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Ferdinand Piech has passed away aged 82, four years after leaving his role as chairman of the Volkswagen Group. He died "suddenly and unexpectedly" according to a statement released by his wife, Ursula. Piech will be remembered, rightly, as a titan of industry, and the most important figure in the German car world since, well, since the men responsible for the original Beetle. One of those, the man who pushed the notion of a peoples" car, was of course the unspeakable embodiment of evil. The other, the actual engineer who designed it, was Ferdinand Porsche - Ferdinand Piech"s grandfather. While the Dieselgate scandal followed ominously shortly after his resignation in 2015, Piech will certainly be missed. His commitment to engineering excellence, his brutal spirit of competition and his visionary outlook will see to that.
Date written: 27 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16709
Ferdinand Piech has passed away aged 82, four years after leaving his role as chairman of the Volkswagen Group. He died "suddenly and unexpectedly" according to a statement released by his wife, Ursula. Piech will be remembered, rightly, as a titan of industry, and the most important figure in the German car world since, well, since the men responsible for the original Beetle. One of those, the man who pushed the notion of a peoples" car, was of course the unspeakable embodiment of evil. The other, the actual engineer who designed it, was Ferdinand Porsche - Ferdinand Piech"s grandfather. While the Dieselgate scandal followed ominously shortly after his resignation in 2015, Piech will certainly be missed. His commitment to engineering excellence, his brutal spirit of competition and his visionary outlook will see to that.
Date written: 27 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16709
