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03-10-2011, 07:41 PM
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RENNtech Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Hybrid Pikes Peak Rally Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
Trucks and racing don't normally belong in the same sentence, but a few exceptions exist - the NASCAR Craftsman series, the Dakar rally, and, of course, Pikes Peak.
The legendary hill-climb competition has bred some of the most jaw-droppingly monstrous machines known to man. It also inspired the creation of the GLK350 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/glk-class) Hybrid Pikes Peak Project which Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz) tuner extraordinaire RENNtech unveiled at SEMA in 2008 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/30/sema-preview-mercedes-benz-glks-go-from-mild-to-wtf/).
Three years later, RENNtech (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/renntech/) has revisited the concept crossover with a second version, bearing the most aggressive body kit this side of a Star Wars film set and coated in 3M's carbon-look vinyl wrap. (So, no, the body has not be recreated in actual carbon fiber.) Ostensibly based on the 3.5-liter V6 model, RENNtech's concept packs an additional electric boost developed in-house.
The show car is going on tour across America before it's retired to the Mercedes-Benz Classic Vehicle Museum in Irvine, California. Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/#continued) for the press blast and video footage, and check out all the images in the mega-gallery below.
Gallery: RENNtech Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Hybrid Pikes Peak Rally Car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2281_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957659)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2278_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957660)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2405_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957668)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2237_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957661)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2375_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957665)
[Source: RENNtech]Continue reading RENNtech fine-tunes its Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/)
RENNtech fine-tunes its Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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RENNtech Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Hybrid Pikes Peak Rally Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
Trucks and racing don't normally belong in the same sentence, but a few exceptions exist - the NASCAR Craftsman series, the Dakar rally, and, of course, Pikes Peak.
The legendary hill-climb competition has bred some of the most jaw-droppingly monstrous machines known to man. It also inspired the creation of the GLK350 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/glk-class) Hybrid Pikes Peak Project which Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz) tuner extraordinaire RENNtech unveiled at SEMA in 2008 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/30/sema-preview-mercedes-benz-glks-go-from-mild-to-wtf/).
Three years later, RENNtech (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/renntech/) has revisited the concept crossover with a second version, bearing the most aggressive body kit this side of a Star Wars film set and coated in 3M's carbon-look vinyl wrap. (So, no, the body has not be recreated in actual carbon fiber.) Ostensibly based on the 3.5-liter V6 model, RENNtech's concept packs an additional electric boost developed in-house.
The show car is going on tour across America before it's retired to the Mercedes-Benz Classic Vehicle Museum in Irvine, California. Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/#continued) for the press blast and video footage, and check out all the images in the mega-gallery below.
Gallery: RENNtech Mercedes-Benz GLK350 Hybrid Pikes Peak Rally Car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2281_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957659)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2278_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957660)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2405_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957668)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2237_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957661)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/img2375_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/renntech-mercedes-benz-glk350-hybrid-pikes-peak-rally-car/#3957665)
[Source: RENNtech]Continue reading RENNtech fine-tunes its Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/)
RENNtech fine-tunes its Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/renntech-fine-tunes-its-mercedes-glk-pikes-peak-hybrid-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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