HISTORY
Willy Koenig started independent tuning operations in 1974 with the first Ferrari 365 BB supplied to Germany.
This was followed by tuning on a large number of Ferrari models, and then on vehicles from other exclusive makes, such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lamborghini, Jaguar, and Porsche, among others.
Racing was the key to the KOENIG SPECIALS tuning concept.
It was in 1961 that Willy König acquired a Cooper from Graf Berghe von Trips for Junior Formula Racing.
In 1962, Willy König was German Mountain Champion in a Ferrari Berlinetta, and was invited by Enzo Ferrari personally to an event held in his honour in Maranello.
Willy König drove many legendary racing cars, including the Ferrari 275 GTB Competitions, Ford GT 40, Lola T 70, Abarth, Lotus, and many more besides.
From 1987 to 1990, Willy König drove in the BMW M 1 Procar, the Porsche 962 C1, the Porsche 935 K 3-Le Mans and in 1990 he was German STT-Champion with the 935 K3.
Motor racing activities over more than 30 years of Willy König, continued by his son Walter König, allowed for the experience gained from racing to be introduced into the production of sportscars and exclusively tuned vehicles, as well as establishing the intimate links with the professional racing teams, engineers, designers, and development and manufacturing companies.
Right from the start, the philosophy of KOENIG-SPECIALS has been to built the ultimate in sportscars for the road, a synthesis of aerodynamics and design, with individual sporty or exclusive interior fittings and optimum driving characteristics, thanks to improved chassis, racing brakes, wide rims and tyres, sports exhaust systems, engine performance values, and, at the customer’s request, with turbo, supercharger, or high-performance engines.
The overall range of performance includes the tuning and conversion of vehicles, and the supply of technical components, body parts, and conversion-kits.
Based on the 8-cylinder Ferrari model, turbo engines of 295kW/400h.p. to 440kW/600 h.p. are built, with complete bodywork and vehicle modification.
The 365 BB and 512 BB have been fitted with a 330 kW 450 h.p. engine and complete racing modification, suitable also for conventional road traffic, and have been successfully used in the racing environment.
High-performance twin-turbo engines are produced for nearly all 12-cylinder models from the 512 BBi onwards.
Only the finest materials are used, tested on test stands, in wind tunnels, and under extreme racing and road conditions, and tested and approved by the German Technical Supervisory Authority (TÜV).
This is how the most successful model of all the KOENIG SPECIALS, the KOENIG COMPETITION, came into being, based on the Ferrari Testarossa, with a 735kW/1.000 h.p. bi-turbo engine, which at the time was superior to all sportscars intended for road use. Cabrio designs were also made.
Among the exclusive coupés and limousines, the Mercedes SEC was taken as a basis, and, in an elaborate and sophisticated design and with optimum technology, achieved absolute sales records worldwide.
Over the years KOENIG models and special designs have also been delivered to celebreties, such as the Diablo Special Roadster with an 590kW/800 h.p. twin-turbo engine.
The most successful model on a BMW base is the 840/850 Coupé with a supercharger-engine with up to 370kW/500 h.p., and complete KOENIG SPECIALS modification.
High-performance supercharger engines are available for a lot of BMW models.
The KOENIG C 62, based on the Porsche 962 C1 racing sports car, was a successful creation from KOENIG SPECIALS as the first racing sports car approved for conventional road use, with TÜV approval, and won worldwide acclaim. High-performance supercharger and turbo engines are available for a lot of Porsche models.
Another amazing development from KOENIG SPECIALS, based on the Ferrari F 50, is the 625kW/850 h.p. /800 NM bi-turbo engine with improved aerodynamics, chassis, and brakes, and at a power-to-weight ration of only 1.47 kg per h.p., is one of the fastest road sportscars anywhere.
The respected German motor trade magazine “Sportauto” named this model as Readers’ Choice as Sportscar of the Year 1999, in the highest sportscar class.
DIECAST CAR MODEL
FERRARI
BBR – Ferrari Koenig KS 360 BI Turbo 2001
echo43 -Ferrari-328-gtb-koenig
AIMS Ferrari-328-gtb-koenig
Starter 1987 Ferrari Testarossa Koenig Turbo
BBR Testarossa Koenig
MAKE UP Koenig Ferrari Testarossa Twin Turbo 710ps 1985
MOG Modeles Résine – Ferrari Testarossa Bleue Cabriolet Koenig
MOG MODELES – FERRARI TESTAROSSA KOENIG TURBO CABRIOLET GENEVE 1989 KIT MONTÉ
BBR – Ferrari Testarossa Koenig 1989
Neo – Ferrari Testarossa Koenig
AMR – Ferrari 512BB Koenig Turbo
MAKE UP Eidolon – Ferrari 512BB Koenig
Antelmi – 1985 FERRARI 512BB Koenig Turbo Rosso
Remember – 1983 Ferrari 512BB Koenig Evolution
MS Moulages 6 – 1981 Ferrari 512BB Koenig Evo 1
EIDOLON KOENIG COMPETITION EVOLUTION 1000 HP 1992
BBR 1999 Ferrari 550 Koenig
Ministar 17 – Ferrari F355 Koenig
Starter Ferrari 328 GTS Koenig Special 1988 bianco
BBR – Ferrari F48 Koenig Spider
LAMBORGHINI
Provence Moulage – Lamborghini Diablo Koenig
Detail Cars – Lamborghini Diablo Roadster úprava Koenig
Edicola Diablo Roadster Koenig 1992
MR COLLECTION MODELS – Lamborghini Diablo Konig
MAKEUP EIDOLON – KOENIG LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH Twin Turbo
PORSCHE
Alezan – 1985 Porsche 928 S4 Koenig
FDS-Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig 1988
heco – porsche-koenig-specials-911-twin-turbo
BMW
Renn Miniatures – Bmw 850 KS Koenig 1991
Markenlos – BMW m3 e30 Koenig
MERCEDES BENZ
Heco – 1989 Mercedes-Benz 500SL Koenig R129
AMR – Mercedes 560 SEC Koenig Noire
NEO SCALE MODEL Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC Koenig Specials Coupe Baujahr 1985
NEO SCALE MODELS MERCEDES BENZ 500 SEC Koenig Specials Cabrio 1985