Naphezu kokungabi nesisindo esingokomlando se-911, i- I-Porsche 928 iyindlela yakudala ekhangayo yesimanje, hhayi okungenani ngoba amanani ayo awakaqhumi futhi kusengenzeka ukuthola amayunithi asesimweni esihle futhi ngamanani athokozisayo.
Kodwa akunjalo ngale Porsche 928, ethathwa ngabaningi njengeyi-928 edume kakhulu emhlabeni. Futhi "icala" lingelomdlali u-Tom Cruise, owamhola ezithombeni ezingenakubalwa ze-movie ye-1983 ethi "Risky Business" ("Ibhizinisi Lengozi" ngesiPutukezi).
Ngemuva kwaseHollywood kuthiwa empeleni lena kwakuyimoto lapho uTom Cruise - ngaleso sikhathi umlingisi osemusha - afunda khona ukushayela izimoto ze-gearbox. Imininingwane eyenza le 928 ikhetheke nakakhulu.
Lokhu kwalandelwa ukuvela kwethi “The Quest for the RB928”, idokhumentari kaLewis Johnsen ebonisa ukuseshwa kwale Porsche 928, kanye nemibukiso eminingana, okuhlanganisa nePorsche Cars North America kanye nePetersen Automotive Museum eLos Angeles.
Yakhiwe ngo-1979, isesimweni esihle - njengemibhalo yezithombe - futhi igcina ukumiswa kwasekuqaleni kanye nenjini engu-4.5-litre V8 enama-220 hp (e-US; eYurophu yona le V8 ilethe ama-240 hp).
Ngenxa yale njini, ikwazile ukugijima isuka ku-0 iye ku-96 km/h (60 miles per hour) in 6.5s futhi yafinyelela ejubaneni elikhulu lika-230 km/h.
Indali yale 928 ihlelelwe uSepthemba ozayo (phakathi komhlaka-16 no-18), e-Houston (e-USA), emcimbini ohlelwe ngu-Barrett-Jackson.
Umdayisi akavezi noma yisiphi isilinganiso senani imodeli engathengiswa ngayo, kodwa maningi amathuba okuthi le khophi yephule irekhodi lokuthengisa lemodeli, “osezandleni” ze-928 Club Sport okungeye umshayeli omdala uDerek Bell futhi owathengiswa ngama-euro angu-253,000.
