Formula E often positions itself as a proving ground for electric road car development, something Porsche is proving with its new Cayenne Electric.

Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, GERMANY -- The engineer behind the Porsche 911's air-cooled, six-cylinder boxer engine; the overall construction of the 917 and its 12-cylinder engine; and the TAG Turbo Formula One engine died June 10.For more than three decades, Hans Mezger was responsible for Porsche's most successful racing cars and engines....

One of the architects of Porsche's successes at the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the World Endurance Championship last season has left the company.Wolfgang Hatz, who oversaw Porsche's return to top-flight sportscar racing in 2014 as research and development director, has departed at his own request, according to a...