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I just read most of this and I have to jump in. Regarding the PCA, it is a great organization. Depending on the region there is so much to be offered. The NNJR region is very active with great events and social gatherings. Although you can learn more technical info from these sites there is a lot of knowledgeable people involved locally.

I find my GTS gets great respect and admiration from the local 911 owners and PCA members. I see almost as many articles about the 928 as you read about the 356, 914, 924, 944, 968. Being out of production, these are special interest cars and people want to read about current production.

Someone stated that the 928 was a great supercar. I would call it the greatest GT ever made but not a supercar. My 94 turbo 3.6 had a higher top speed than the 94 GTS and in stock form easily out accelerates it. In fact my Cayenne Turbo can beat the GTS from 60-130 mph which is a truer test of power. Even with a top speed of 178 MPH the 94 turbo was still not the fastest car in the world and with the introduction of cars like the Mclaren F1, F40 etc it was almost impossible for any car manufacturer to strive for this designation for quite some time. The GTS is a grand car. It is one of the most comfortable cars I have owned and I have owned many. It handles well but I can guarantee you if they twin turboed it, it would not be able to handle the extra HP the way my 94 turbo can without major suspension modifications that would destroy the GT ride quality that makes the car so pleasurable to drive. I am running 430BHP and 450 ft pounds of torque in the turbo with simple mods and it is a rocket compared to the GTS. It will out accelerate cars with more HP like the Viper amongst others to the 100 and 125 mark. It is not a drag car and does not fair well 0-60 but more than makes up for it to the higher speeds. It is far more maneuverable and because it is almost 600 pounds less than the GTS it really is more fun to drive fast especially through the twisty back roads.

Someone also stated that with simple mods the GTS can do an 11.9 sec ¼ mile and 190 top end. I wish it was true but that is not the case. It is not cheap or easy to extract but a few more Hp out of these cars without supercharging. Even if you could bring the power up high enough to achieve such tremendous numbers the 5 speed is too slow and awkward to shift fast enough to obtain these numbers even with a short shifter. The GTS will do a comfortable 13 second quarter with some minor mods. To drop it another 1.1 seconds would take considerable work and expense. From a driving experience to bump the power up high enough to achieve such goals will far overpower the cars suspension. The expense involved would be tremendous and it will probably destroy the feel that the car has that makes it the pleasurable car to drive. Even with the PS2’s I recently added and the Bilstein sport suspension and the 50/50 weight distribution the cars weight just works against it plain and simple.

Don’t get me wrong I love the 928 line especially the GTS. I wouldn’t trade it for any other Porsche other than my 94 turbo which I feel is a better sports car not necessarily a better car. However, the 928 line was dying long before the GTS. With poor sales, lack of customer interest and the great expense to build these beauties are what killed off the 928. I recall seeing many a 95 GTS for sale at the local dealerships well into 1997. It is a shame that Porsche had to kill off the 928 but it’s time came and went. Those that are smart enough to pick up a good example can have quite a great car even by today’s standards for a bargain price.

The newer 911’s have been infused with many features that Porsche saved for the 928 line and in many ways the newer 911’s have become more GT’s than true sports cars. The 928 is a car that will always be unique to itself and is a car I plan on keeping and enjoying for many years to come. I think you find if you pull up to a local PCA event you will find many people interested in learning more about these beautiful classics.