Heico Sportiv
| HEICO SPORTIV GmbH & Co. KG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | September 1, 1999 |
| Seat | Weiterstadt , Germany |
| management | Holger Hedtke, managing director |
| Number of employees | 18th |
| sales | EUR 3.7 million |
| Branch | Tuning / automobile manufacturing |
| Website | www.heicosportiv.de |
The Heico Sportiv GmbH & Co. KG (proper spelling: Heico Sportiv ) is in Weiterstadt -based and global tuner for vehicles from Volvo . Heico Sportiv is also a registered vehicle manufacturer, operated its own motorsport team until 2016 and sells performance enhancements and other accessories for Nissan vehicles under the Raven brand .
history
Heico Sportiv GmbH & Co KG was founded on September 1st, 1999 and quickly became the leading supplier of Volvo accessories. Heico Sportiv develops all products in-house and has them produced by well-known original equipment manufacturers. The products are sold through Volvo dealers and independent partners in over 40 countries. Heico Sportiv has been a member of the VDAT (Association of Automobile Tuners eV) since 1998.
Motorsport
Heico Sportiv has his roots in the Wiesbaden racing team HEICO Motorsport and the Volvo dealership Hedtke in Weiterstadt. In 1995, Volvo Germany commissioned Heico with the development, construction and use of the Volvo 850 T5 for the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring, which it operated until 1997. After the end of the official involvement of Volvo Germany, Heico Sportiv has been running the motorsport program on his own since 1998 and starts as part of the 24-hour race and the endurance championship ( VLN ) on the Nürburgring -Nordschleife. Initially, the Volvo S40 (type 644) was used in different versions, in 2006 the successor model "HEICO HS4 ODIN" (type 544) won the "SP4T" class at the Nürburgring 24h race straight away. In 2007 Heico Sportiv started with bioethanol for the first time under the slogan "Green Racing" . In 2008 the hatchback Volvo C30 made its debut. In 2010, Heico Sportiv and the drivers Ulli Andree, Patrick Brenndörfer, Frank Eickholt and Martin Müller were the first team to achieve class victory in the 24h race with Ethanol E85. A new biodiesel- powered Volvo V40 D5 has been in service since the 2013 season . In 2016, Heico Sportiv won the 6h race at the Nürburgring in the "alternative fuels" class.
Known vehicles
Heico Sportiv has achieved international recognition since 2001 through the implementation of concept vehicles and special series. In 2005 the company presented the “HEICO HS4 ODIN”, its first complete vehicle based on the Volvo S40, which was even the fastest front-wheel drive vehicle of all time in the AutoBild Supertest on the Oschersleben race track. The "HEICO HS3 THOR" (Volvo C30 T5 Basis) followed in 2006 on behalf of Volvo Cars of North America, followed by the "HEICO HS8 High Performance Concept" (Volvo S80 T6 Basis) and the "HEICO HS3 T5" in 2007 on behalf of the Volvo Car Corporation “(Volvo C30 T5 Basis) with a striking, orange-colored interior. The vehicles were specially built for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. In 2010, the limited special models Volvo S60 T6 and Volvo V70 T6 by HEICO SPORTIV (100 vehicles each) for Volvo Car Germany followed, in 2013 the Volvo V40 Sport200 Edition for Volvo Automobile (Switzerland) AG. Heico Sportiv also carried out project work for Volvo Cars Special Vehicle. The premiere of the Volvo V40 T5 "HPC" followed in 2013, equipped with all-wheel drive and 350 hp. In 2017, Heico Sportiv cracked the 400 hp mark for the first time with a performance kit for the Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Directory of manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Federal Motor Transport Authority, as of January 15, 2014, accessed on September 3, 2014.
