Registration No: M40 GTS
Chassis No: WPOZZZ9ZZSS800171
MOT: April 2024

• A UK-supplied (C16) example of the highly desirable, last of the line GTS variant
• 5.4 litre V8 engine allied to automatic transmission
• Believed to retain the majority of its factory paintwork
• Said to 'drive very well'

Introduced at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, the 928 was conceived (and priced) as the flagship of the Porsche range. A luxurious GT, it was styled in-house by American Tony Lapine as a replacement for the ageing, compromised 911. Ultimately, the newcomer failed to usurp its tail-heavy sibling despite becoming the only sports car ever to win the European Car of the Year title (1978). Built around a galvanised steel monocoque, the 2+2 made extensive use of aluminium for its wheels, doors, bonnet, transaxle housing, front suspension wishbones, rear suspension uprights, upper links and main cross member. This practice not only saved weight but also contributed to near perfect 49:51 weight distribution. Available with a choice of manual or automatic transmission (housed in its award-winning passive rear steer Weissach transaxle) the 928 was regarded as a crushingly capable Grand Tourer. The subject of continual development, the model evolved through S, S2, S4 and GT guises before the arrival of the final GTS version at the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show. Reputedly capable of over 170mph, this uber 928 was powered by an enlarged 5397cc DOHC 32-valve V8 that developed some 350bhp and 369lbft of torque. Riding on special five-spoke seventeen-inch alloys, it further benefited from four-wheel vented disc ABS brakes (complete with four-pot Brembo callipers) and a computer-controlled limited slip differential.

Finished in the handsome combination of Dark Blue Metallic with Light Grey leather upholstery, this particular example is understood to have covered a modest 91,000 miles from new (an average of 3,250 miles per annum). Pleasingly thought to retain the majority of its factory paint not to mention ‘a very clean interior’, the Porsche is said to ‘drive very well’. A real rarity as a UK-supplied (C16) GTS, the 2+2-seater is variously rated by the vendor as being in ‘good’ (electrical equipment, interior trim and paintwork) or ‘very good’ (bodywork, engine, automatic transmission) condition. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and assorted paperwork.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904