18. Wolfgang Durheimer
Porsche AG executive VP, R&D
Leading the world's best sports car maker into the 2010s
2008 Rank: 21
Why he's here: The 911 GT2 is spectacular. Every car he does is extremely good. And now, his six-cylinder sports cars appear to have a better future than rivaling eight-cylinder-plus sports cars.
Working on: Converting all Porsche engines to direct-injection.
Coming up next: The Panamera is just around the corner, and it will be the Porsche of sport sedans.
Affected by Porsche's buying up of VW Group? Not yet. Wonder what he thinks of Audi's R8 GT3.
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