History

Early inspiration. Holger Hedtke, founder and CEO of HEICO SPORTIV, discovers his passion for the Volvo brand and the Scandinavian way of life.

So it's no surprise that his first car is a used Volvo. A beautiful Volvo 144, built in 1973.

The starting signal: HEICO Motorsport (Wiesbaden) develops three Volvo 850 T5s for racing on behalf of Volvo  Car Germany and starts with them at world-famous ADAC 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. From 1995 to 1997, two racing station wagons and a limousine thrilled the fans with their distinctive, angular shape and the pithy five-cylinder sound.

In 1998, HEICO SPORTIV became an official Volvo motorsport partner with the first self-developed racing car based on the Volvo S40.

In 2001, a new Volvo S40 with finest motorsports technology is built and contests the entire VLN and the ADAC 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

In 2002 the team follows a different concept: reduction of expensive racing car technology under increased use of HEICO SPORTIV original products. HEICO employees Martin Müller and Patrick Brenndörfer take the wheel.

In addition the growing company is realising with the Volvo V40 T4 SPORT EDITION an official special model for Volvo Automobile (Schweiz) AG for the first time.

HEICO SPORTIV starts with a specially restored Volvo 240 Turbo Group A racing car at selected youngtimer races and the DTM revival.

Vegas, baby. On behalf of Volvo Car USA, HEICO SPORTIV is builing up the all-wheel drive concept car "HEICO HS3 Thor" based on the Volvo C30 T5, which is one of the stars at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The vehicle was realized in cooperation with the US snowboard manufacturer Burton and designed for winter sports enthusiasts.

Just as spectacular is the HEICO HS3 T5. With an exciting surf design on the outside, a complete leather interior in orange and acceleration to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds, the special version of the Volvo C30 quickly conquers the hearts especially of young women.

In many countries HEICO SPORTIV is an officially recommended tuning partner of Volvo now and realizes some special series:

2008: 29 Volvo V70/XC70 for the police in the UK and Ireland on behalf of Volvo Car Special Vehicles

2009: Volvo XC70 "Husky" for Volvo Switzerland

2010: 100 Volvo S60 T6 and Volvo V70 T6 SPORT EDITION each for Volvo Car Germany

2012: Volvo S60 T6 for Volvo Car Australia

2013: Volvo V40 "Sport200 Edition" for Volvo Switzerland

HEICO SPORTIV "goes global" and expands its business activities in Europe, Russia, Australia and Asia. Further exclusive HEICO SPORTIV premium stores are opened in Bangkok (Thailand) and Himeji (Japan).

In 2013 a new Volvo V40 replaced the C30. In 2016 HEICO SPORTIV wins the VLN 6h race for the fifth time - after 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 - and sends the Volvo V40 D5 into retirement. This marks the end of the ambitious team's many years of motorsport activities after eleven class victories and five second places with a heavy heart.

HEICO SPORTIV is the first tuner in the aftermarket who developed with Selected Sound an approved  and legal system for customizing the exhaust sound for Volvo vehicles.

The product range is significantly expanded: e.motion® performance enhancement for Volvo plug-in hybrid models, new 21-inch VOLUTION® alloy wheels, body kit for Volvo XC60 and much more.

Under the headline "The Power of Independence" HEICO SPORTIV offers a performance kit for the S60, V60, S90 and V90 T6 models. The kit consists of the e.motion® performance upgrade, the active Quad tailpipe sport exhaust system with flap control, a sports air filter and the new high-performance intercooler.

HEICO SPORTIV is expanding its brand portfolio and for the first time is refining a vehicle from the Volvo electric brand Polestar. Selected identical parts from the range of accessories for Volvo automobiles, such as exclusive VOLUTION® wheels, are adapted for the Polestar 2. Chassis components such as sport suspension and sport springs as well as various refinements for the interior are specially developed.

The Volvo XC60 enters the 2022 model year with a refreshed design, HEICO SPORTIV supplies the matching individualization program.

The HEICO SPORTIV e.motion® performance upgrade for the Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8 engine shines with record values: 368 kW (500 hp) and a whopping 765 Nm of torque are offered by the latest development from the Volvo specialists in Weiterstadt, making the 60 and 90 models to the most powerful Volvos in HEICO SPORTIV history.