Renntech Inc. is an American high-performance automotive aftermarket tuning company founded in 1989 in with headquarters in Stuart, Florida. RENNtech specializes in engineering, designing and manufacturing parts for Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Maybach and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles as well as European luxury vehicles. RENNtech also operates a full motorsport division named RENNtech Motorsports fielding a Mercedes-AMG GT4 racecar in SRO's North American GT -series. RENNtech Classics was founded to offer a wider range of services for owners of early RENNtech, Pre-Merger AMG, and Classic Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

History

RENNtech was founded by Hartmut Feyhl in 1989 as a result of the AMG Mercedes-Benz merger. Prior to the merger, Feyhl spent 12 years at AMG, first as a driving force behind the AMG "Hammer" and later serving as that company's Technical Director in Westmont, Illinois.

Feyhl named the company RENNtech, combining the German word for racing renn and technology, and continued to service AMG's North American customer base from Florida while maintaining a connection to AMG's headquarters, and Hans-Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher.

RENNtech has designed and developed high-performance products for virtually all Mercedes-Benz AMG vehicles since 1989 (including the commercial Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van). The company received considerable press with the RENNtech E7.4RS, and the 2006 "Chrome SL" show car, an SL-based project entirely covered in chrome paint. RENNtech cars are often featured on social media, blogs, and on the covers of major automotive magazines including Car and Driver,^[1] eMercedesBenz,^[2] Motor Trend,^[3] AutoWeek,^[4] and Modified Luxury & Exotics.^[5]

Operations

1997 Mercedes-Benz SL600 RENNTech SL74

Today RENNtech a prominent Mercedes-Benz specialist, and Feyhl himself is regarded by many as the foremost authority on Mercedes tuning in the United States.^[6]

Following the 1998 merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp. (which became DaimlerChrysler later), RENNtech expanded into the Chrysler category developing performance upgrades for the Chrysler Crossfire. In 2013, when Mercedes-AMG entered a strategic partnership to produce V8 engines for Aston Martin, RENNtech followed suit by creating performance upgrades for the M177 powered Aston Martin Vehicles.

RENNtech has expanded their product line to include other car manufacturers - specifically Porsche, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Maserati, Volkswagen, and Audi vehicles. These product offerings focus on RENNtech core competencies: engine tuning, braking, exhaust, transmission, and suspension.

RENNtech's primary focus is to achieve maximum car performance through the increase of horsepower and handling. Customers can either buy the upgrade parts from RENNtech, or send in their cars to be customized at their headquarters in Stuart, FL.

RENNtech also offers cosmetic modifications including low profile spoilers, body kits, carbon fiber splitters, and multi-piece alloy wheels. Other upgrades include racing LSDs, open racing exhaust systems, performance disc brakes, and engine remapping. Customers can also have complete engine overhauls, and upgrades to larger displacement.

RENNtech engines range from small 200 horsepower (150 kW) K4 blocks for SLK roadsters and CLK-Class to the 1198 horsepower (670 kW) twin-turbo M177 -engine for the AMG GT63 4-Door Coupe.

RENNtech Classics also offers can also have complete engine overhauls, restorations and performance upgrades for classic Mercedes-Benz and AMG vehicles. These services include increasing the engine displacement through bore-and-stroke, exhaust systems, suspension and improvements to the interior from custom upholstery, gauges, shift knobs, pedals, and trim to various electronics.

Renntech Karting

Renntech Karting is a division that makes racing karts, based on the Aixro XR50 rotary engines.

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List of RENNtech vehicles

Mercedes-Benz

• SLR McLaren
• SLR McLaren 777 Concept
• 190E 3.6L W201 (1990)
• C74 Konzept W204^[7][8][9]
• SL600 R230
• S550 W222
• S550 W221
• S600 W220^[10]
• CL65 AMG W216
• CL500 K W216
• CLS55 AMG W219
• E7.4RS W210^[11]
• S700 Coupe C140^[12]
• SLR7.4 R129^[13]
• E63 AMG W211
• CLK55 AMG W209
• SLK32 AMG R170^[14]
• SLK55 AMG R171
• C38 W203^[15]
• C43 AMG W202
• C55 AMG W203
• C63 AMG W204
• G500 W463
• GL 550 X164
• GLK350 Hybrid Pikes Peak (2009)^{[16][17][18][19][20]}
• ML 60 W163
• ML 550 W164
• Sprinter (2008)^[21]
• 500E W124

Smart

• Smart Fortwo (2009)

Maybach

• Maybach 62^[22]

AIXRO

• SLR.Kart

References

External links

• Official website
• Renntech Karting site