1993 Renn Tech Mercedes 500e on 2040-cars
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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From 1990 through 1994 Mercedes-Benz entered into a rare partnership with Porsche to built a High Performance version of their W124 called the Mercedes-Benz 500E. Each of these cars were hand built by Porsche. The process took 18 days and the car would be transported back and forth between the Mercedes and Porsche plants. The 500E had a naturally aspirated 5.0L V8 engine that started its career in the 500SL Roadster. The 500E started with great track performance including a 0-60 MPH time of 5.4 seconds and the quarter mile in 14.1 seconds at 101 MPH.
Then... In 1998 with only 5,134 miles on the odometer this Mercedes Benz 500E began its journey to become a RENN Tech Mercedes 500E. RENNTech completed $109,460 worth of upgrades. The engine was completely rebuilt to become a 6.0L V-8 The engine received titanium connecting rods, upgraded camshaft, larger valves, higher compression, ported and polished heads, reprogrammed ECU, complete RENNTech stainless steel exhaust, tubular headers, high flow catalytic converters. The brakes used to stop this monster are 6 piston 14.1 brakes and mono ball link suspension and Torsen limited slip differential. RENNTech only created twelve of these Mercedes Benz 500E of which even fewer are out there today. This car is as close to one of a kind as you can get. Born and bread from arguably two of the greatest car companies and nurtured into an even more powerful beast by RENNTech, this is one fantastic sport sedan. |
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