By now, the Mercedes SLR aficionados amongst you have grown intimately familiar with the SLR 722 GT - the track-only super-tuned variant of the Mercedes SLR 722 Edition being produced by the RML Group.  But for those of you living in North America, details of how exactly you can acquire one of the only 21 being produced have remained scarce. That is, until now.

Going through our inbox this morning, our friends over at Renntech alerted us to the fact that they have become the exclusive North American distributor of the beast, offering the impeccable model for the tidy sum of $1.2 million. The cars will be tuned and maintained by Renntech, who also plans on holding a number of SLR track events throughout 2008.  On hand for the events will be specially trained technicians and engineers as well as driving instructors and professional drivers, ensuring that you properly take advantage of each of the 670 horsepower at your disposal.

If you're interested (and let's be honest, if you've got $1.2 million to burn, how can you not be), keep reading for the Renntech's official press release detailing the Mercedes SLR 722 GT as well as what awaits you should you decide to procure one.

Enjoy.



















OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


Officially official: Mercedes-Benz' SLR McLaren 722 GT, available exclusively at RENNtech.

Lake Park, FL - While Mercedes' ultra-exclusive SLR McLaren 722 GT track car has been making rounds in the motoring press for several weeks now, a few key questions remained unanswered - including "How much?" and "Where can I get one?"

We can answer the "How much?" question rather
easily (795,000 , or about 1.2 million USD), it's the
"Where can I get one?" question that's more
interesting.

As of Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, the Mercedes-Benz SLR
McLaren 722 GT will be made available to the North
American market exclusively through RENNtech, the
Florida-based MB tuning house owned and operated by
super-tuner Hartmut Feyhl, who also lists "technical
director, AMG North America" on his resume. "It's
been a very exciting project to be involved in,"
explains Feyhl.

Similar in concept to Ferrari's Enzo FXX program, the
722 GT is built specifically for track use by renowned
British motorsports specialists at the RML Group to be
the fastest possible on a track. The SLR 722 GT offers
impressive power and cornering and delivers exactly
the kind of motorsports experience one would expect
from a competition car - and, with only 21 examples of
the hyper-exclusive track cars being offered for sale,
driving one is sure be a special occasion.

RENNtech will be organizing several on-track events
(to be announced) throughout the US, beginning in
2008.

The SLR 722 GT trackcars will be set-up and
maintained by RENNtech, which will have specially
trained technicians and engineers on hand at each of
the planned on-track events, which will follow a format
similar to the SLR.Club SAFETY & SPEED ACADEMY
track weekends in Europe. Participating customers will
receive a mix of on and off-track instruction by trained
instructors and professional drivers (including Jochen
Mass, David Coulthard, and others), as well as some
track time in RENNtech's Aixro SLR.Karts - to get a
good feel for each track before going out in their SLRs.

Feyhl explained that the concept is to deliver to SLR
McLaren customers a true and authentic motorsports
experience in a competitive and reasonably safe
environment.

If it is RENNtech and Mercedes' goal to deliver "an
authentic experience", the SLR McLaren 722 GT is a
great place to start - compared to the road-going SLR,
the 722 GT gets the full FIA GT treatment from RML:
more than 400 redesigned components, FIA spec.
safety equipment, fully adjustable suspension, full-on
competition brake hardware, a no-nonsense interior,
and a track-only exhaust system that bumps the 722
GT's output to well over 670 hp. The real game-
changers, however, are the 722 GT's towering rear
wing and drastically reduced weight. At 1390 kg, the
722 GT weighs some six-hundred pounds less (!) than
the stock 722, and the rear wing (in conjunction with
the car's front splitter) provide more than enough
aerodynamic downforce to tackle the fastest turns with
confidence.

The 722 GT also benefits from years of wind-tunnel
and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) experience at
RML and McLaren, making the wings and body mods
much more than an aesthetic package. Everything on
the car, every vent and louvre, is fully functional - a
terrific enhancement to on-track performance.

With more power, less weight, and dramatically
improved handling, the limited-edition Mercedes-Benz
SLR McLaren 722 GT, one thing is certain: if you love
cars, love racing, and have the money (but not the
time) to campaign a full-on race series, the 722 GT is
your ticket.

Copyright © 2007, Renntech