Great Read: Boxer at the heart of Porsche's early wins

Flat-out success  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Porsche's legendary boxer engines: flat-out success November 2021 | Lawrence Butcher Porsche begins celebrating its 75 years in motor sport in Stuttgart this weekend. Its story of wild success began with a Volkswagen Beetle engine that evolved into the flat-12 at the heart of the monstrous Le Mans-winning 917. Today's Great Read tells the tale of Porsche's mighty boxer engines. When sketching out the KdF Wagen – AKA the Beetle – back in the early '30s, Ferdinand Porsche could not help but notice the work being undertaken by Czech designer Hans Ledwinka on the Tatra V570... Glossing over the legalities of its genesis, the humble VW flat-four laid the foundations for the engines that would power multiple Le Mans-winning sports cars. READ MORE F1 Podcast Podcast: Sandbagging? Mercedes' reason to hide F1 testing pace Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes Which teams might be hiding their true pace in F1 testing? Plus: drivers' dismay at cornering 20mph off the pace and your questions answered in our latest podcast episode WATCH NOW F1 Pablo Elizalde Bold, brave and unraced, the F1 cars that never made it to the grid From the Williams six-wheeler banned before it could race to the Honda that died with its designer, these are the Formula 1 cars that were tested but never made their competitive debut READ MORE F1 Pablo Elizalde Bold, brave and unraced, the F1 cars that never made it to the grid From the Williams six-wheeler banned before it could race to the Honda that died with its designer, these are the Formula 1 cars that were tested but never made their competitive debut READ MORE Motor Sport Collectables Explore our best-selling collectables, selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Lotus 72 Pocher Model BUY NOW Porsche 917K Pocher Model BUY NOW F1 Retro 1980 by Mark Hughes BUY NOW Stirling Silver Motor Sport Cufflinks BUY NOW Brabham BT46  Scalextric BUY NOW Lotus 79 Scalextric BUY NOW Update your content preferences UPDATE NOW Connect with us We now accept © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine,  18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy