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First Look At The RENNTECH 777 Concept Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Words Thomas Philips | January 16, 2009
RENNTECH’s 777 Concept has Seven hundred seventy-seven horsepower; a top speed of more than 210 miles-per-hour
Words Thomas Philips January 16, 2009

Just when you thought you’d seen the last of RENNTECH’s work on the Mercedes SLR McLaren, the company is back tuning the supercar yet again, unveiling what they call the “777 Concept.” The model is being introduced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of RENNTECH, and as such, it shows fantastically the magic RENNTECH-tuned models are capable of.

Seven hundred seventy-seven horsepower; a top speed of more than 210 miles-per-hour; extensive lightweight aerodynamic body components; and a limited production of just 20 units – this is just a sampling of what customers of the RENNTECH 777 concept have to look forward to.

According to Hartmut Feyhl, president of RENNTECH: ” Last year, it was a coincidence that we were releasing a

new, 695 hp performance package for the 65 series AMG

cars at around the same time. We sent out a press

release that said ‘HP War Not Over’. This year it is the same timing again, and we have something much more extreme to

announce for our 20th Anniversary.” He adds: “This 777 concept is really an all-new car that makes use of the advanced carbon fiber chassis of the SLR McLaren. It can be described as a street-legal track car, or something closer to what the enthusiasts were hoping for from the SLR, originally – which is more a successor to the McLaren F1.”

If you’re interested, the first of the RENNTECH 777 concepts is being built now, with pricing available on request. For a small preview of what to expect, however, keep scrolling for a pair of photos highlighting the model (click either to enlarge), followed by the full press release detailing its various attributes.