RENNTECH FOR SLK350 V6

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RENNTECH's new $3995 performance PKG1 for the 05-08 SLK 350 boosts the output of the 268 hp V6 to over 300 hp. That's 40 horsepower for under $4000!

This level of performance and torque comes from new RENNTECH headers and a RENNTECH ECU upgrade, which also raises the car's top speed from the factory-limited 155 mph to over 170 mph. As the copy above states: this package will change the way you look at Mercedes' 350 series cars.

Currently available for 05-08 SLK350 and GLK350.

PINE SCHOOL | 09

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RENNTECH was once again a part of the Pine School's "100 years of cars" auto show, where we displayed our 2008 SEMA award-winning GLK hybrid rally-racer.

The GLK (above) was in good company, with several unique exotics and historic automobiles also in attendance, including Enzo Ferrari's own Alfa Romeo road car (below) as well as an authentic Berger F1 Ferrari and the first Alfa Romeo 8C to land in Florida.

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There are 30 colorful photos in our Flickr gallery - CLICK HERE to see them all.

Enjoy!

RENNTECH GLK MAKES HEADLINES

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The RENNTECH GLK 350 Spec.R hybrid rally-racer we built for SEMA just came back from the LA Auto show. Fresh from the tuner build-off win, RENNTECH's rally-racer has been making a big splash here in the US ... now it looks like the European press is getting behind the RENNTECH GLK!

Mercedes will show the GLK again at the Chicago show this February, and it will be on display at select Mercedes-Benz dealers across the US through this spring.

SUPERCAR WEEKEND | 09

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This Saturday (24 Jan) Privilege will be hosting the 4th annual Palm Beach Supercar Weekend - and RENNTECH will be there with our award-winning GLK 350 Spec.R hybrid rally racer and a number of private customer cars.

The event takes place in downtown West Palm Beach all along the Flagler Drive waterfront, and will be open to the public from 11am - 5pm. CLICK HERE for the Privilege website and more information.

RENNTECH RAIDS GLK PRESS LAUNCH

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Mercedes had a bit of a surprise in store for the press guys who made it out to the GLK press launch in Santa Barbara, California: Hartmut Feyhl and his (award winning!) RENNTECH GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid rally racer was there waiting for them! Feyhl cranked up the GLK and gave the throttle a few blips to show off the incredible sound the RENNTECH machine makes before leaving the Canary hotel to take part in the Santa Barbara press drive.

All of this, of course, was part of RENNTECH's prize for winning the Mercedes-Benz 2008 SEMA Tuner Build-Off competition, which included a 45-day build and 30 days of campaigning for votes from friends, fans, and family.

Thanks again, to everyone who voted!

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MORE GLK PHOTOS

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Just a few pics of the RENN's GLK - from Ree Bisaccio at MBUSA.

Thanks, again!

RENNTECH WINS!

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After an intense, 45-day build and grueling 30 days of campaigning for votes from friends, family, and total strangers, Mercedes-Benz announced that RENNTECH has won the MBUSA GLK tuner build-off!

The competition wasn't easy, with BLVD Customs' strong GLK "Urban Whip" roadster and Brabus' slick "Widestar" each swapping positions with RENNTECH for the lead throughout. At the end of the day, however, Mercedes acknowledged that RENNTECH's sweeping program of upgrades - which included extensive engine mods, software development, aerodynamic bodywork, suspension and brake upgrades, as well as converting the GLK to hybrid drive - pushed RENNTECH's GLK 350 Spec.R Rally Racer "over the edge".

RENNTECH would like to thank all our friends and sponsors (listed, below), this build would not have been possible without you.

Thanks for all your support!

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Special thanks to ...

- Nitto tire
- Seibon carbon
- 3M
- Optima batteries
- Schroth racing
- Goff's curtain walls
- Platune design
- JRD tuning
- Technicar
- Graphic Reproduction

SEMA BUILD: EPISODE 3

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Mercedes-Benz released its GLK SEMA build videos online today - RENNTECH episode 3 (of 3) is posted above.

Enjoy the clip, and remember that this is a competitive build-off, so don't forget to vote for RENNTECH's GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid Rally-Racer at MBUSA.com/GLK.

Enjoy!

SEMA BUILD: EPISODE 2

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Mercedes-Benz released its GLK SEMA build videos online today - RENNTECH episode 2 (of 3) is posted above.

Enjoy the clip, and remember that this is a competitive build-off, so don't forget to vote for RENNTECH's GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid Rally-Racer at MBUSA.com/GLK.

Enjoy!

SEMA BUILD: EPISODE 1

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Mercedes-Benz released its GLK SEMA build videos online today - RENNTECH episode 1 (of 3) is posted above.

Enjoy the clip, and remember that this is a competitive build-off, so don't forget to vote for RENNTECH's GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid Rally-Racer at MBUSA.com/GLK.

Enjoy!

PLATUNE PROMO

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Platune, the very talented design firm that RENNTECH tapped to produce some of the concept art that eventually became the GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid Rally Racer being shown at the 2008 SEMA and LA Auto shows (among others) quietly posted this video clip of RENNTECH's GLK build - and didn't tell anyone!

It just goes to show: Platune is Very different from many other firms - they do great work, and let others sing their praises.

Great job, Platune!

RENNTECH GLK WALLPAPER

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You've seen our GLK, voted for us at MB's website (CLICK HERE if you haven't), and now you can click the pic above to download this new wallpaper/poster of RENNTECH's GLK 350 Spec.R hybrid rally racer (11 x 17", 100 dpi)!

