Specialist Builders
The houses that build legends.
Restomods, tuners, coachbuilders, aftermarket specialists, component makers, and regional experts — thirty-two houses that rewrite what a car can be.
The Roster
Thirty-two houses. Six disciplines.
Brabus
Mercedes-Benz · Est. 1977
The world's most powerful Mercedes
Novitec
Ferrari · Lamborghini · McLaren · Rolls-Royce · Est. 1994
The definitive exotic tuner
ABT Sportsline
Audi · Volkswagen · Est. 1896
Older than Audi. The official answer.
Alpina
BMW · Est. 1965
The gentleman's BMW
RUF
Porsche · Est. 1939
Not a tuner — a manufacturer
Guntherwerks
Porsche 993 911 · Est. 2017
The air-cooled 993, reimagined
Singer
Porsche 911 · Est. 2009
Everything is important
RWB
Porsche 911 · Est. 1990s
Every car has a name
Mansory
Multi-brand · Est. 1989
Where excess becomes engineering
TechArt
Porsche · Est. 1987
Porsche, elevated
Pogea Racing
Multi-brand · Est. 2006
Record-holders, not followers
Emory Motorsports
Porsche 356 / 911 · Est. 1996
The original 356 restomod
Vorsteiner
Lamborghini · McLaren · BMW · Porsche · Ferrari · Est. 2003
Carbon first. Always carbon.
Lumma Design
BMW / Porsche / Mercedes · Est. 1987
German precision, global vision
Kennedy Performance Center
BMW · Est. 2010s
Nashville's BMW performance authority
Exotic Autosport
Lamborghini · Ferrari · McLaren · Bentley · Rolls-Royce · Aston Martin · Porsche · Audi · Mercedes · Lotus · Est. 2021
Tennessee's premier exotic and luxury destination
Shelby American
Ford Mustang · AC Cobra · Est. 1962
The original American performance legend
Saleen
Ford Mustang · Est. 1983
Power in the hands of few
Hennessey
Multi-brand (Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, GMC) · Est. 1991
Too much horsepower is just enough
Callaway Cars
Chevrolet Corvette · GM performance · Est. 1977
The Corvette, engineered further
Backdraft Racing
Shelby Cobra replica · Est. 1995
The Cobra, perfected
Gemballa
Porsche · Est. 1981
The original Porsche extremist
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
Chevrolet Corvette · Camaro · GM performance · Est. 1973
The engine builder's engine builder
Relic
Chevrolet Blazer · Camaro · Mustang · C10 · Suburban · Est. 2021
Make restomods great again
Eventuri
BMW M · Mercedes-AMG · Audi RS · McLaren · Porsche · Lamborghini · Est. 2014
The art of airflow
Cicio Performance
BMW · Porsche · Ferrari · Est. 2009
Cars, culture, craftsmanship
Kennedy Performance Center
BMW · Est. 2002
Nashville's BMW specialists
Parts Score
Audi · BMW · Volkswagen · Est. 2014
European performance as an art form
RDBLA
Multi-brand (Bugatti · Ferrari · Lamborghini · Mercedes · Toyota and everything between) · Est. 1989
Repair. Design. Build.
Gintani
BMW · Lamborghini · Ferrari · Est. 2010
Built for power. Tuned for precision.
Motorwerks Lebanon
BMW · Porsche · Audi · Mercedes-Benz
Lebanon's European auto specialists
Not every modifier is a builder.
Not every builder earns a profile.
The 32 houses on this page are here because they consistently produce work that changes what a car can be — not just what it looks like. Each profile is built from production records, auction results, and first-hand intelligence gathered by the SupercarIQ team.