The Porsche 959 project began in 1981, immediately after Peter Schutz, the new general manager, took over at Porsche. Helmut Bott, a senior engineer at the time, introduced the new manager to the concept of the future 959. Bott knew Porsche needed a sports car that would embody its sporting...
A-zug, Austro Daimler, B-zug, C-zug, Ferdinand Porsche, M17-80hp, Rabe, Zugwagen M12 In July 1906, 30-year-old Ferdinand Porsche, who had previously worked for the small Austrian company Lohner, joined Austro-Daimler as chief engineer. He brought with him his development of the so-called “mixed or hybrid drive”—the Mixte: an internal combustion engine...
