Private company
Hartge
German car tuning company
Hartge was a third party car tuning company specializing in BMW, MINI, Juno, and Range Rover cars. Founded in 1971 in Merzig, Germany, the company moved to its current location in Beckingen in 1974. The company is known for putting larger, more powerful factory BMW engines in smaller cars, such as engines from the 5 Series into the smaller 3 Series.2 It ceased to exist in 2019.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersBeckingen1
- Websitewww.hartge.de
- Legal formGmbH & Co. KG1
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Hartge was a third party car tuning company specializing in BMW, MINI, Juno, and Range Rover cars. Founded in 1971 in Merzig, Germany, the company moved to its current location in Beckingen in 1974. The company is known for putting larger, more powerful factory BMW engines in smaller cars, such as engines from the 5 Series into the smaller 3 Series. In 1985 Hartge was granted manufacturer's status in Germany. All vehicles built from then on received a Hartge Motorsport VIN plate in place on the BMW VIN plate. The company was liquidated in mid-2019 and deleted from the commercial register.2
Products and brands
- car
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.hartge.de1
- WikipediaHartge
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ640558
Sources
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- 1WikidataHartge on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHartge on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsHartge photo by Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0