kg industry automotive founded 1988 founder martin wiesmann friedhelm wiesmann defunct 2014 liquidation headquarters d lmen germany products automobiles website wiesmann.com wiesmann factory wiesmann gmbh was a german automobile manufacturer based in d lmen germany . the company was founded in 1988 by two brothers engineer martin wiesmann and businessman friedhelm wiesmann . the cars are manufactured by hand in d lmen . the wiesmann logo portrays a gecko as they claim their cars stick to the road like geckos to a wall . the company originally manufactured custom hard tops for convertibles which they continue to do . the first roadster left the workshop in 1993 . as of 2006 they produced the wiesmann mf 3 and mf 30 roadsters and the wiesmann gt mf 4 coup all of which utilized engine and transmission components supplied by bmw . the company made 180 cars in a year by hand . wiesmann had plans to begin exporting vehicles to the usa by 2010 but recent reports indicate that wiesmann has no immediate plans to sell vehicles in the united states because of exchange rates and the high costs of modifying and testing the cars in order to make them road legal there . 1 2 on august 14 2013 wiesmann filed for insolvency at the local court in m nster . 3 later the management board of the wiesmann corporation filed to dismiss the insolvency proceedings due to abolition of the insolvency reasons . the creditors meeting was postponed to december 16 2013 . 4 as of early april 2014 discussions have been held with a uk based consortium cmmw to take over wiesmann and resume production . wiesmann was liquidated in may 2014 . 5 contents 1 previous models 1.1 mf 30 1.1.1 specifications 1.2 mf 3 1.2.1 specifications 1.3 other models 2 current models 2.1 gt mf 4 2.1.1 specifications 2.2 gt mf5 2.2.1 specifications 3 see also 4 references 5 external links previous models edit mf 30 edit wiesmann mf wiesmann mf30 is the first wiesmann model ever built . the mf 30 is powered by a six cylinder m54b30 engine borrowed from bmw with a capacity of 2979 cm3 and a power output of 170 kw 231 hp 232 ps at 5 900 rpm reaching 300 n m 221 ft lbf of torque at 3 400 rpm . due to its dry weight of 1080 kg the car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 s with a top speed of 230 km h 143 mph . the model was discontinued in order to give way to the new slightly modified model named mf 3 . specifications edit chassis hot dipped galvanized steel aluminum clad body fiber glass reinforced composite material engine bmw 6 cylinder engine capacity 2979 cm3 rated power rated speed 170 kw 231 hp 5 900 rpm max . torque speed 300 n m 221 ft lbf 3 400 rpm fuel consumption city 12.8 l 100 km 22.1 mpg imp ; 18.4 mpg us highway 6.9 l 100 km 41 mpg imp ; 34 mpg us combined 9.1 l 100 km 31 mpg imp ; 26 mpg us transmission 5 speed or 6 speed manual or 6 speed sequential smg ii power train rear wheel drive performance maximum speed 230 km h 143 mph acceleration 0 100 km h 5.0 sec . suspension macpherson strut front suspension with transverse link stabilizer central control arm rear axle with leading and transverse link stabilizer weight 1 080 kg 2 381 lb dimensions length 3.86 m 152 in width 1.75 m 69 in height 1.16 m 46 in mf 3 edit wiesmann mf 3 the primary difference between the mf 3 and the mf 30 was the new engine . the engine featured on the mf 3 was a bmw s54 which is originally known from the m3 e46 . the engine has a displacement of 3246 cc with a maximum power output of 252 kw 343 ps 343 hp at 7900 rpm and a maximum torque of 365 n m 269 ft lbf at 4900 rpm . with the new engine and due to its weight of 1 180 kg 2 601 lb this car can accelerate from 0 60 mph in 5.0 sec and reaching a maximum speed of 255 km h 158 mph . mf3 came with a 5 speed manual transmission as basic and a 6 speed sequential gearbox as an option . another additional option were the 20 inch rims running on front 235 30 20 rear 285 25 20 rubber . specifications edit chassis hot dipped galvanized steel aluminum clad body fibre glass reinforced composite material engine bmw 6 cylinder engine see bmw s54 capacity 3246 cc rated power rated speed 252 kw 343 hp 7900 rpm max . torque speed 365 n m 269 ft lbf 4900 rpm fuel consumption city 17.8 l 100 km 15.9 mpg imp ; 13.2 mpg us highway 8.4 l 100 km 34 mpg imp ; 28 mpg us combined 11.1 l 100 km 25 mpg imp ; 21.2 mpg us transmission 5 speed or 6 speed manual or 6 speed sequential smg ii power train rear wheel drive performance maximum speed 255 km h 158 mph acceleration 0 100 km h 5.0 sec . suspension macpherson strut front suspension with transverse link stabilizer central control arm rear axle with leading and transverse link stabilizer weight 1 180 kg 2 601 lb dimensions length 3.86 m 152 in width 1.75 m 69 in height 1.16 m 46 in price 60 000 other models edit other models exist such as the mf 28 or the mf 35 . current models