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What's this? A new V8 from Porsche
The heart of its powertrain is a fundamentally revised four-litre V8 turbo engine.
More E-Performance and comprehensively revamped engines
Porsche offers a total of four efficient E-Hybrid powertrains for the new Panamera, in response to the high demand for this type of drive system. All E-Hybrid variants benefit from greater performance, range and efficiency. The Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is ready at market launch. The heart of its powertrain is a fundamentally revised four-litre V8 turbo engine. The output of the newly developed electric motor is 140 kW (190 PS). Together, they create a system output of 500 kW (680 PS). The system torque reaches an impressive 930 Nm. Porsche integrates the electric motor into the housing of the comprehensively redesigned eight-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. Dispensing with a separate E-motor housing saves around five kilograms. The integration of the unit into the oil circuit of the transmission also optimises the heat balance of the electric drive unit and allows higher continuous output from the electric motor.
The Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid sprints to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and boasts a top speed of 315 km/h. Its battery capacity is now 25.9 kWh. This enables an equivalent electric range of up to 91 kilometres in the combined WLTP cycle or 83–93 km in the city cycle. A new 11 kW on-board AC charger shortens the charging time at suitable charging points to 2 hours and 39 minutes.
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Updated to Joomla 5.0, this site has been based on Joomla since it began in 2005
This is one of the oldest sites based on the content management system Joomla on the Internet. We started with Joomla when it was first created in 2005 and this week we are celebrating two years of hard work by Joomla volunteers, who had the vision to produce a new major version every two years and have delivered, for everyone. Joomla 5 is FAST! And it has a host of enhancements, while maintaining compatibility with Joomla 4's default theme 'Cassiopeia' which we have customised for this site. Watch the Joomla 5 video, and go to the Joomla 5 landing page to find out more.
Thank you - everyone involved in the Joomla community.
Porsche Driver Experience in the new Panamera
"The control concept that Porsche is now using in the new Panamera is innovative and intuitive: the Porsche Driver Experience puts the driver at the centre and creates the perfect balance between analogue and digital elements. The sports car among luxury saloons is characterised by a particularly high-quality and extremely sporty interior ambience."
"Wouldn't you love a Porsche 928 like this? This is what a 928 interior re-imagined for the CarPlay and Digital age would look like."
The new model Porsche Panamera will feature the driver-centred Porsche Driver Experience control concept that was first introduced in the Taycan. It offers a fully digital display, a wide range of customisation options and intuitive operation. A key feature of the concept is the grouping of the control elements relevant for driving in the immediate vicinity of the steering wheel. All elementary functions are therefore quick and intuitive for the driver to access. This simplifies operation of the new Panamera in all driving situations, and especially during dynamic driving.
Spot the 928
Porsche Museum
Can you see anything interesting in these pictures?
These pics are from the Porsche newsroom
928uk 25th Anniversary
Can you really believe its 25 years since the first 928uk meeting?
To celebrate we headed to our favourite meeting point at the Merry Miller on Saturday 7th October and then on to the British Motor Museum on Sunday 8th October.
Pics from The Merry Miller
For sale Porsche Martini racing jacket (XL)
Hardly ever worn. As new. GBP 195 ono. Call or text,
928uk® app
The 928uk® app
928uk® is published by Multizone Ltd. The 928 community in the UK has had its own website, sponsored and managed by Multizone since the web was only four years old in 1998. 928uk® is a community of interest with around 600 regular participants who are owners or fans of the 928 and its glorious V8 engine.
928uk® is published in the App Store and Google Play.
- Do you own or love the 928? Join our community, tell us about yours, or find one to buy.
- View the gallery of participants cars and where possible we show you the original performance data for the particular model.
- Cars for sale are highlighted in the gallery.
- Read information and articles
- Enjoy the magnificent variety of colours and specification for each type of 928 in the gallery. Add yours and
- You can choose to add your own 928, and buy an advert to tell our community it is for sale if you wish.
- App users can opt-in to get notifications, for example when a 928 comes up for sale.
