay $40K all day long ten years from now for one of these!
I have a problem with Porsche that has stemmed since the introduction of the 997 and Cayenne. There is a bureaucracy that has grown in Porsche that has become very pro-911. Of course, we have the Boxster, Cayman and SUVs that would speak otherwise, but with so many competitors in the GT-class cars to compete against, why hasn't Porsche stepped up to the plate? Is it because they fear a GT car would be faster than their prized 911 Turbo?
We have Aston Martin Vanquishes, DB9s, DB11s.....we have Ferrari Californias with party whistles mated to those glorious V8s, Maserati Gran Turismos, don't get me started on the mighty C7 Corvettes, and we have Mercedes carrying on a legacy that the 928 started back in 1977. Porsche needs to wake up and aim for supremacy once again in this class of automobile.
I will throw my hat in the ring for Porsche if they reboot, but Mercedes and Aston have some beautiful GT Cars that have my attention for now.
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You know, everything the 928 isn't.
#220
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Pardon me, but... Is the word "coupe" used anywhere in the official announcement? I see it in the thread title but not in what is showing in the thread here. FB is a virus I can't afford to have on my system. Anybody see them mention "coupe" except possibly in reference to the 928?
#222
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You can follow the livestream tomorrow (3/7) about the new model unveiling here.
https://porsche.gomexlive.com/
https://porsche.gomexlive.com/
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All the early cars have them painted body color. Standard for 78 and 79. Not sure when it stopped.
#225
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So the way I figure around quarter past midnight, we should be able to see what the new coupe looks like. They're 9 hours ahead of us here in the Pacific Time Zone.
Me thinks I'd better be half assed drunk, so the pain will be tolerable.
Me thinks I'd better be half assed drunk, so the pain will be tolerable.