6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Swedish entrepreneur who founded Koenigsegg at age 22 with no automotive engineering background — and built it into the manufacturer of the world's fastest production cars — through an obsessive willingness to invent novel solutions rather than adopt existing industry approaches.
British automotive engineer and founder of Lotus Cars and Team Lotus, whose aerodynamic innovations — ground effect, monocoque chassis, active suspension — transformed Formula 1 car design in the 1960s and 70s.
French-Italian automotive engineer and entrepreneur whose Bugatti automobiles were simultaneously engineering achievements and works of art — built in Alsace with obsessive personal control over every detail — making Bugatti the most artistically unified automotive brand in history.
Austrian-German automotive engineer and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche who engineered the Porsche 917 racing car before becoming CEO of Audi and then Chairman of Volkswagen Group — turning VW into a multi-brand automotive empire.
Austrian-German automotive engineer who designed the Volkswagen Beetle, the Tiger tank, and numerous early automotive innovations — founding the Porsche engineering consultancy in 1931 that his son would eventually turn into the Porsche sports car company.
Austrian automotive engineer and son of Ferdinand Porsche who designed the Porsche 356 — the first car to bear the Porsche name — while his father was imprisoned post-WWII, founding Porsche AG as a sports car manufacturer rather than just an engineering consultancy.