It doesn't try to be the website or mailing list and it isn't a social networking app. But if you have a 928 and love them then we think its for you. It is free to download and use of course. You can upload a picture of your car to the gallery and find out its original performance characteristics. Optionally, you can buy an advert from within the app for your car to promote that it is for sale in the Gallery.
It has about 20 pages which use data from a real-time database for end users images and documents. it caches data which means it works offline and respects the end users data allowance, it has authentication and account profile management (creation, editing, forgot password account deletion etc). You can upload photos and get the specification of your 928. It supports Google AdMob adverts, Amazon affiliate buttons, online detection and in-app payments via RevenueCat.
It is based on a material design with with user interface elements including a nav bar, snack bars, list views, bottom sheets, extended floating action buttons, a simple search from the app bar, automatic dark and light appearance based on phone settings. It is sophisticated and rich.
It took less than 30 days in elapsed time and several releases and messages back and fore with Apple App Review from when I first submitted it to Apple to get it through App Review. RevenueCat was quite a learning curve of moving parts in the app, in the stores, in RevenueCat itself and with test scenarios. But finally Apple approved it for sale after extensive sandbox testing and I was able to push the identical build to production on Google Play.
This started as very much my kitchen sink app to check out and get to know some best practices so that I can speak from experience beyond my existing client work product managing a team using Flutter to build hundreds of client apps.
The app code is stored in GitHub and built from there for the app store and google play. This is not quite automatic yet but getting close!
This app is super niche, and I was fortunate to have a group of about 30 testers passionate about it. But it is also a proof of capability to show how a living working example of how many of the technologies in Flutter can be put to use for a community or organisation to deliver identical functionality for iOS and Android while respecting platform differences between the two major phone operating systems.
Disabling the 928 tyre pressure warning system (RDK)
The definitive (simple) Porsche 928 RDK bypass
Andrew wrote this a decade ago. It got lost somewhere in the multitude of site updates but he sent it to me again and here it is
Porsche Boxster (986) at 25 - a retrospective
Back in 1995 Porsche was in a mess. The flagship 928 GTS was at the end of the line and selling very poorly. While the 928 remains my favourite Porsche by miles, it cannot be denied that it had seen little in the way of modernising investment since the introduction of the GTS in 1992. It was emblematic of the problems with the production car model range. What could be done to stem the losses and modernise? The Boxster (986) - that's what. Officially, 164,875 Porsche Boxster (986) vehicles were produced across the range of models between model year 1997 and 2004 - saving the company and its brand from an uncertain future and paving the way for modern production practices.
Gran Turismo
In 1977, the Porsche 928 came onto the market with a bang. A Gran Turismo with a futuristic yet timeless design. This touring sports car of a bygone era has bequeathed its DNA to the Panamera. And in particular the Panamera Turbo. We take to the road with these soulmates.
Porsche 928 - Big Bang for your buck?
Big bang for your buck? 200BHP classics for £10k
Classic car weekly published this page on April 8 2015 and featured the Porsche 928 as an example of a 200BHP (its more) classic that you can buy for £10k (you can't, or if you do it will be a nail). Ignoring their prices which talk of Concours cars for £8500, there are some good points. The buying tips aren't bad. The other cars in their list included 60's Jag 420, 80's Vauxhall Carlton (why?), 90's TVR Chimaera 4.0. They don't make any kind of competition for the Porsche 928 for me.
The Road to 928 Heaven
by Andrew Brierley
I own two 928s that are amongst the best in the UK. This is the story of how I reached this point – “928 Heaven” with a 1991 guards red 928 GT and a 1994 midnight blue 928 GTS with manual gear box.
928 S4 Sport
Porsche 928 S4 with Sport Equipment
There are quite a few pics of Porsche 928 S4 SE / 928 S4 Sports dotted around the website. I've tried to collect them all here.
SE's were only Red, White Black or Silver. There were 42. Several have been scrapped/written off.
Original UK registered Sales of Porsche 928
SMMT Data : Original UK Registered Sales of Porsche 928 by model type
This data has been provided by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (www.smmt.co.uk) and shows the original numbers of Porsche 928 sales officially registered in the UK.
Many thanks to the SMMT for allowing this data to be reproduced at www.928.org.uk for our enjoyment.
