The upcoming weekend, the annual 24h-race takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In total, 70 race cars are equipped with KW products. This represents more than half of the starting race cars. We are proud that racing teams across almost all categories rely on KW Racing components manufactured in the small German town of Fichtenberg.
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Flawless double victory for BMW M Team WRT at the 9-hour race in Kyalami
At the Kyalami 9 Hour, the two BMW M4 GT3s started from second and third positions with their KW Solid Piston dampers. After nine hours, the BMW M Team WRT celebrated a double victory.
12h race of Bathurst: Manthey EMA is second placed in the Porsche 991.2
With the old Porsche 911 GT3 R (#912), Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet, and Thomas Preining of Team Manthey EMA became second-placed with less than a second distance. Both BMW M4 GT3 (#32 and #46) are – also like the Porsche ...
IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona: KW customer teams in the GTD Pro and GTD class
Last weekend, the Daytona International Speedway opened its doors for the annual Rolex 24. The spectacular race in the city of Florida is the season opener of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship. As generally known, the competition on the racetrack ...
DTM 2022: Sheldon Van der Linde wins the DTM championship, KW motorsport customer Schubert Motorsport wins team classification
The DTM is over, and winners were selected: The past weekend was a very special one for Sheldon Van der Linde and Schubert Motorsport in their new BMW M4 GT3 (#31). The 23-year-old Sheldon Van der Linde won the DTM ...
Change of generations: Porsche motorsports introduces the new Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
Since its release in 2019, the Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) won several class victories, long-distance races and championships including ADAC GT Masters, the Intercontinental GT Challenge, IMSA GTD, the 24h-race at Nurburgring, 24h-race Spa-Francorchamps, 24h-race Daytona and the Bathurst ...
Tesla Model 3 was the fastest electric vehicle at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2022
Dai Yoshihara literally felt like he was fighting a smoke screen felt at the 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. After the drama in 2021, the Tesla Model 3 with its KW V4 Racing suspension and with new reworked aero ...
Brand-new BMW M4 GT4 equipped with KW Racing dampers utilizing Solid Piston Technology
It isn’t a big surprise for BMW motorsports enthusiasts that in many BMW racecars KW Racing hardware is installed from the factory. In the upcoming 2023 motorsport season, we will equip another BMW customer sports racecar with our “Übershocks”. The ...
Fast delivery – 100 km/h in under two seconds! Meet Ford’s 2000 hp Pro Electric SuperVan
Forget ordinary package delivery services, from now on when you order a package, Ford could deliver it within the blink of an eye. The wild styled Ford made its debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. ...
Rhys Millen and E-Motion Engineering at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2022
The 19,99 Kilometer (12.42 mile) and 156 turn challenge are nothing new for the 13-time class winner, Rhys Millen, as he teams up with Joey Seely of E-Motion Engineering. You may recognize Millen setting records from Formula Drift and Red ...
Eight overall victories in DTM, GT Masters, DTM Trophy, GT World Challenge and WRC for our Motorsports Customers
The motorsport customers of KW automotive Group closed the weekend with a top performance: Eight overall victories in one weekend – from DTM to GT Masters and WRC! The BMW M4 GT3 win its races in the DTM and ADAC ...
30 years of KW – from a one-man business to a global entrepreneurial group
Seeing every problem as a challenge and meeting it head-on is what drives Klaus Wohlfarth, founder of KW automotive, and all the employees at KW on a daily basis. At the beginning of May 2022, it was exactly thirty years ...
Whether it’s the Dakar, the Monte, or last weekend’s 24-hour endurance race in Daytona – our motorsport customers continue on the winning track
Whether it’s the Dakar, the Monte, or last weekend’s 24-hour endurance race in Daytona, the motorsport customers of the KW automotive group continue on the winning track. It will be spring before the motorsport season in Germany start again. At ...
New KW naming convention – quicker and more efficient to the ideal KW suspension product
We have already classified our various height-adjustable suspension products according to their purpose some time ago to make your customer journey to the right suspension easier and more straightforward. For example, you will find in the STREET COMFORT product group ...
KW Solid Piston Technology briefly explained: A short overview of our GT3 suspensions
The most important rule in the world of motorsports: make sure that the competitors keep their distance! This is only possible with constant development and sustainability. Sustainability pays off, as well in the world of motorsports. Like few aftermarket and ...
With the Tesla Model 3 to the Race to the Clouds: First Practice for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The 99th Race to the Clouds, aka the 99th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, will finally take place in Colorado (USA) next weekend. The Tesla Model 3, which we already featured on our KW automotive blog in spring of 2021, ...
ADAC TOTAL 24h Race Nürburgring 2021: On the 25th anniversary of Manthey-Racing, the Porsche team wins the Eifel endurance classic
The KW Competition customer and record holder on the Nürburgring Nordschleife wins the Nürburgring 24h race for the seventh time. The Frenchman Kévin Estre secured the seventh victory for the team from Meuspath in the Manthey Porsche #911 after a ...
ADAC TOTAL 24h Race Nürburgring 2021: 61 cars will start with our KW suspension in the Green Hell
On the coming extended weekend, from June 3 to June 6, 2021, the world of motorsports focuses its attention on the Eifel (region in Germany close to the Belgium Border). In addition to the RCN, FIA WTCR, the Tourenwagen Legenden ...
NLS: Frikadelli Racing celebrates with Porsche and KW
In the current season of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (Nürburgring Endurance Series), the motorsport customers of the suspension manufacturer KW automotive dominate. In the overall ranking, Frikadelli Racing celebrates a double victory with their two Porsche 911 GT3 R (#30 and ...
GTWC Europe – GT World Challenge: Dinamic Motorsport won the opening event in Monza
The Italian Porsche customer racing team Dinamic Motorsport sensationally wins the opening race of the GT Word Challenge Europe in Monza with their Porsche 911 GT3 R. As with the team’s first victory two years ago, the weather seems to ...