Koenig Specials
C62 (Porsche 962 road car)

Why it matters

The Koenig C62 is a rare attempt to make a Group C endurance racer road-legal: each car began as a Porsche 962 chassis and received Koenig's own composite body. Willy Koenig planned 30 but only three were built.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Koenig Specials, the German tuner founded by former hillclimb champion Willy Koenig, built the C62 around 1990–1991. The cars used stiffer, safer 962 chassis bought from Thompson and a bespoke Kevlar composite body designed so the car could be registered for public roads. Power came from a twin-turbo Porsche 930 flat-six with a five-speed manual gearbox. Of the 30 planned, only three were made.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Although it resembles a Porsche 962, the C62 shares no body panels with it. It has raised front wings and headlights to meet German road rules, softer springs and dampers, street brake pads on the 962 brakes and a bare interior with exposed composite panels.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Koenig C62 – Silodrome Level B

   • 3 cars built (30 originally planned)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   Koenig C62: 1 Of 3 Road-Legal Porsche-Based Group C Race Cars Level B Ben Branch · Silodrome · 2022-03-19

   • twin-turbocharged Porsche 930 3.4-liter flat-six
   • 3.4-liter flat-six
   • 550 hp ... at the rear wheels
   • 553 lb-ft
   • 5-speed manual

   Accessed 2026-11-11