The data shows a total of 4294 Porsche 928 cars of all models registered as sold in the UK between 1978-1996.
The 928 story
by Adam Towler
Introduction
The 928 is a true enigma. It seems impossible for a journalist to write a story about the 928 without citing the car’s failure to replace the 911, or the perception that buying one as a classic car is a potential minefield. But this is the very same car that was deemed the future back in 1977, and with good reason. This is the car – the only sports car – to win a Car of the Year gong. Ok, say what you like about this motoring equivalent of the European song contest, but for a sports car to win outright – that’s something quite profound. It is a car that always tried to be many things on four wheels, but as the years passed, was tasked with becoming a quite different sort of vehicle: an aggressive sports GT rather than an all-round everyday supercar.
Recommended makes & types of tyres for Porsche 928
All you need now is the right tyre
Porsche AG conducted sufficient modern tyre formula testing to issue a new report on modern tyres on classic Porsche models.
The report covers all models but there are the Porsche 928 details only.
The 2022 Porsche 928 buyers guide from 928.org.uk
by Angus Fox
What to pay when buying a Porsche 928 in the UK in 2022
"Judging by the car you have chosen, you are a motorist of a special breed, and you are probably no novice when it comes to automobiles." - Porsche 928 S4 owners manual.
Prices rose astronomically from 2015-2021 even for ordinary and rotten cars with no history and zillions of owners. Many of these cars still do not represent good value and will require tens of thousands to be spend on missing maintenance, recommissioning and paint and fixtures. Dealers are sitting on expensive cars that have been around for a long time.
Notable exceptions are the truly mint cars with excellent histories and regular use which have sold for really strong money since 2014. The Egyptian embassy 928 S4 SE with 10,000 miles on it sold for £132,000 including fees, and a 30k mile Porsche 928 GT sold for £43,000 at the same auction on 14th November 2020. Caveat emptor though, these were exceptional cars. Please don't buy a rotten Porsche 928 unless it is inexpensive or it will break your heart. It is relatively easy to find good ones. It is relatively hard to find perfect ones. It is expensive to turn a good one into a perfect one. Start by coming to our meetings (when we can have them again), and talking to owners. There are over 800 on the road in the UK out of an original UK population of well over 4,000. The Porsche 928 is not a particularly rare car.
This guide is published only at 928.org.uk - the home of the 928 community in the UK and the 928uk mail list.
Please don't rely solely on this guide. Get plenty of advice and opinions from our community. Read on for full analysis. Not everyone agrees with me about pricing. I have only been monitoring 928 pricing for 20 years after all.
Upgrading the Porsche 928 Radio preserving original look
by Angus Fox
Swap out the old broken Blaupunkt Toronto for a 2020 Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 DAB+
This is relatively straightforward as long as you dont mind a little electrical connecting. (Please dont use Scotch Locks think about the next person rewiring in ten years time swearing at you)! You will also need a little patience. My personal choice would be to retain a Blaupunkt OEM look and Blaupunkt have in 2020 relaunched a radio which was originally fitted to the Porsche 928! - the Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 DAB+ (Amazon UK) which has been updated for the 21st century.
Right oil for a Porsche 928?
Porsche only recommend synthetics (including hydrocracked "synthetics") at 0W-40, 5W-40 and (only for Mobil 1) 5W-50. They mandate 0W-40 where ambient falls below -25C.
Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic 0W-40
Buy from Amazon UKPorsche 928 variations
by many people, edited by Angus Fox
Porsche 928 Model variations and features
These were some of the oldest pages on 928.org.uk. They showed participants cars for almost all model year variations and for a long time we had a locator to match people to cars. In editing the site in 2020 (in a long overdue sort out); the names of contributors have been removed since owners change and we have a responsibility to privacy that wasn't there in 1999 when this page was originally written. Ive added galleries for each model year of 928 as there are zillions of pictures on the website. To download any given picture you have to be logged in to the website as a registered user (which is different to being on the 928uk mail list).
Unleaded Fuel information for all Porsche models
Unleaded Fuel information for all Porsche models
Someone asked for the Porsche Cars GB recommended unleaded fuel
grades tech note on the mailing list.