Chapter Five

Death by Porsche: The Most Dangerous Cars on the Planet

“The Porsche Carrera GT is the first car in my life

that I drive and I feel scared”–

Senior Porsche Test Driver Walter Röhrl 

In June 1934, Ferdinand Porsche received a contract from Hitler to design a “people’s car” (Volkswagen). This resulted in the Volkswagen Beetle.  Dan Neil, the Wall Street Journal’s automotive writer said, “Ferdinand Por-sche was an enthusiastic National Socialist party member and Hitler’s car guy. Attempts to portray the founder of Porsche as a reluctant Nazi are misguided and un...

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