Tony Hatter

Tony Hatter is a British automobile designer originally from Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[1] He studied Transport Design with first design job at Opel, before moving to Porsche's style department in 1986. Hatter worked along with his up-and-coming peers Harm Lagaay and Freeman Thomas to put a mark on several iterations of Porsche's sports car design. Eventually becoming part of Porsche's executive team as Design Manager,[2] he is credited with designing the Porsche 993[3] (along with Harm Lagaay), the third generation Porsche Cayman (981 Cayman),[4] as well as working on numerous cars including the Porsche 911 GT1.[5][6] He was instrumental on adapting both the exterior and interior designs of the Porsche Carrera GT concept car, which was originally a modified Porsche 986 frame, into the production trim guise.[7] Additionally, he served as Design Manager for RSR version of the Porsche 918[8] and more recently, designed the 50th Anniversary and GT3 Touring editions of the Porsche 991.[9][10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRqxTJJe-QTony Hatter interviewed for Porsche Club GB
  2. ^ https://www.total911.com/porsche-911-design-icon-tony-hatter/Porsche 911 Design Icon: Tony Hatter
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psEcxl1IALETony Hatter on designing the Porsche 993
  4. ^ https://cardesignnews.com/media/imported/207650/207650.htmlPorsche's Tony Hatter on the design of the new Cayman (Car Design News)
  5. ^ https://fr-tv.com/tv/tony-hatter-on-designing-the-porsche-911-gt1-OIYgrzrRMC8.htmlTony Hatter on Designing the Porsche 911 GT1
  6. ^ Porsche Turbo, by Randy Leffingwell, ISBN 0760347581
  7. ^ "Evolving the 911 Design - Fresh Brewed & Air Cooled Deep Tracks with Tony Hatter". 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ Porsche 918 RSR - A Glimpse at the Concept Design. Porsche. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Evolving the 911 Design - Fresh Brewed & Air Cooled Deep Tracks with Tony Hatter". 20 June 2020.
  10. ^ Porsche Fascination - Design Philosophy of the 911 50th Anniversary Edition. Porsche. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ PCA Event Spotlight: 2013 Tech Tactics East with special guest Anthony Hatter. Porsche Club of America. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Porsche 911 50th anniversary edition: World Premiere in Frankfurt. Porsche. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Evolving the 911 Design - Fresh Brewed & Air Cooled Deep Tracks with Tony Hatter. RoadScholars. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via YouTube.