Carlsson (car company)

Infobox_Company
company_name = CARLSSON AUTOTECHNIK GMBH
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1989
location = Merzig, Germany
key_people = Rolf Hartge, Chief Executive Officer
industry = Automotive
products = Automobiles| homepage = [http://www.carlsson.de/ www.carlsson.de]

Carlsson is a German car tuning manufacturer specialising in Mercedes-Benz cars. The Carlsson tuning house was founded by brothers Rolf and Andreas Hartge in 1989. Carlsson's products are available for the entire current range of Mercedes-Benz models including the R-Class [http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Nov05/18CarlssonToDebutRClass.html] , SL-Class [http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Aug06/09_Carlsson_Introduces_Tuner_Package_For_2007_SL55_AMG.html] , C-Class [http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Apr07/02_Carlsson_Debuts_New_Tuning_CK35_Tuning_Package_For_The_2008_Mercedes_Benz_C_Class.html] and the GL-Class [http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Oct06/11_Carlsson_Unleashes_The_CK50_Tuning_Package_For_The_GL_Class.html] along with many others. The company is most popular for its range of alloy wheels.

Through a new importer Carlsson began a more aggressive push into the US market in 2006 after debuting their newly modified CL500 (Euro-spec) vehicle at the 2006 SEMA Show. In their review, Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine said, "... the CL is starting to resemble something more in line with a Bentley Continental - even if it is a little shy when it comes to horsepower." ["Modified Luxury & Exotics" Tier-One Tuning, PP. 100 to 106, By Colum Wood. Photos by Joost Demuynck. June 2007]

Carlsson CK35 RS Race Car

Based on a Mercedes SLK350 the CK35 RS race car first debuted at the Nurburgring 24 hour race in 2005. The Carlsson Racer produces 320 hp at 6500 rpm and convert|295|ft.lbf|N.m|abbr=on of torque at 3500 rpm. It can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h 62 mph) in 4.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 265 km/h (165 mph). [http://www.carlsson.de/en/race/race/race.php]

Carlsson Coachbuilding

In 2007 Carlsson began a coachbuilding program with fashion designer Etienne Aigner. The first example of their work together was a coachbuilt Mercedes CL65, titled the Carlsson Aigner CK65 RS "Eau Rouge." The "Eau Rouge" refers to the famous turn at the Belgian race track [Spa Francorchamps] . Producing 700 hp from Carlssonn's engineers the car has a two-tone paint scheme and features a hand crafted wine-colored interior from Etienne Aigner. ["Modified Luxury & Exotics" Fast Fashion, PP. 46 to 52, By Dustin A. Woods. Photos by Joost Demuynck. May 2008]

Competing Mercedes-Benz performance specialists

*Brabus
*Kleemann
*Mercedes-AMG
*Renntech

References

External links

* [http://www.carlsson.de Carlsson Official Homepage]
* [http://www.carlssonwheels.co.uk Carlsson UK]
* [http://paultan.org/archives/2007/04/03/carlsson-ck35-carlsson-tunes-up-the-w204/ Carlsson CK35]
* [http://www.modifiedle.com/features/feature_011.html Article on Carlsson Aigner CK65 RS "Eau Rouge"]