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In order to ensure high quality in series production, computers calculate the heat balance, stresses and deformations of the carbon fibre-ceramic material under different operating conditions.
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In the precision measuring room, the brake disc dimensions are checked to the exact millimetre.
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Georg Hackl (centre) during his tour through the Porsche production facilities
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Porsche Plant Leipzig and the Customer Center (Stand April 2002)
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Design engineer and company founder Prof. Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche, born 3rd September 1875 in Maffersdorff, deceased 30th January 1951 in Stuttgart.
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The Lohner-Porsche electric car, powered by wheel-hub motors, caused a sensation at the Paris world trade fair in 1900.
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With four wheel-hub motors, the Lohner-Porsche racing car was the first ever all-wheel drive vehicle.
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Ferdinand Porsche at the wheel of the Austro-Daimler, which sped him to victory in the Prinz-Heinrich race in 1910.
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At the Ries race in Graz, Steiermark, 1992. Ferry Porsche, in the cap with the visor, is on the right, next to the Sascha type Austro-Daimler. Behind him is his father.
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Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche (at the age of 62) in his design office located at KronenstraÃe 24 in Stuttgart.
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Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche with his son Ferdinand Anton Ernst ("Ferry") Porsche, who began working in his father's office at a young age.
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Ferdinand Porsche travelled to America in 1937 to keep up to speed with the latest production techniques in the automotive industry, thereby acquiring new knowledge to help him plan the Volkswagen plant.
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Construction of the amphibian car was based on the Beetle. Its all-wheel design made it one of the best all-terrain vehicle of its day.
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Grandfather Ferdinand Porsche, with his grandchildren: Ferdinand Alexander ("Butzi") Porsche (left) and Ferdinand Piëch. In their hands is a model of the No. 1.
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Porscheplatz at the Zuffenhausen location
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The panel of experts with the winning design from Karin Sander
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The Porsche plant in Leipzig with Customer Service Centre, administration section, production hall and run-in and test track
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The production hall is joined on to the right of the administration section
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Bavaria's Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr. Otto Wiesheu (right) with the Chairman of the Managing Board at Porsche, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking
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CDU Party Chairwoman Angela Merkel and Chairman of the Board of Management at Porsche, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking
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