If you dig deep, it becomes evident that the Bugatti Veyron’s genesis can be traced back to shortly after World War II. In his book Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing’s in-depth writing covers the inside story of Volkswagen’s ‘Dieselgate’ scandal. Naturally, throughout the book, the late Ferdinand Piëch, former chairman of the Volkswagen Group is mentioned, casting a light on his early life as a child.
In 1942, at age five, he would walk through the Volkswagen factory with his family; taking in the machinery and even shifting gears in the unsynchronised gearboxes from the cars of that era. He admitted to his mother he would like to be hands-on and work in a factory with the various machines. This strong, pragmatic will remained throughout his career and, under his…
