Emmanuel, April 13th, 2011
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RENNtech CL65 Lays Claim To Fastest Mercedes
Quarter-Miler
Publicizing performance numbers of your modified cars is part of
the tuning game, as it entices would-be customers towards
particular products or vehicles that capture the public’s attention.
True to form, RENNtech has trumpeted its quarter-mile time of
10.27 seconds as an achievement to which it is claiming the title
of being the world’s fastest Mercedes.
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This quarter-mile time, together with a trap speed of 137.46 mph was hit on April 1 of this year
at the Palm Beach International Raceway. The CL65’s previous time of 10.51 seconds had been
bested by a nitrous-powered C63 and so RENNtech set about to rectify this situation by having its
engineers find the extra power necessary to shave more time off the CL65’s already fast
10.5. Mods include a race only tune, upgraded transmission internals and a prototype torque
converter. The previous modifications like upgraded ECU/TCU, carbon airbox, limited slip
differential, high flow exhaust, drag radials, modified heat exchanger and intercooler pump were
retained. Additional lightweight components were used to make the power-to-weight ratio more
favorable. According to the tuner, “RENNtech looks to continue shattering its own records and
will be further modifying the CL in search even more performance in pursuit of the first
9 second Mercedes Benz.”
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