Hamann Motorsport

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Hamann Motorsport GmbH
Company type Public
Industry Automotive
Founded1986
Headquarters Laupheim, Germany
Key people
Richard Hamann
Products Cars
Website Hamann-Motorsport.de
BMW X6 tuned by Hamann Motorsport, pictured in London BMW X6 customised by Hamann.jpg
BMW X6 tuned by Hamann Motorsport, pictured in London
The interior of a BMW X6 M customized by Hamann, pictured in France BMW X6 M Hamann Tycoon EVO M interior.jpg
The interior of a BMW X6 M customized by Hamann, pictured in France

Hamann Motorsport GmbH is a German car tuning company based in Laupheim. It specialises in Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Mini, Ferrari, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Porsche and Lamborghini cars. Hamann Motorsport was founded by Richard Hamann in 1986.

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The company was founded only to work with cars made in Germany, specifically BMW, but since then, has expanded its business into other car manufacturers such as Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin and Ferrari. It also creates its own, one-of-a-kind cars. [1]

Hamann offers cosmetic changes such as low profile spoilers, bodykits, carbon fiber splitters, and multi-piece alloy wheels. Other upgrades include racing LSDs, open racing exhaust systems, twelve-piston disc brakes, and engine remapping. The company orders crate engines from the dealership and then redesigns them. The company designs and builds upon numerous parts of the original car, such as tuning the car's engine, lowering the car, making a new body with more features, and installing racing tires. [2]

The first car from Hamann Motorsport was the BMW M3 (E30), producing 348 PS (256 kW) from a turbocharged version of the 2.3-litre inline-four engine. The car accelerated from 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 170 mph (273 km/h). In 1990 he presented the Laguna Seca 3,5 Turbo, this time using the 3.4-litre, turbocharged M106 inline-six from the BMW 745i, tuned to 410 PS (302 kW) and reaching a top speed of 303.79 km/h (188.8 mph) in testing on the Autobahn. [3]

Hamann Motorsport designed a variety of cars, for instance, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640. Hamann Motorsport built the engine from scratch to enhance the horsepower to reach 690HP by modifying the engine management system and installing a custom made exhaust system. For the exterior Hamann Motorsport did not change much, they only installed the matte black wheels. [4]

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References

  1. "The International Frankfurt Auto Show(2010)". Customized Aston Martin from Hamann and video editorial on One-77 from Aston Martin. West Coast Midnight Run. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. "Introduction". 28 March 2011.
  3. Dackevall, Gunnar (1991-03-21). "M3 med mera!" [M3 with More!]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Vol. 43, no. 6. Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. pp. 7–8.
  4. "Murciélago LP640 by Hamann Motorsport GmbH - the STORY". LamboCARS.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.