Just a few pics of the RENN’s GLK – from Ree Bisaccio at MBUSA.
Thanks, again!
Posts Tagged ‘SEMA’
MORE GLK PHOTOS
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Just a few pics of the RENN’s GLK – from Ree Bisaccio at MBUSA.
RENNTECH WINS!
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
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!
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
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Mercedes-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
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Mercedes-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
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Mercedes-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!
RENNTECH GLK WALLPAPER
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
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)!
Enjoy!
VIDEO FROM THE WYNN
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Automotive Rythms just posted a great video from the Mercedes GLK reveal party at the Wynn – great stuff! CLICK HERE to watch the video.
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
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
— from WorldCarFans, CLICK HERE for original article.
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
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
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 …
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”. Visit MBUSA.com/GLK to vote for RENNTECH’s GLK.
RENNTECH ON MBUSA
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008A 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.
STEP 1: CLICK ON “Watch the Videos”
STEP 2: CLICK ON “Meet the SEMA Tuners”
STEP 3: EXPAND “RENNTECH RALLY RACER”
Enjoy the videos – and remember: vote early, vote often, vote RENNTECH!