The evolution of PorscheWho was Ferdinand Porsche? He was an engineer and founder of the Porsche automobile company. Ferdinand Porsche became technical director and board member of Daimler Motor Company in Stuttgart, Germany. Sports cars like Mercedes were under his leadership. His achievements were later recognized when the Stuttgart Polytechnic Institute awarded him an honorary doctorate in engineering. Later, he worked for Daimler in Germany, with Benz. He founded his own design company in Stuttgart, and in 1934 he and his son designed the rear-engined car that would become the famous Volkswagen Beetle. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Mercedez Benz, several other important developments, and Porsche automobiles. Additionally, Porsche designed the 1923 Benz, which was the first racing car with a mid-engine and rear-wheel drive. (Wikipedia) Porsche made a significant contribution to the German war effort during World War II. (Porsche Cars North America, Inc.) He gained a very good reputation with the German Nazi SS, they called him "the great German engineer", but Ferdinand Porsche had Czech and Austrian origins. (Wikipedia) Ferdinand Porsche's team took until 1938 to finalize the design of the Volkswagen Beetles, an economical car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003, formulated by Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, wanting a simple and inexpensive car. be mass produced. He hired Porsche 1934 to design and build it to his exacting standards. (Wikipedia)For several decades, the Porsche company has been developing high-performance sports cars. For many years, Porsche cars have looked very similar. F...... middle of paper ......y behind the driver, not only does this help support mass concentration efforts and lower the center of gravity and the best temperature conditions for the ability to battery power (Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Porsche founder's legacy touches Nazi past in Czech hometown; Porsche founder's legacy touches Nazi past in Czech hometown The 918 Spyder was launched in the United States in early 2014, but this car is not cheap at all. The starting price of the 918 Spyder is US$845,000 and future customers will probably have to. wait for one of these incredible cars Works Cited Porsche Cars North America, Inc. . Porsche Cars North America, Inc. 2014. April 15, 2014 Wikipedia..