SL/R230: Car & Driver comes clean
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Car & Driver comes clean
From the November issue of Car & Driver. Interesting that their best run with a Renntech modified SL600 ran .1 second slower to 60 than the "stock" SL600 they tested earlier this year. Want to bet they tested a RennTech car each time?
"The RENNtech SL600 finished in sixth place, but that doesn’t warrant a sneer, considering it’s a wind-in-your-hair luxury roadster that was up against some very serious sports cars. A stock Mercedes-Benz SL600 cranks out a remarkable 493 horsepower and a neck-snapping 590 pound-feet of torque, and after RENNtech’s head honcho, Hartmut Feyhl, gets through with his 15-grand engine massage, those numbers soar to an astronomical 640 horses and 770 pound-feet. On its best run at Michigan speedway, this souped-up SL600 ripped from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, only 0.2 second behind the winning Hennessey Venom’s performance."
"The RENNtech SL600 finished in sixth place, but that doesn’t warrant a sneer, considering it’s a wind-in-your-hair luxury roadster that was up against some very serious sports cars. A stock Mercedes-Benz SL600 cranks out a remarkable 493 horsepower and a neck-snapping 590 pound-feet of torque, and after RENNtech’s head honcho, Hartmut Feyhl, gets through with his 15-grand engine massage, those numbers soar to an astronomical 640 horses and 770 pound-feet. On its best run at Michigan speedway, this souped-up SL600 ripped from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, only 0.2 second behind the winning Hennessey Venom’s performance."
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Did you read the part at the beginning of the article about not comparing the times to any other tests? Or am I mistaking this article with another one?
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Originally Posted by shoes
The 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds is from the brand new November issue and they were driving a RennTech modified car.
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Yes, now I am SURE it was that same article, because I looked it up for you (instead of you looking again... sheesh).
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=8719
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http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=8719
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