Hartge

{{Short description|German car tuning company}}

{{primary sources|date=April 2013}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Herbert Hartge GmbH & Co. KG

| logo = HARTGE Logo.jpg

| type = Public

| defunct = 2019

| foundation = 1971

| location = Merzig, Germany

| key_people = Herbert Hartge

| industry = Automotive

| products = Automobiles

}}

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.{{cite web | title = Über Hartge |trans-title=About Hartge | url = http://www.sportauto.de/markenbaum/hartge-1143507.html#info | publisher = Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG | work = sport auto | language = de | access-date = 2014-08-16 }} 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.

File:1983 Hartge H23 burgundy front left.jpg|1983 Hartge H23 (BMW 3 Series (E30))

File:BMW 850 CSi Hartge H8 (5746829875).jpg|Hartge H8 (BMW 850CSi)

File:BMW 535i Hartge E28 (7712909880).jpg|Hartge BMW 535i (E28)

File:BMW M3 Hartge 3.5 E36 (7146186639).jpg|Hartge BMW M3 E36 3.5