Ferdinand Piëch

[IanF]

Yep. RIP

[mik]

He had a good innings. RIP.

I didn't know he'd fathered 12 kids, the randy rogerer.

Would have been fitting if he'd hung on 'til 17-Sep given his involvement in the 917.

[NotoriousREV]

Yeah, I’m not mourning this one. He had an interesting, successful and long life. We should all be so lucky.

[JLv3.0]

Did he really have an umlaut over the E in his surname? Didn't know that.

Anyway - RIP. The impact and improvement he had on the car industry will never, ever be forgotten.

[nuttinnew]

He certainly left his mark. R.i.p..

[mik]

[Jobbo]

Did he really have an umlaut over the E in his surname? Didn't know that.

It's not an umlaut, it's a tréma/diaeresis as in Citroën.

[GG.]

Interesting - I wasn't familiar with the distinction. Explains why his name is pronounced Pee-eck!

[Mito Man]

Must say I’ve never heard someone say his name before, always pronounced it as Peach when reading about him

[mik]

Must say I’ve never heard someone say his name before, always pronounced it as Peach when reading about him

Similar to me - I read his name in my head as Peesh

[IanF]

Must say I’ve never heard someone say his name before, always pronounced it as Peach when reading about him

Similar to me - I read his name in my head as Peesh

Not surprised no one knew how to say his name!

[nuttinnew]

Pike; how they pronounce it in Wigan.