Here's What a $180,000 Porsche Was Like In 1994
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Channel: Doug DeMuro
Views: 2,888,023
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Keywords: porsche 928, porsche 928 gts, 928 gts, porsche, exotic cars 1990s, 1990s cars, porsche gts, porsche 928gts, porsche 928 s4, porsche 928 gt, doug demuro, demuro
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Length: 16min 40sec (1000 seconds)
Published: Thu Jul 27 2017
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The story about Peter Schutz was really cool
Ha!
I love daily driving my 928. It's very much how you describe around parking lots and below 30mph. I describe it like a C4 Corvette in a few ways. Once you hit the highway, the car truly transforms like no other.
Some other interesting notes...
The glove box is heated and cooled with the HVAC system, there are no cup holders in the car, the trunk release only works with a door open, the fuse panel in the passenger kick well is covered by a plywood door, the older cars had vacuum powered door locks, the HVAC airflow flaps are controlled with a vacuum diaphragm system, the suspension system has fully adjustable coilovers, there are many magnesium engine components used (revolutionary for its time), the car has active cooling flaps in the front bumper, the intake manifold had a vacuum controlled flap that opens airflow and increases power, there is a kickdown switch under the accelerator that tells the transmission to downshift for overtaking, the transmission usually only goes to second gear at a stop light to conserve fuel, and probably many others I'm forgetting.
It's really a unique car to own and a real treat. The most fun car I've had to date.
Thanks for posting, /u/Nay2003. Not sure if this video will be mega-popular, but it was one of my favorite cars to review. So weird, so interesting, so many kooky features -- especially unusual in a German car.
Still can't get over the fact that the odometer reset button is larger than the button for the door locks.
I actually expected the headlights to be more like the Lamborghini Miura, not those weird, cartoony frog eye things. I'd never drive a 928 in the dark with those headlights.
Wow, literally saw this car go past me yesterday and was reminded by that Top Gear episode and thought Doug should totally review this!
Thanks for the consistent, quality content /u/doug-demuro
This is nitpicking and off point, but but how is the 180k value determined, as 88K-->180K immediately struck me as an incorrect adjustment for inflation.
The adjustment is 145-147K across multiple calculators:
https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
http://cpiinflationcalculator.com/
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
I wonder if Doug drives or flies to these different states to review these cars, and if so who compensates? 🤔
Doug the type of guy to... uh... oh... wrong forum ...