
At the turn of the millennium, automotive engineering stood on the brink of a transformative era – but few could have foreseen just how profoundly one visionary’s ambition would redefine the limits of performance. Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Karl Piëch, whose birthday is celebrated today, was then Chairman of the Volkswagen Group and the driving force behind one of the most audacious automotive projects in history: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. His goal was as clear as it was unprecedented – to create a road-going car that would break every convention and surpass every limitation in automotive design and engineering. Continue reading