Factory Five GTM Shines at Essen

Posted on April 18, 2012 by in What's New

Kissling Motorsport in Germany recently built a Factory Five GTM and took it to the Essen Motorshow where it was on display in the Hammink Performance booth for the nine day event.

Jan and Freek Hammink are the official European Factory Five distributors and imported the GTM kit into Europe for Kissling to build. The Kissling GTM went on to win “Best Newcomer” and “Best Exotic in Show” at Essen. The team of Kissling Motorsport has over 30 years of experience, which is clearly visible in this car.

Kissling Motorsport will be testing the car on the suspension dyno at KW-Suspensions before taking it to the Nurburgring for track testing.

Congratulations to both Kissling Motorsport and Hammink Performance on a successful show!

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