Some large-scale personalized car modification companies came into being under such market demand. Among them, some companies love the modification of a single brand model very much, and eventually become synonymous with the brand's high-quality models. As the birthplace of the automobile industry, Germany naturally has many "specialized old shops" with strong technical strength.
1、ABT
To talk about history, there should be no more detailed refitting manufacturer in the world than ABT. As early as 1896, ABT started the business related to the production and installation of carriage parts. It can be said that ABT began to change (nail) the wheel (horse) hub (palm) for horses before the popularization of automobiles.
It's time 1952, and cars have become the mainstream of the times. At this time, a young man who is keen on racing appeared in the Abbott family who founded ABT. Abt. This year, John? Abt has won the Bavarian mountaineering championship. During his 25-year racing career, he has won more than 300 championships. Under his leadership, ABT changed from a horse-drawn car refitting factory to a 1967 car refitting factory. Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat all belong to their business scope.
Today, ABT has become a large refit manufacturer with 65,438+02,000 square meters of space and more than 65,438+070 employees. As one of the teams of Audi manufacturers, ABT has made great achievements in large-scale events such as DTM, and the civil modified products for the majority of car owners have also won unanimous praise in the market for their powerful performance and reliable vehicle quality.
ABT recently launched ABT to commemorate its125th anniversary. RS？ Q8-R limited edition can be said to have attracted a wave of attention. This "small missile" with a maximum horsepower of 740 horses and a top speed of 3 14 kilometers per hour has well demonstrated the strength of ABT to the world.
2. Al Pi Na
Speaking of BMW's original modified car, most people will subconsciously shout out M? The name of power, not m? Dynamic history
The older Alpina seems to be less famous, but this does not mean that Alpina's works are not excellent enough.
Alpina, like BMW, was born in Bavaria, Germany, and its founder Burkard? Bovensiepen used to be the owner of a BMW 1500, and his road to modification originated from the modification of his own car. The Weber double carburetor he created greatly improved the performance of BMW 1500. At the same time, the pattern of carburetor also appeared on Alpina's logo later, and another pattern represented the crankshaft.
1965, Alpina company was formally established, with only 8 employees at first. However, Alpina has made dazzling achievements on the track soon after its establishment, such as German mountaineering competition and French Spa. It won all the championships in the 24-hour endurance race.
Subsequently, 1983, Alpina obtained the officially certified automobile manufacturing qualification and was able to produce automobiles completely independently. Up to now, its products are also supplied by BMW, and Alpina production is off the assembly line.
If M-type is an unruly street hooligan, then Alpina prefers a low-key but dangerous suit thug. Alpina can behave like a harmless luxury car when the driver needs to enjoy a comfortable driving experience, but it is better than M? POWER's powerful horsepower is as precise and fierce as a submachine gun under a mafia trench coat.
3. RUF
There is no doubt that Porsche has the ability to manufacture high-performance cars, whether it is 9 18 or 9 1 1. GT2？ RS, it was a shock as soon as it was launched.
The world is absolutely strong, but a small manufacturer named RUF has its own understanding of Porsche, which is the Chinese translation of "RUF".
RUF had nothing to do with high-performance cars at the beginning, just doing some simple maintenance business. After the baptism of World War II, he also operated gas stations and bus companies. The only business related to modification is Volkswagen's "Scarab Car Modification Business", but this plan aims to turn the Beetle into a more economical car, regardless of speed, but fortunately these businesses have made a lot of money for RUF.
It is said that one afternoon in 1960, alois, the son of the founder of RUF? Ruf II drove the bus to pick up the guests as usual, but this time a Porsche 356 broke the peace. It collided with the bus when it overtook the bus, and the car was seriously damaged.
But not bad, alois? Ruf II was born as an auto mechanic, so he took on the responsibility of repairing cars, and his father alois? RUF couldn't put it down after seeing the repaired Porsche, and immediately bought the accident car, and Ruf and Porsche became attached to each other.
1983, RUF introduced the first modified product with its own vehicle identification number. This RUF is based on Porsche 930? BTR is equipped with a 3.4L horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, which can output 374 horsepower and complete zero-hundred-acceleration in 4.3 seconds, with excellent performance. Then in 1987, "Huang? Bird "United Front"? CTR ran a top speed of 342km/h at Nardo circuit with 469 horsepower.
Porsche may know a lot about performance, but RUF may know Porsche better. In any case, a refit factory like RUF has let us see more classic Porsche models, which is definitely a good thing.
Germany, Japan, the United States and other traditional automobile industrial countries have many interesting refit manufacturers. In China, where the automobile industry is developing day by day, what kind of China refitting manufacturers will we welcome? Let's wait and see.
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