In 1990, The Scorpions sang of ‘The Wind of Change’ blowing through Europe and especially Germany. 
The fall of the Berlin Wall was subject, of course, but the thirst for change had been blowing through the country for some time. Koënig, Abt, Hartge, Ruf, Irmscher, Gembala, Brabus, AMG, Alpina and so many other companies left nothing or no one untouched. Every Opel, Volkswagen, Mercedes or BMW fell victim. Even sacred houses like Ferrari, Porsche or Lamborghini had to go and were given gaudy optical additions hammered against the bodywork, while the engines were boosted to the limit. 
German tuning companies became a household word in their own right. A term that we will highlight in Autoworld from the 4th of September '. Los gehts!