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The young engineer August Achleitner began his career at Porsche in 1983, where he moved up the hierarchy. In 2001, he was named head of 911, the most prestigious model of the house and the most important commercially.
The task of this technician was far from easy, because he had to keep a sporty and efficient designed in 1963, with two characteristics that influenced their performance, especially in the face of competition: a lot of weight behind and a little forward and a generous amount of this mbad placed behind the rear axle, making their driving at the limit tricky. ]
Although limited by its forms – which are one of the great strengths of the elegant German model – and its architecture, Achleitner never spared its efforts to keep the 911 as efficient as possible, facing competition which has adopted the central placement of the mechanical, without weight "suspended" behind the rear axle, with the resulting benefits. And from there solutions such as the directional rear wheels, technology popularized by the Renault Megane, which helped make the 911 more docile, especially in more sporty versions. And it was even Achleitner, the father of the 911 RSR, the 911 race that was also the only one to mount the engine in front of the drive axle, where standard vehicles have two small rear seats.
Today, a few days later. of the presentation of the last generation of the Porsche 911, known as 992, August Achleitner abandons the German mark, after 35 years in the service of the manufacturer. His replacement will be, from January, Frank-Steffen Walliser, the 49-year-old engineer who previously headed the motorsport department. For this, Achleitner already leaves a 911 already "with room for batteries", announced in Los Angeles, in addition to "a new gearbox and a free space behind, where an electric motor can be applied", as soon Porsche
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