Kurek (car brand)

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Kurek was a German car brand. The manufacturer's location was in Puchheim .

history

The electronics specialist Heinz Kurek (born 1938) had already manufactured a sports car for his own use in 1970 . In 1998 he produced the next model with the help of his son Rainer and Franz Eichinger. It was presented under the Kurek brand as the GT 6 . The GT 7 followed in 2004 . At least a GT 8 was planned. Rainer Kurek heads the automotive management consulting firm . Production ended in 2005.

vehicles

GT 6

Kurek GT 6
Rear view

The basis of the vehicle was a self-constructed box frame. or ladder frame. A body made of GRP was mounted on top. It was similar to the Porsche 904 , with borrowings from the Ferrari Dino and Lola T70 . The coupé offered space for two people.

A six - cylinder boxer engine from Porsche was mounted in a mid-engine design behind the seats and drove the rear wheels. The first vehicle had an air-cooled engine with a displacement of 3200 cm³ and the second vehicle had a water-cooled engine with a displacement of 3400 cm³. The maximum speed was given as 280 km / h. The curb weight was about 750 kg, 780 kg, about 800 kg or 830 kg.

A price of 130,000 euros or around 250,000 euros was named for the vehicle . Several sources state that two vehicles were made. Images show yellow vehicles with the German license plates FFB-RK 111 and FFB-RK 107 .

GT 7

A further development of the GT 6 was the GT 7 , which, like its predecessor, was based on the Porsche 904. The vehicle was about 100 cm high. For this model, too, an unladen weight of 790 kg and a top speed of 280 km / h were specified. A six-cylinder engine from Porsche with a displacement of 2700 cm³ and 220 hp propelled the vehicle. The vehicle used less than seven liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. A vehicle in blue with the license plate FFB-HK 107 has been handed down.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Kurek.
  • Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Katalog 2003. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2002, pp. 302–303.
  • Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Katalog 2004. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2003, p. 293.

Web links

Commons : Kurek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Kurek.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Bernd Ostmann (editor-in-chief): Auto Katalog 2003. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2002, pp. 302–303.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Bernd Ostmann (editor-in-chief): Auto Katalog 2004. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2003, p. 293.
  4. ↑ Automobil Management Consulting (accessed November 14, 2015)
  5. ↑ a b Press release from Automotive Management Consulting from February 24, 2005 (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  6. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on November 14, 2015)
  7. ↑ Thomas Jungmann: The Kurek GT 6: exclusive handicraft In: ATZ online from July 20, 2001. (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  8. ↑ a b c d Eberhard Kittler : Garagenwagen In: Mot , edition 24/2001. (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  9. ↑ a b Overall vehicle rating In: Automotive Engineering Partners, Edition 2/2002. (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  10. ^ A b Robert Koch: Yellow rules the world In: Auto Service Praxis, Heft B43. (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  11. ↑ a b c d Harald Kaiser: Traumwagen In: Stern , edition 9/2005. (accessed on November 14, 2015)
  12. ↑ Köstnick, Joachim M .: supercar . 1st edition Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-613-03785-4 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Some sources separate the letters GT from the number with a space , others do not. Therefore, this article is spelled with spaces in accordance with DIN .