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The Porsche 928 was a grand touring vehicle planned to replace the Porsche 911. In contrast to the Porsche 911, the 928 was more of a luxury grand touring vehicle than a pure sports car. It also featured a large displacement V8 engine in the front of the car in a RWD configuration and perfect weight distribution. Despite weighing more and having more luxury components, the Porsche 928 had performance on par with the Porsche 911 and was considered far easier to drive.

A RWD vehicle could be a good option for the increasing regulation of the 1970s, helping offering better stability, emissions equipment capability, and easier integration of turbocharged engines. Prior to the invention of electronic stability, a high performance RR vehicle such as the Porsche 911 was vulnerable to spinning around backwards upon loss of control. As a RWD vehicle, the Porsche 928 should be more stable. Emissions control was also an issue in the cramped engine compartment of the Porsche 911, and it was probably difficult to provide air-cooling to a turbocharged rear engine.

Could Porsche have gone on to replace the Porsche 911 with the Porsche 928, as the company originally intended? How would the company fare with a lineup consisting of Porsche 928 type vehicles on the high end and Porsche 924/944/968 vehicles on the low end?
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