AC Schnitzer

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KOHL automobile GmbH

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founding 1987
Seat Aachen , Germany
management
  • Rainer Vogel
  • Gisela Kohl-Vogel
  • Margit Kohl-Woitschik
  • Arnd Woitschik
Number of employees 459
sales EUR 193 million
Branch Vehicle tuning
Website www.kohl.de
As of December 31, 2017

AC Schnitzer
Owner / user KOHL automobile GmbH
Introductory year 1987
Products Auto parts
Markets worldwide
Website ac-schnitzer.de

AC Schnitzer has been a brand of KOHL automobile GmbH since 1987 , an Aachen- based vehicle tuner for vehicles of the BMW Group with its brands Mini , Land Rover and Jaguar . The AC in the name of the brand stands for "Aachen". The company has common roots with Schnitzer Motorsport , but is an economically and legally independent company. The parts are manufactured by industrial companies according to AC Schnitzer's specifications.

Brands and products

The range includes around 2,500 products such as chassis, sports exhaust systems, interior fittings or light metal rims as well as complete vehicles and performance enhancements for gasoline and diesel engines. Most of the accessories can be obtained directly from BMW authorized dealers. More complex conversions are carried out in Aachen. The AC Schnitzer special parts program is distributed exclusively for each country via a general importer.

history

In 1987, Willi Kohl, owner of Kohl automobile GmbH in Aachen, and Herbert Schnitzer, owner of Schnitzer Motorsport in Freilassing , jointly founded the company AC Schnitzer, with its headquarters in Aachen. In the same year, the ACS7 based on the BMW 7 Series E32, the first AC Schnitzer vehicle, made its debut at the IAA in Frankfurt. AC Schnitzer also competed in the German Touring Car Championship with a BMW 635 CSi DTM . In 1988, AC Schnitzer and Manfred Wollgarten took part in the DTT ( German Touring Car Trophy ) as a driver with an AC Schnitzer ACS3 Sport Group N (based on the BMW M3 E30 ) . At the same time, Andreas Wetzelsperger was sent to the rally circuit on an AC Schnitzer ACS3 Sport Group N rally (based on the BMW M3 E30 ).

In 1992 there was a move from the headquarters of Kohl automobile GmbH in Neuenhofstrasse to the new AC Schnitzer building in Debyestrasse in Aachen. In 1996 there was another move to the new building at Neuenhofstrasse 160 in Aachen, back to the head office of Kohl automobile GmbH.

In 2005, AC Schnitzer Tension based on the BMW M6 E63 broke the world record in Nardò with 331.78 km / h, making it the fastest street-legal BMW. In 2007, the AC Schnitzer GP3.10 Gas Powered on the basis of the BMW 335i Coupé set a world speed record for liquid gas powered cars in Nardò with 318.1 km / h. In 2009, the AC Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Coupe rode on the basis of the BMW 335d in Nardo with 288.7 km / h world speed record for diesel cars. In 2011 the AC Schnitzer EAGLE became the fastest MINI on the small circuit in Hockenheim with a lap time of 1: 12.3 minutes. In 2015, the ACZ4 5.0d set a new record for diesel vehicles at the Sachsenring . * In 2017 the AC Schnitzer ACL2 was the fastest street-legal BMW on the Nürburgring Nordschleife with 7: 25.80 min, in 2018 at the same location as the M5 by AC Schnitzer the fastest sedan with 1: 31.71 min.

Vehicles (selection)

