Mansory

Mansory is a luxury car modification firm based in Brand, Germany. Besides luxury cars, they also work on supercars, luxury SUVs and custom bikes. The company was founded in 1989 by Iranian-British tuner Kourosh Mansory. His Munich-based workshop focused on modifications for British brands such as Rolls Royce and Italian brands such as Ferrari. By mid-2001, the company had grown out of its Munich workshop and moved to headquarters in Fichtelgebirge. The company currently operates out of a workshop in Brand, Germany.

MANSORY DESIGN & HOLDING GmbH
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1989 (1989)
HeadquartersBrand, Germany
Key people
Kourosh Mansory (Chairman of the Board)
ProductsLuxury Automobiles
WebsiteOfficial Website

Mansory works on vehicles from a number of manufacturers, including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Bentley, Bugatti, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Lotus Cars, Rolls-Royce, Tesla. In November 2007, Mansory acquired the Porsche-tuning arm of Rinspeed AG. Rinspeed maintains its Swiss base in Zumikon at Lake Zurich. Currently, Mansory employs 182 members of staff worldwide and has a global dealership network.

Mansory are renowned for their expertise in carbon fibre design and construction. They are notable for outlandish body modifications, light weight alloy wheels and bespoke interior modifications. The company recently started offering a range of performance upgrades for the Lamborghini Aventador and the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, as well as other sports cars and SUVs. Mansory's worldwide distribution network includes dealerships in Germany, United Kingdom, India, China, Canada, Poland, Russia, United States, Japan, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland, UAE[1] and a few other countries.

One-offs and Special Models

Main Article: List of one-offs and special models by Mansory

Garia Mansory Edition

At the same 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Mansory announced a commercial agreement with Garia.[2] The company produced a series of special edition golf and leisure cars for wealthy clients. These cars were characterised by carbon fibre body panels on the front, side steps and tail and elements of teak decking.

Collaboration with Lotus Group

In 2012, Mansory signed an agreement with Lotus Group,[3] then under the control of Dany Bahar who had ambitious expansion plans. Under the agreement, Mansory would provide its services to Lotus customers who would require bodywork, trim and special finishes for Lotus' the Elise, Exige and Evora range. The partnership developed following a series of one-off models produced by Mansory for Lotus including the Evora Concept Bespoke unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

The partnership fell through shortly afterwards when Dany Bahar was removed as CEO of Lotus Group. In March 2019 Mansory released the GTE Final Edition at the Geneva Motor Show 2019, based on the Evora.

See also

References
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