You can see more photos from the RENNTECH GLK reveal at the Wynn - CLICK HERE to visit our Flickr site.

Enjoy!

VIDEO FROM THE WYNN

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Automotive Rythms just posted a great video from the Mercedes GLK reveal party at the Wynn - great stuff! CLICK HERE to watch the video.

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EDIT: SAME DAY

We were able to find a YouTube clip, so the video above is now embedded, not a link. Don't forget to vote for RENNTECH's GLK rally racer at MBUSA.com/GLK!!

MORE RENNTECH AT SEMA

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--- from WorldCarFans, CLICK HERE for original article.

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The media reaction to RENNTECH's GLK hybrid rally-racer has been overwhelmingly positive, and these photos from WorldCarFans (taken at last week's Mercedes-Benz media reveal at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas) capture the sense of energy and excitement that permeated the event.

Mercedes is letting the public decide which of the 4 tuners did a better job on their assigned theme - you can text GLK73 to 48457 to vote for RENNTECH.

Thanks for your support!

RENNTECH AT SEMA

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RENNTECH's crew just got back from last week's SEMA show and a successful reveal of the new RENNTECH Mercedes GLK 350 Spec.R Hybrid rally-racer!

For those of you not "in the know", Mercedes-Benz selected RENNTECH to build a rally version of their new GLK 350 light SUV, and told us to find inspiration in the Pikes' Peak International Hillclimb Unlimited-class racers. With that directive in mind, RENNTECH delivered the "rally-red" hybrid racer you see above (posing with RENNTECH president, Hartmut Feyhl, and swimsuit model Andrea).

Powered by a 350 hp, RENNTECH-tuned version the 3.5 liter V6 found in Mercedes' Euro-market SLK sport, RENNTECH's hybrid rally-racer project is meant to show that motorsports can be made environmentally responsible without sacrificing "the show".

More specs and info. coming soon ...

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RENNTECH was chosen by Mercedes-Benz to participate in a GLK "tuner build-off" to let the public decide which of the four tuners best fulfilled the requirements of their assigned "theme". CLICK HERE for more photos of RENNTECH's GLK, and visit MBUSA.com/GLK to vote for RENNTECH's GLK.

RENNTECH ON MBUSA

A few weeks ago, Mercedes-Benz issued a press release announcing that it would be hosting a tuner build-off at this year's SEMA show, pitting RENNTECH against 3 other well-known tuning firms. The winner of the build-off will be decided by popular vote on November 4, when the cars will be revealed to the industry at SEMA.

RENNTECH's entry has been covered HERE and HERE, but you have the chance to get a "sneak peak" at RENNTECH's rally dominator now - by visiting www.MBUSA.com/GLK. Click on the highlighted buttons (as shown, below) to make your way to the build videos.

CLICK HERE to jump to the site.

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STEP 1: CLICK ON "Watch the Videos"

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STEP 2: CLICK ON "Meet the SEMA Tuners"

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STEP 3: EXPAND "RENNTECH RALLY RACER"

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Enjoy the videos - and remember: vote early, vote often, vote RENNTECH!

FIRST GLK DELIVERED

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--- from eMercedesBenz, CLICK HERE for original article.

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That metallic tenorite gray Mercedes-Benz GLK 320 CDI pictured above is the first of the new SUV range to find a home with a private customer, and to commemorate the GLK's historic launch, plant manager Peter Schabert handed over the keys to the new SUV personally at the Customer Center of Mercedes' Bremen plant. During the event, Peter noted "The GLK is our most important new model this year. It is the first compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) from Mercedes-Benz and the first Mercedes-Benz SUV ‘Made in Bremen’, so I am particularly delighted to personally hand over the first GLK to its owner. I am sure she will be impressed by its unmistakable look, outstanding performance - on and off the road - and its safety and comfort."

CRUNCH TIME

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Look past the SLR. Just barely visible behind the Goff's curtain wall is RENNTECH's 2008 SEMA / LA Auto show project car - a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK that Mercedes is calling "the Rally Dominator" (previously covered HERE and HERE).

Many RENNTECH staffers have been putting in extra hours, extra days, and (seemingly) extra lives into this project; and to prove we're really Serious about all this, we even called in the Swedes.

The GLK will be finished by 01 October, but the media embargo stays in effect until the 03 November reveal at SEMA.

Plenty of teasers until then, though.

SEMA PREVIEW : PART 2

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--- from MotorAuthority, CLICK HERE for original article.

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Yesterday, Mercedes issued a press release announcing the 4 tuners they've chosen to represent the brand at this year's SEMA and LA Auto shows. In addition to the previously mentioned RENNTECH rally racer, Mercedes will be showing cars from muscle-car restoration firm Legendary Performance, baller-builders Boulevard Customs, and longtime Mercedes tuning firm Brabus.

It should be noted that the rendering of the "RENNTECH Project:Rally Racer" (above) do not tell the whole story of what RENNTECH has planned - we'll leave it at that, for now, with more pictures coming in October.

REMINDER:

there will be a friendly poll on Mercedes' website to decide the fan favorite - so vote early, vote often, and vote RENNTECH!

SEMA PREVIEW : PART 1

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Last week, Modified Luxury and Exotics posted some of the concept art for our 2008 SEMA build. ML&E didn't post many details (and I won't be posting many here, either!) but I will say that these were early renderings, and don't do the final design any real justice.

That's all I can say for now - check in often for more updates as we get closer to the SEMA reveal.

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CLICK HERE to read the original ML&E article.