edit gt mf 4 edit wiesmann gt at the 2006 geneva motor show the gt is a closed two seater with more power than the other models intended for long distance touring . the gt was first produced in 2003 . wiesmann gt wiesmann gt specifications edit chassis aluminum body fiber glass reinforced composite material engine bmw naturally aspirated v8 engine see bmw s65 capacity 4 395 cc rated power rated speed 300 kw 402 hp 407 ps 5 500 6 400 rpm max . torque speed 600 n m 443 ft lbf 1 750 4 500 rpm . fuel consumption city 17.2 l 100 km 16.4 mpg imp ; 13.7 mpg us highway 9.4 l 100 km 30 mpg imp ; 25 mpg us combined 12.3 l 100 km 23.0 mpg imp ; 19.1 mpg us transmission 6 speed sports automatic power train rear wheel drive performance maximum speed 291 km h 181 mph acceleration 0 100 km h 4.6 sec . suspension single wheel suspension front and rear front aluminium double transverse link rear aluminium double transverse link with trailing link weight 1 390 kg 3 064 lb dimensions length 4.23 m 167 in width 1.85 m 73 in height 1.19 m 47 in gt mf5 edit the gt mf5 is a closed two seater & two seater roadster with more power than the other models . the gt mf5 roadster first produced in 2009 was limited to just 55 examples . gtspirit gave the gt mf5 roadster a positive review during their road test in september 2010 . 6 specifications edit chassis aluminium monocoque bonded and riveted body glass fiber bodyshell engine bmw twin scroll twin turbocharged v8 engine see s63 capacity 4 395 cc rated power rated speed 408 kw 547 hp 555 ps 5 750 6 250 rpm max . torque speed 680 n m 502 ft lbf 1 500 5 650 rpm fuel consumption city 15.8 l 100 km 17.9 mpg imp ; 14.9 mpg us highway 7.9 l 100 km 36 mpg imp ; 30 mpg us combined 12.9 l 100 km 21.9 mpg imp ; 18.2 mpg us transmission 6 speed sports automatic gearbox steering wheel paddle shifters power train rear wheel drive performance maximum speed 311 km h 193 mph acceleration 0 100 km h 3.9 sec . suspension front aluminum double wishbone suspension with coil springs anti roll bar rear aluminum double wishbone trailing arm suspension with coil springs anti roll bar weight 1 405 kg 3 097 lb dimensions length 4.22 m 166 in width 1.95 m 77 in height 1.18 m 46 in price 189 500 see also edit germany portal cars portal companies portal list of german cars references edit autoweek wiesmann article . gtspirit article . gtspirit article . retrieved 2011 02 06 . spiegel online hamburg germany 15 august 2013 . wiesmann meldet insolvenz an . spiegel online . carscoop carscoop . wiesmann emerges from insolvency will meet creditors on december 16 . carscoops . leftlane 8 may 2014 . germany s wiesmann shuts down . leftlane . retrieved 2015 03 23 . road test wiesmann roadster mf5 . . 2010 09 10 . retrieved 2011 08 06 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to wiesmann vehicles . official website wiesmann photos videos and reviews v t e wiesmann people martin wiesmann friedhelm wiesmann production models mf 30 mf 3 gt mf 4 gt mf5 category commons v t e automotive industry in germany automotive industry economy of germany transport in germany companies active vehicle producers bmw bmw i bmw motorrad borgward daimler mercedes benz setra evobus smart maybach gumpert krauss maffei rheinmetall rmmv volkswagen group audi man rmmv porsche volkswagen volkswagen commercial vehicles foreign owned ford of europe ford werke iveco magirus opel hyundai europe defunct vehicle producers auto union dkw horch nsu wanderer trabant hansa goliath north german automobile and engine artega automobile fuldamobil goggomobil components atr behr bosch blaupunkt etas group bbs b hler motor continental dr xlmaier group d rr ag getrag hella hermann peters kspg l we automobil mahle mann hummel petri schaeffler voith zf friedrichshafen zf sachs motorsport and tuners abt sportsline ac schnitzer alpina amg bitter brabus bmw m carlsson g power gemballa hartge je design koenig specials mansory opel performance center ppi automotive design quattro rieger tuning ruf automobile steinmetz opel tuning services daimler financial services mercedes benz bank sixt related topics adac ami leipzig asam dtm frankfurt motor show german association of the automotive industry n rburgring defunct companies and marques above are shown in italics retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wiesmann & oldid 727409303 categories wiesmannretro style automobilesluxury motor vehicle manufacturerssports car manufacturerscompanies established in 1988defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of germanygerman brandsluxury vehiclesluxury brandshidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olfran aishrvatskiitaliano nederlands norsk bokm lpolski svenska edit links this page was last modified on 28 june 2016 at 20 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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