Vehicle Description
1989 Porsche 928 S4 2-Door Coupe - Southern Car (Florida/Missouri)
- Grand Prix White - New Burgundy Leather Interior - 5.0L/316hp V8
- Brand New Timing Belt and Brakes (Please note: If you happen to
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a short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: Garage Kept Motors.) The 928 has always been one of the
most deceptively efficient, fast, and safe cars of all time. The
fourth major update, the S4, is all of that and more. - Modern
Motor, August 1989 With a top speed of 170 mph, ultimate autobahn
cruiser was an accolade frequently rendered in favor of the Porsche
928 over its four major iterations in the course of the model's
17-year run (from 1978 launch through 1995). Partly with that grand
touring use in mind, the majority of 928 cars came equipped with
automatic transmissions. The S4, introduced in 1987, was the
identification for the fourth design iteration of the model,
arguably the most consequential. An updated 5-liter water-cooled V8
engine with new pistons, a new cylinder head with more aggressive
camshafts and larger valves, and a 10.0:1 compression ratio
produced 316 horsepower. This power news was accompanied by
redesigned bodywork in both the front (four fixed driving lights in
addition to the pop-up headlights) and rear of the car (a new fixed
spoiler and re-styled taillights) and ensured Porsche-o-philes
could easily identify the new model. Handling continued as a
surprising 928 strength and was described as laser sharp by Road &
Track at the time. Although the 928 cars languished for many years
in the collector market, that lapse has ended with values showing
excellent appreciation over just the past few years. Offered here
is a well maintained 928 S4 in Porsche's very desirable Grand Prix
white over burgundy. It has been primarily a southern car with
prior ownership in Florida and Missouri. Something of a driver's
928, it was ordered with limited-slip differential. Its complete
list of options from the factory-applied tag on the car is shown
here: Paint: L908 �€" Grand Prix White Upholstery: YZ - Burgundy
C02 �€" US Emissions 018 �€" Steering wheel with elevated hub 220
�€" LSD Limited Slip Differential 418 �€" Side protection mouldings
570 �€" Air conditioner also between rear seats 586 �€" Lumbar
support, left seat 650 �€" Sun-moon-roof 691 �€" CD-radio Alpine
Porsche CD-2 Beginning with its burgundy leather interior, this 928
S4 shows beautifully overall, with one exception. Its dash has
suffered cracking and surface distortion, so there is a dash cover
in place. This should not be taken as a sign of mistreatment or
owner neglect as nearly all of the 924, 944, and 928
front-engine/transaxle Porsches of the eighties suffered a similar
fate. The cause was a sandwiched material used by the factory that
did not stand up at all well to sunlight over time. Unfortunately,
by the time the deterioration was noticed, it was too late for even
the most fastidious owner to effectively mitigate. As the remainder
of this car's interior demonstrates, virtually all other surfaces
were up to Porsche's traditional high standards, and kept that way
by the car's owners over the years. The burgundy leather is in
excellent condition with no rips or tears, door trim is complete
and undamaged, instrumentation and center-console switchgear is
unmarred, and even the carpeting beneath the rear hatch-glass is
un-faded. The headliner is free of sagging and the factory sunroof
operates as intended. A later-model Alpine audio head unit replaces
the factory-supplied Alpine unit. Rear-seat passengers are treated
to a separate air-conditioning supply. Grand Prix white is so
valued by collectors in part because the color allo
