namasgt

I like the color on the 928.

mark kibort

what a bunch of yahoos!!
guys spinning, drivers not comfortable with the 928 gear pattern (heck, they said you only needed two downshifts per lap. )
announcers focusing on RPM where max torque is found, the blind leading the blind on that test.
the Porsche should have crushed the Camaro.

decampos

interesting. Thanks for posting. 'The unusual shift pattern ... was awkward.' I would have thought competition drivers would prefer the dogleg 'box or at least not thought it unusual for a sports car.

The Forgotten On

They pushed that Camaro way harder than the 928. They barely got the tires to squeel on the 928 while the rear end on that Camaro kept letting go. I guess they did get scared as the presenter said

The Patman

Ahem...Uh...well...say whatever ya want, but in the end, ya can't say that every large volume sports car manufacturer in the world was comparing themselves to a ...Camaro!

WyattsRide

Thanks for posting that. Pretty cool that the cars were tested at Summit Point. Some of us here are familiar with that track. Some, a lot more than others!

Back to the video. That was such a fluff piece for the Camaro. There is no way that the Z28 could be that close in the test on that track. You can clearly see that the Z rolled much more and the rear end broke loose around the turns much easier. All I heard was squealing tires around every bend with the Z.

The 928 wasn't pushed at all and if it would have been, could have easily blown the Camaro's time away. The American show MotorWeek couldn't let the Camaro show that it was 4 times the lesser car than the Porsche.

oldfrat

Can't help but suspect MotorWeek got more advertising and subscription revenues from GM and Camaro owners than from Porsche and 928 owners. I hope some 928 owners made some side money on wagers after that was aired.

Brad

Landshark87

yeah, but .....

hacker-pschorr

Not to mention, MotorWeek has never been a very high budget show. They could afford to crunch up a Camaro.
They were handling the 928 with white gloves on.

tv

Well the early US cars were under powered and that one had a squishy looking suspension, but they didn't it drive it well. I had experience with both those cars at the time and of course they were still worlds apart.

Motorweek not only did the GTS bit above but they did the best coverage of the 928 that I know of during the 928's time. They did a whole half hour show on the introduction of the 1989 GT even going to Germany to film. I don't remember if anyone has ever posted it.

tv

nice but they still don't know how to drive -- https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...s4-review.html

mark kibort

it's a non issue..... anyone that thinks it is, shouldn't be testing even a lawn mower for performance.

stew930

Is the 928 driver actually wearing golf gloves or are those an old type of driving gloves?

Wisconsin Joe

Funny. There was a thread a week or so ago (?) that had an article comparing the 82 Z28, Trans Am & Mustang. They threw in a 928 to show what a GT could be, and it completely blew away the other 3.

Go figure.

docmirror

1983 ad revenue from Porsche at MotorWeek ~ $16.25.

1983 ad revenue from Chebby/GM at MotorWeek ~ $36,000.00.

The results were as predictable as the drivers next paycheck.

I like the part where the Chebby is being pushed off the track, and the wrong belt found and put back on again, and again. Plus the lower power, rear drum brakes and solid axle outperforming the 928. That's a good one. Note the disclaimer; 'this was our results on this day, with this track'. Sounds like YMMV, don't blame us if we can't drive a Porsche correctly.