More than 50 years of
automotive obsession
In 1962, Kurt Lotterschmid passed his master craftsman examination in Kolbermoor, Bavaria. What followed was one of the most remarkable stories in German automotive history.
Racing driver, constructor, body builder, turbo engineer, prototype manufacturer. Lotterschmid was all of these things. LOTEC GmbH, formally incorporated in 1983, was the vehicle through which his obsession with performance found commercial expression.
LOTEC GmbH Kurt Lotterschmid has operated from Kolbermoor, Germany since its founding — an independent engineering house guided by a single principle: build it properly, or not at all.
The Complete Story
LOTEC im Wandel der Zeit
Kolbermoor, Germany · Founded 1962
Kurt Lotterschmid passes his master craftsman examination (Meisterprüfung), establishing the business in Kolbermoor, Germany.
foundingMultiple 2nd places at hillclimbs (fastest Porsche, beaten only by Lotus-Elan)
motorsport16 races in Formula V 1300. 6× 1st place, 5× 2nd place. At the 'Jim Clark' race in Hockenheim: 1st from 74 participants with new lap record.
motorsportOwn construction with BMW engines. Multiple 1st places at international hillclimbs.
motorsportStart of GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) model and mould construction for Porsche vehicles. Staff: 8.
tuningFull season on LOTEC-BMW sports prototypes (two-seater). Also won the FIA Europa Cup.
motorsportSecond consecutive overall win in the Inter-Serie and FIA Europa Cup.
motorsportOnly 1st and 2nd places with LOTEC-BMW own construction (M1 engine), two-seater.
motorsportFull season in the German Motorsport Championship (DRM). 6th place overall in Group C.
motorsportWon the DRM Group C-Junior with own construction. Set lap records on all circuits. Car sold to Japan, where it won Group C-Junior at the 1000km WM race in Fuji 1984 — 6th overall behind 5 Porsche 956s (Belloff, Ickx, Mass, Stuck, Winkelhock). LOTEC GmbH formally founded.
motorsportPatent-protected manufacturing process for Mercedes SEC bonnets. Complete LOTEC racing vehicles built to order. LOTEC Group C sports car wins the Japanese Sports Car Championship. Staff: 12.
tuningOne-off luxury limousine built on a Mercedes-Benz W126 560 SEL chassis. Completely restyled bespoke body and interior, twin-turbocharged to 550 hp. Built for a bank director in Japan.
prototypeDevelopment of turbocharged engines for Mercedes vehicles with official TÜV certification.
tuningHigh-performance tuning package for the Porsche 911 Turbo (930), pushing output to over 1,000 hp through LOTEC's twin-turbo conversion. One of the most extreme 911-based builds of the era.
tuningThe LOTEC Group divides into two independent companies. Staff: 16.
companyCollaboration with industrial designer Luigi Colani. LOTEC builds the Ferrari Testarossa-based record attempt car with Colani's radical biomorphic bodywork.
prototypePlanning and first design drafts of the 'Sirius' prototype.
prototypeOne-off hypercar built for an Emirati commissioner. Mercedes M117 V8 twin-turbo, 1,000 hp, carbon fibre monocoque.
prototypeConstruction of the 'Sirius' prototype begins.
prototypeCompletion of the LOTEC Sirius — a 1,200 hp, 12-cylinder bi-turbo supercar designed entirely by Kurt Lotterschmid.
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