Ferdinand Karl Piëch (17 April 1937) is an Austrian automobile engineer and manager. He is a grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, and son of Louise Piëch (the sister of Ferry Porsche).
Piëch was the winner of the award of Car Executive of the Century in 1999.
Born in Vienna, Austria, Piëch graduated from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 1962, with a degree in mechanical engineering, having written a master thesis about the development of a Formula One (F...
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Ferdinand Karl Piëch (17 April 1937) is an Austrian automobile engineer and manager. He is a grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, and son of Louise Piëch (the sister of Ferry Porsche).
Piëch was the winner of the award of Car Executive of the Century in 1999.
Born in Vienna, Austria, Piëch graduated from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 1962, with a degree in mechanical engineering, having written a master thesis about the development of a Formula One (F1) engine. At the same time, Porsche was involved in F1 and developed an 8-cylinder for the Porsche 804.
From 1963 to 1971, he worked at Porsche in Stuttgart, on the development of the Porsche 906 and following models that led to the successful Porsche 917. In 1972, he moved to Audi in Ingolstadt, Germany. Starting from 1975, he was manager of technological engineering, being responsible for the concepts of the Audi 80 and Audi 100. He celebrated his 40th birthday on 17 April 1977 with a ball at which guests included Giorgetto Giugiaro and at...
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