In the early 1990s, Porsche was publicly being touted as a takeover candidate. The recession had had a devastating effect on sports car sales. The Porsche 928 and 968 series had almost entirely ceased to sell, so all eyes once again turned to the Porsche 911 as the great white hope. At least one positive…
Helmuth Bott is one of the most important technology pioneers ever to have worked for Porsche. He arrived at Porsche aged 26 after an apprenticeship with Daimler-Benz, a degree in engineering at the University of Stuttgart and several internships at Daimler and Bosch. The Porsche 356 from the Stuttgart works was only just celebrating its…
The limited special models of the Porsche 911 have always been among the most sought-after collector’s items. Once the second limited edition, the “911 Signature”, had sold out in next to no time on the American market in 1976, fans of the Porsche company in the US were forced to wait for another four years…
Initiator of the 993 Turbo Cabriolet: MAHAG boss Fritz Haberl In 1994 at the Geneva Motor Show, the idea of a 993 Turbo Cabriolet was born. Fritz Haberl, long-standing MAHAG CEO, was so taken with the 993 Carrera Cabriolet that he immediately asked if an open-topped version with the turbo engine might also be on…
On June 10, 2020, Hans Mezger passed away at the age of 90. On the occasion of the first anniversary of his death, we had the opportunity to speak with his son Oliver Mezger. Mr. Mezger, June 10, 2021, will be the first anniversary of your father’s death. That will certainly be a difficult day…
It shouldn’t be that hard to choose the “right” Carrera 3.2 because it is by some margin the most mature vehicle in the G model series. It neither suffers from the problem of pulled-out cylinder head bolts like the 911 2.7 from model years 1974 to 1977, nor is it prey to weaknesses in the…
We received a very sad message from the Sprenger family a few days ago. Rolf Sprenger passed away on February 24, 2021 at the age of 77. He joined Porsche in 1967 as an engine engineer and later headed the Customer Center. Rolf Sprenger was the initiator of the special requests department, which later became…
Friedrich Bezner turned 80 in October 2020. Bezner began his training at Porsche in 1954 as a teenager aged just 14. He continued his education for more than a decade at night schools alongside his work at Porsche, eventually becoming assistant to Chief Development Officer Professor Helmuth Bott. After a successful career, Bezner took over…
For almost 20 years, the Auto Book Prize has been honouring the best books on the subjects of automobiles and mobility. The award ceremony took place in 2020 under strict safety and hygiene regulations at Motorworld Munich. A top-class jury led by Jürgen Lewandowski selected the winners in the categories brand book, biography, motor sports…