  • 1989 ACS 3 Sport based on the BMW M3 E30
  • 1991 ACS3 silhouette 3.0 (based on the BMW E36 )
  • 1993 AC Schnitzer ACS3 CLS (Coupé lightweight silhouette) based on the BMW M3 E36 .
  • 1995 AC Schnitzer CLS II (based on the BMW M3 E36 ).
  • 1997 AC Schnitzer ACS3 3.2 compact "10 Years Limited Edition" (based on the BMW E36 compact )
  • 1997 BMW Z3 with V8 engine - the AC Schnitzer V8 roadster (based on the BMW Z3 roadster )
  • 1999 ACS3 ART (Advanced Racing Technology) based on the BMW 3 Series Coupé E46
  • 2001 the first BMW SUV - the AC Schnitzer X-ROAD
  • 2003 Topster Coupé - three years before the BMW Z4 Coupé comes onto the market
  • 2005 AC Schnitzer Tension based on BMW M6 E63
  • 2006 AC Schnitzer profiles based on the BMW M Coupé E86 .
  • 2007 AC Schnitzer GP3.10 Gas Powered based on the BMW 335i Coupé
  • 2009 “Tune it! Safe! "Police BMW 123d by AC Schnitzer (based on the BMW 123d Coupé E82 )
  • 2010 The “Tune it! Safe! “Electric police Mini by AC Schnitzer based on MINI E
  • 2011 AC Schnitzer 99d (230 kg weight saving, diesel, 190 PS, 234 km / h, 99 g CO 2 emissions) based on the BMW Z4 E89
  • 2011 AC Schnitzer ACS5 Sport S (based on the BMW 550i F10 )
  • 2012 AC Schnitzer ACS5 Sport based on the BMW M5 F10
  • 2012 AC Schnitzer Raptor (based on the Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works Coupé )
  • 2013 BMW 428i is converted into a tuned police vehicle
  • 2014 first complete program for a Land Rover , the Range Rover Sport
  • 2014 X4 by AC Schnitzer
  • 2015 AC Schnitzer presents the ACZ4 5.0d - a BMW Z4 with the triturbo diesel engine from the BMW 5 Series M550d
  • 2016 ACL2 based on the BMW 2 Series M235i
  • 2017 ACL2S for BMW M240i (anniversary conversion limited to 30 pieces)
  • 2019 8 series by AC Schnitzer

Awards

  • Germany at it's best - the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has awarded the concept vehicle, the AC Schnitzer GP3.10 Gas Powered, for the best performance “fastest liquid gas car in the world”.
  • auto, motor und sport - Best brand readers' choice - Best BMW tuner 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Auto Bild Sportscars of the Year - Readers' Choice
2014: 1st place ACS5 5.0d (based on BMW X5 F15 M50d)
2013: 1st place Raptor (based on Mini Coupé)
2012: 1st place ACS5 Sport (based on BMW M5 F10)
2011: 1st place ACS5 3.5d (based on BMW 535d F11)
2010: 1st place ACS1 2.3d (based on BMW X1 23d E84)
2009: 1st place ACS1 3.5i (based on BMW 135i E82)
2017: 1st place ACL2S (based on BMW M40i) 2018: 1st place ACL2S (based on BMW M240i)
  • Auto Zeitung Top Brand - Readers' Choice - Best BMW Tuner 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018
  • Sport auto Award 2015 - readers' choice
Best Brand - Category "Motor Tuning" 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Best Brand - Category "Optical Tuning" 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2018:
1st place small car MINI John Cooper Works by AC Schnitzer 1st place Diesel 540d xDrive by AC Schnitzer 1st place Coupé up to 100,000 € M2 by AC Schnitzer 2017:
1st place Diesel 150d by AC Schnitzer 2016:
1st place Diesel 150d by AC Schnitzer 1st place limousines / station wagons up to 80,000 € M3 by AC Schnitzer 2015:
1st place Diesel ACZ4 5.0d by AC Schnitzer 1st place sedans / station wagons up to € 80,000 435i Gran Coupé by AC Schnitzer 2014:
1st place Diesel 335d by AC Schnitzer 1st place compact class M 135i by AC Schnitzer 2013:
1st place Diesel 330d Touring by AC Schnitzer 1st place small car AC Schnitzer RAPTOR 2012:
1st place Coupés up to € 80,000 1-series M Coupé by AC Schnitzer 1st place limousines up to € 80,000 3-series sedans by AC Schnitzer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b KOHL automobile GmbH annual financial statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette , accessed on January 4, 2019
  2. ↑ http://www.ac-schnitzer.de/bmw-automobile/ueber-uns/erhaben/
  3. ↑ sport auto-Award 2018: Winner of the tuning classes. November 8, 2018, accessed November 6, 2019 .

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