Renntech

RENNtech Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Pikes Peak Hybrid

Back in 2008, Mercedes-Benz commissioned an assortment of aftermarket tuners to come up with their own versions of the company's GLK-Class sport-utility vehicle. RENNtech's was among the most impressive, taking inspiration from the specially-built racing machines that tackle the vaunted Pikes Peak Hill Climb but with their own hybrid drivetrain. Three years later, RENNtech's revisited the concept with a new version.

The truck packs a 3.5-liter V6 engine mated to an electric motor, and wears extreme bodywork and body panels covered carbon fiber. Mercedes is bringing the custom SUV to local auto shows across the United States before it is retired to permanent exhibit at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Vehicle Museum in Irvine, California.

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Renntech Claims Two World Records For Tuned Mercedes-Benz CL65 and C63 AMG [w/video]

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Hartmut Feyhl's Renntech C63 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Looking over the pantheon of fast cars around the world, Mercedes-Benz and its AMG-tuned models are nearly always somewhere near the top when it comes to quickly accelerating machines. But there's always room for improvement, right? Enter Renntech, the Florida-based tuning company that's been eking more and more power from the German automaker's wares for over 20 years.

Renntech just informed us of two new world records that its vehicles were able to set, the first by a customer and his CL65. The powerhouse machine used its ECU/TCU upgrade, ram air system, intercooler upgrade, high-flow exhaust and limited-slip differential to good effect, hitting a quarter mile pass of 10.62 seconds at 133.7 miles per hour to earn the title of the World's Fastest CL65.

Next up was Renntech owner Hartmut Feyhl, who's modified C63 (using unknown and under-development prototype products, says Renntech) ran down the quarter in 11.6 seconds at 125.3 mph. That impressive showing was enough to earn Feyhl the Worlds Quickest Trap Speed recorded for the C63. Congrats on the effort, Renntech. Click past the break to watch a video of the record-setting CL65 as it streaks down the track.

Gallery: Renntech Mercedes-Benz C63 and CL65