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Koenig Specials

Koenig Specials is a German automotive tuning company in Munich, founded by racing driver Willy König, famous for widebody turbo conversions of Ferrari and Porsche supercars.

Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg is a Swedish manufacturer of extreme high-performance sports cars, which it calls megacars, founded by Christian von Koenigsegg in 1994 and based in Ängelholm, Sweden.

Koenigsegg Agera

The Koenigsegg Agera is a Swedish mid-engine, twin-turbocharged V8 hypercar built from 2010 to 2018, whose Agera RS variant set a production-car top speed record of 277.87 mph in Nevada in 2017.

Koenigsegg CCX

The Koenigsegg CCX is a twin-supercharged V8 hypercar built by Koenigsegg in Ängelholm, Sweden, from 2006 to 2010, with 806 horsepower and a top speed above 245 mph.

Koenigsegg Gemera

The Koenigsegg Gemera is a limited-production four-seat hybrid grand tourer built by Koenigsegg in Ängelholm, Sweden; revealed in 2020, it produces up to 2,300 hp and entered production in 2026.

Koenigsegg Jesko

The Koenigsegg Jesko is a track-focused, road-legal hypercar built by Koenigsegg in Ängelholm, Sweden, since 2019, successor to the Agera RS and unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.

Koenigsegg Regera

The Koenigsegg Regera is a Swedish plug-in hybrid grand touring sports car built from 2016 to 2022, combining a twin-turbo V8 with three electric motors for over 1,500 hp.

Kompressor (Mercedes-Benz)

Kompressor (Mercedes-Benz): German term for the mechanically driven superchargers on Mercedes petrol engines, from the 1921 6/25/38 hp through the M111 C230K to the M113K AMG V8; phased out for turbochargers by 2010.

Korea Expressway Corporation

Korea Expressway Corporation (한국도로공사, KEC) is a South Korean government-owned corporation, founded in 1969, that holds the exclusive right to operate and collect tolls on most of the country's expressways.

Korea Transportation Safety Authority

The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (한국교통안전공단), branded as TS, is South Korea's traffic safety organization, responsible for vehicle inspection, safety research, and qualification testing across road, rail, and aviation transport.

Korlantas

Korlantas (Korps Lalu Lintas, Traffic Corps) is the Indonesian National Police unit handling traffic law enforcement, driver and vehicle registration, and highway patrol, converted from a directorate in 2010.

Kozak (armored personnel carrier)

Kozak (Козак, "Cossack") is a Ukrainian family of 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles built by Praktika of Kyiv, in service with Ukraine's armed forces since the Kozak-2 of 2016.

Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA, Federal Motor Transport Authority) is Germany's federal authority for motor vehicles, responsible for EU type approval, vehicle and driver registers, and statistics.

Krauss car-following model

The Krauss car-following model, developed by Stefan Krauß in the late 1990s, is a microscopic traffic flow model and the default car-following model of SUMO.

KrAZ (Кременчуцький автомобільний завод)

KrAZ, also known as AvtoKrAZ and Kremenchugsky Avtomobilny Zavod, is a Ukrainian truck manufacturer in Kremenchuk that has built heavy off-road trucks since 1959, peaking at 30,655 vehicles in 1986.

Kreidler

Kreidler was a German manufacturer, founded in Stuttgart in 1889, that became a leading European maker of 50 cc motorcycles and mopeds before going bankrupt in 1982.

KTM

KTM is an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Mattighofen, Upper Austria, founded in 1934, producing race-oriented off-road and street motorcycles under the slogan "READY TO RACE".

KTM 390 series

The KTM 390 series is a family of single-cylinder street and dual-sport motorcycles of about 400 cc, built by KTM with Bajaj and sold as the 390 Duke, RC 390, and 390 Adventure.

KTM 690 series

The KTM 690 series is a family of single-cylinder motorcycles built by the Austrian manufacturer KTM around its LC4 engine, spanning the 690 Enduro R and 690 SMC R.

KTM X-Bow

The KTM X-Bow, pronounced "crossbow," is a lightweight two-seat sports car built since 2008 by Austrian motorcycle maker KTM, with a carbon-fiber chassis and Audi engines.

Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne + Nagel, also known as Kuehne and Nagel, is a Swiss logistics company founded in Bremen in 1890 that leads global sea and air freight.

Kymco

Kymco, or Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd., is a Taiwanese maker of scooters, motorcycles, and ATVs headquartered in Kaohsiung, founded with Honda's help in the 1960s.

Lada (Лада)

Lada (Лада) is the passenger-car brand of the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ, produced principally in Togliatti. Its first model launched in 1970, and it remains Russia's best-selling car brand.

Lada Aura (Лада Аура)

Lada Aura (Лада Аура) is a business-class sedan made by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ, a Lada Vesta stretched by 250 mm to add rear-passenger space, produced from 2024.

Lada Azimut

The Lada Azimut is a compact front-wheel-drive crossover produced by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ at its Tolyatti plant, unveiled in 2025 and entering production in September 2026.

Lada Iskra (Лада Искра)

The Lada Iskra (Лада Искра) is a compact car family produced by AvtoVAZ in Russia since 2025, offered as a sedan, a wagon, and a cross-country wagon.

Lada Kalina (Лада Калина)

The Lada Kalina (Лада Калина) is a small front-wheel-drive car built by AvtoVAZ in Togliatti, Russia, from 2004 to 2018 in sedan, hatchback, and wagon versions.

Lada Niva

The Lada Niva, also known as the Lada 4x4, is a compact four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built by AvtoVAZ in Tolyatti, Russia, since 1977, with over 2.5 million made.

Lada Riva

The Lada Riva, sold as the Lada Nova and Signet in other markets, is the export name for the VAZ-2105, 2104, and 2107, built by AvtoVAZ from 1979 to 2012.

Lada Samara (Лада Самара)

Lada Samara (Лада Самара), sold at home as the Lada Sputnik, is a family of small front-wheel-drive cars built by AvtoVAZ in Tolyatti, Russia, from 1984 to 2013.