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Renntech Mercedes-Benz AMG SL65 Black Edition

By Brett Davis |

Obviously, if you’ve got a Mercedes-Benz AMG SL65 Black Edition, you like the idea of having heaps of kilowatts. And, also obviously, you’d want even more of them if you could. Enter Renntech.

This company takes the not-so-timid 493kW twin-turbo V12 in the SL65 Black and subjects it to a fair cracking of the old whip.

They give it new ECU mapping, a new exhaust system (higher-flowing) and two new intercoolers. The result is 805 kilowatts. This is a massive amount of power, especially for a rear-wheel drive car.

And then there’s the torque. The standard Black Edition is capable of exerting 1000Nm of force. The Renntech-modified Black delivers a truly Earth-warping 1356Nm.

To get this amount of twist onto the ground, Renntech fits a super heavy-duty limited-slip differential capable of 100-percent lock. This allows the car to take off leaving two big black smears on the road every time.

If this car was a tool, it’d be a hammer no doubt. The sheer thrust would be enough to scare most race cars off the road, and it has creature comforts like air-conditioning and a comprehensive audio system.

The Renntech package costs $18,650 if you’re wondering; just pocket change to factory AMG SL65 Black Edition buyers.


 
  • Riceboy

    800kW!!! Whoa! Can just imagine all the oil barons (sp.) with these…

  • timmy201

    18 grand for almost 300kw isnt bad

    • http://www.youtube.com/lukestuart1 luke

      Thats what i was thinking.

      That is a value for money upgrade. If you can afford a 65 black, you can most likely afford this change

  • http://carAdvice The Salesman

    If they ever did a new “Back To The Future” movie than this should replace the Delorian

    • Shak

      Yeah, but then we wouldn’t be biting our nails waiting for it to hit 86mph. This would hit that speed without touching the accelerator pedal.

      • Mick

        Just needs a minor rewrite of the script for it to be 186mph.

  • Radbloke

    How are you supposed to drive the damn thing? This would be even worse than the Brabus version. Stupidity with doors.

    • Mikey_94

      “To get this amount of twist onto the ground, Renntech fits a super heavy-duty limited-slip differential capable of 100-percent lock.”

      Smart :)

      • Radbloke

        Not really. It’s no different from having a full-spool diff. It makes no difference if the chassis isn’t designed to put the amount of power produced to the ground, via the tyres. With that amount of power/torque, all it’s going to do is burouts/leave the road sideways, which is not ideal in $500,000 worth of car. If all that was required to get that much extra power was some intercoolers, a different exhaust and an ECU re-map, don’t you think AMG would have gone for it? There’s a reason they didn’t.

  • http://Isuzu BarryHamburger

    why did radbloke get – vote. He’s pretty much spot on.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1435885244 Yani Hendriawan

    i want one!!! move over brabus…

    i’ll make it my drifting car :)

  • Num1ber

    805kw, 1356Nm of torque, fu***************************************************************************!