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Originally Posted by scottmandue
I suppose some would say the 928 is evolved from the 944 that came from the 924 (a Volkswagon)?
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I've got a bookshelf full of literature on the history of Porsche's models.
The 924 was developed for Volkswagon, and the 928 was developed near the same time for Porsche, but they were, at that time, in no way related. Not by chassis, not by engine, nothing.
The 928 was all original Porsche design- designed for fear the 911 was too old and had no life left in it. We have Herr Schultz to thank for the 911 still being here- it would have ended production around 1984 if it wasn't for him. The 928 was going to continue through the 80's along with the new 944 and that was it.
The 944 evolved from the 924, but also from the 928 in the form of it's engine architecture.
928 came first. It has a bigger place in Porsche development history than many people give it credit for.