1990 Porsche 928

The Porsche 928 is a bit of an anomaly when compared to the rest of the Porsche lineup throughout history. For one it has an engine under the hood. Now if you don't know anything about Porsche you probably think I am off my rocker so I will explain. Porsche has a history of using some unconventional power train layouts. Most Porsche's have had rear mounted engines meaning the engine and the transmission are in the trunk. It works on the same concept as front wheel drive just in the rear. It offers the increased traction from having the heaviest part of the car sitting on top of the drive wheels without the performance drawbacks of powering only the front wheels. It does however cause the car to have dramatic bouts of oversteer. The 928 has a standard front engine rear-wheel drive layout. The fuel-injected water-cooled V8 engine was also a first for Porsche which had stuck to air-cooled 4 and 6 cylinder flat "boxer" type engines. The original models featured old-school mechanical fuel injection which was replaced with electronic fuel injection in 1980. The 928 could be had with either a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission. In other words it was the first Porsche that was actually designed like a normal car. The 928 was also the chosen ride of now ousted Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson in the infamous Patagonia special. I will leave you with his emotional connection to these cars: http://9gag.com/gag/aBQjqrD

Matt