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Essen Motor Show 2023 – we love the Show!
Over. Finished. Gone. The Essen Motor Show 2023 is already history. For all those who did not make it to Essen from December 1 to December 10, 2023, we will take a brief look back at our appearance here again. ...
The Lamborghini SC63 is the first Le Mans Hypercar with KW Formula Racing dampers
KW automotive is the official technical partner of Lamborghini Squadra Corse: During the Essen Motor Show 2023, KW automotive unveiled its next generation of motorsport dampers designed for hybrid prototype sports cars and formula cars.
KW V5 and KW V5 Clubsport Coilover Suspension Kits for Lotus Emira
Our 4-way adjustable KW V5 and KW V5 Clubsport Coilover Kits, featuring bespoke KW Solid Piston Technology, will elevate the ride quality of your Lotus Emira
275.74 km/h in reverse! New Guinness World Records title for KW customer Rimac
The Rimac Nevera is constantly setting records. The 1,914-horsepower electric car is 20 seconds faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. But now it even has a Guinness World Records title to its name
The Ultimate Porsche for Petrolheads: 911 GT3 R Rennsport
As with the newly reinterpreted 935 (2018) based on the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport at the time, Porsche also relies on the chassis engineering of the KW automotive group for the Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport (992). Our colleagues from the KW Motorsport department equip the limited edition "track tool Porsche," limited to 77 units, with our KW V6 Racing dampers.
Outpacing a Tesla Model S Plaid by 20 seconds: the Rimac Nevera, equipped with KW suspension, claims the title of the fastest production electric car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Here you'll find the onboard video: 7 minutes and 5.298 seconds is the new record for electric cars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Sport tires and its KW suspension, Rimac completed the record lap on August 18, 2023.
Test of the Audi RS 4 Avant with competition plus package – the 3-way adjustable shocks are a game changer for AUTO BILD and SPORT AUTO
At the Sachsenring, the Audi with the suspension is 1.9 seconds faster, and on the Nordschleife, it's 20 seconds faster! According to AutoBild, this is how the Audi RS4 with the Audi RS sports suspension plus drives: 'No, this is not a bone-shaking, stiff ride; with the perfectly tuned road setup, the RS 4 now exhibits an agility and lightness that we wished for many years earlier
Fast, faster, the fastest: The Porsche 911 with a lap time of 6.58,42 at the Nurburgring Nordschleife
Manthey performance kits are basically always built according to the basic driving dynamics principles of intelligent sports car modification: Better aerodynamics, better brakes, better suspension and lighter wheels including tires with more grip.
OEM partnership: The optional “track pack” for the Ford Focus ST is now available
At the end of September 2022, Ford finally launched the so-called Track Pack with an additional adjustable coilover kit for their Ford Focus ST. The best thing about the release is the fact that the coilovers are from KW automotive ...
Speeding up to 412 kilometers per hour: The Rimac Nevera is the fastest serial electric car with KW coilover kit engineering ex-works
The leading Rimac test and development driver Miro Zrnčević and his teammates calculated within several quarter-mile tests that the Nevera has the potential to speed up to more than 400 kilometers per hour. The 1914 hp strong electric car had ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
We visited Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe and were present during the birth of a Toyota GR Supra GT4
All of you who are already in love with Toyotas 4A-GE engines (Blue Top, Black Top, or Red Top) or made the experience of know that a 2JZ-GTE six-cylinder engine is simply bulletproof are now on the right page of ...
Porsche sets new lap record on the Nordschleife with 6:43.300 minutes
In midsummer-like temperatures and an asphalt temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, Porsche broke the previously valid record for street cars of 6:48,047 minutes on the Nürburgring Nordschleife under the supervision of a notary on June 14, 2021. The sportscar: A ...
The latest chapter in a long-lasting success story – the “KW Suspension Skunk Works Division” is unveiling a secret: KW is BMW M Motorsport Official Supplier BMW M4 GT3
Well, there is a little official unofficial secret, which is no big deal for some watchful BMW motorsport fan, while for others it is really a big deal. To be honest it took quite a long time until to make ...
3-way and 4-way KW Clubsport suspension with GT3 motorsport technology for Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991.2)
For more than 15 years Manthey-Racing, the Porsche racing team, and KW automotive, the suspension manufacturer, have worked closely in partnership. In addition to a long-standing success story in motorsports, Manthey-Racing also works together with the suspension manufacturer on street-legal ...
2020 Geneva Teaser: KW @ 90th International Motor Show
Things you missed at the 90th Geneva International Motor Show (Hall 2, booth 2042) at our booth; cause of the “Corona Pandemia” … KW automotive has already developed 16 different damper valve technologies and one of its latest innovations is ...