Why the Mezger Engine Is Revered Among Porsche Enthusiasts and Racing Experts
How an engineering innovation from the ‘60s changed the face of internal combustion
Hans-Joachim Esch, Helmut Flegl and Hans Mezger push an engine through the factory in 1990
Taken from Motor Sport online, June 2020
There are very few engines that have become so indivisible from their creator that it’s hard to mention them without their names too. I guess you could include the Cosworth DFV because it was named after Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth’s company and, of course Ferrari’s Colombo and Lampredi V12s, but after that I think most people might start to struggle.
Unless, of course, they counted themselves among the Porsche cognoscenti, or that strange breed of motoring journalist for whom Porsche’s rear-mounted flat-six engine has become something of an obsession. Because for them the ‘Mezger’ engine is every bit at vaunted as anything produced by Ferrari or Cosworth.