RENNTECH 777 SLR

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» RENNTECH 777 20th Anniversary, or: Horsepower Wars really Really REALLY
» Not Over
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» Earlier this week, AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg announced that “the
» horsepower war is over." If this sounds familiar, it\'s because AMG issued
» a similar press release LAST JANUARY.
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» "Last year, it was a coincidence that we were releasing a new, 695 hp
» performance package for the 65 series AMG cars at around the same time. We
» sent out a press release that said \'HP War Not Over\'," recalls Hartmut
» Feyhl, president of RENNTECH and four-star General of the horsepower wars.
» "This year it is the same timing again, and we have something much more
» extreme to announce for our 20th Anniversary."
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» Feyhl founded RENNTECH in 1989, and the company has since established
» itself as one of the world\'s premier tuning firms and the foremost
» authority on Mercedes-Benz performance tuning. 2009 marks the company\'s
» 20th year in business, and the company intends to celebrate by releasing a
» small number of extreme, limited edition performance vehicles, beginning
» with the 777 hp, RENNTECH 777 shown here.
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» "This 777 concept is really an all-new car that makes use of the advanced
» carbon fiber chassis of the SLR McLaren. It can be described as a
» street-legal track car, or something closer to what the enthusiasts were
» hoping for from the SLR, originally - which is more a successor to the
» McLaren F1."
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» RENNTECH heavily revised the SLR McLaren bodywork and aero package using
» some of the same technology the company used to develop the the GLK Hybrid
» Rally Racer for Mercedes-Benz, including advanced CFD software to develop
» the aerodynamics for improved downforce. Even with the big wing,
» splitters, and skirts, a top speed in excess of 210 mph is well within
» reach for the 777.
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» The 777 is much more than lightweight bodywork, however. The 5.5 L
» supercharged "Kompressor" v8 engine is heavily revised, with internal and
» external performance upgrades and a significantly upgraded cooling
» system.
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» Getting that power to the ground is the job of a fully redesigned
» suspension and driveline, with a heavily reinforced transmission sending
» power to RENNTECH\'s revolutionary new limited-slip differential. Built for
» RENNTECH by Japanese supplier OS Giken, the recently-released differential
» allows for 100% locking between the drive wheels for unsurpassed
» mid-corner traction. Aggressive Nitto NT-05 ultra-high performance tires
» wrapped around extremely lightweight, 1 pc. center-locking wheels round
» out the street -legal handling package.
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» "The 777 will be a very special car," explains Hartmut. "The first example
» is being built now, and will be ready this Spring. We intend to build a few
» different extreme vehicles like this for our 20th anniversary, with each
» one being strictly limited to 20 units. They are all very exciting
» projects, and we will be announcing them throughout the year, as they
» approach completion."
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» Click !
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» Eric K.

Sehr cool ! - Das ist ja genau das, über das wir neulich
mal diskutiert hatten, der Renntech-SLR ist ja quasi so was
wie die Straßenversion des SLR-GT ...

Sieht auch sehr nett aus der Renntech-SLR, der Widebody erinnert
etwas an die CLK-DTM, sieht ja fast aus wie ein SLR Black Series ...

Mit besten Sterngrüßen
Sebastian