BMW E30 M3 Koenig Specials

Introduction

BMW E30 M3 Koenig Specials GmbH is a German tuning house based in Munich that specialized in modifications to European luxury cars as BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, but gained notability in the 1980s and 1990s for their performance modifications to Ferrari. Some of its most notable works included a twin-turbo Ferrari Testarossa with extensive body modifications that made it resemble a Ferrari F40 that produced up to a claimed 1,000 PS DIN in “Evolution” guise, a highly unusual output for cars at the time, as well as the 850 PS DIN Ferrari F50. Koenig also entered into automobile production with its road-going version of the Porsche 962 known as the Koenig C62, therefore becoming the first road-legal Group C-based car.

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As well, Koenig also offered heavy duty fiberglass wide bodykits, which was popular for cars of the time. Perhaps Koenig’s most notable project was their work on the successor of the 512 BB, a modified version of the Ferrari Testarossa that debuted in the 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show. It produced 710 bhp, 320 bhp over a stock Testarossa. This was followed up by the 800 bhp Competition (1988) that was good 349 km/h; its convertible version, the Competition Cabrio (1989), although being less powerful, was good for 319 km/h.

Conclusion

As Ferrari never offered a convertible because of the required significant amount of strengthening in the chassis required to make up for the lack of upper structure, the conversion cost US$55,600 alone. For those who wanted extra power, there was the Competition Evolution quoted at 1000 PS DIN, claiming a top speed of 370 km/h and an estimated 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Koenig would also re-trim the interior to suit the client’s specifications. The car’s overall cost, including car with fully re-trimmed leather interior and a 1000w 16-speaker Kenwood audio system was reported to cost US$595,900.