Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porschewas an automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche car company. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, several other important developments and Porsche automobiles. In addition, Porsche designed the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen, which was the first racing car with a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionEngineer
Date of Birth3 September 1875
CountryAustria
Life itself is a race, marked by a start, and a finish. It is what we learn during the race, and how we apply it, that determines whether our participation has had particular value. If we learn from each success, and each failure, and improve ourselves through this process, then at the end, we have fulfilled our potential and performed well.
Porsche....there is no substitute
Design must be functional and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics, without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.
I came into the world at the same time as the auto, if you will.