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Old 10-30-08, 08:40 PM
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MERCEDES SEMA VEHICLES REVEALED

October 30, 2008



After much anticipation Mercedes has released photos of the four modified GLK vehicles it will present at the 2008 SEMA Show.

Of the most interest to MLE readers (no doubt) will be the Brabus and RENNtech vehicles. The Brabus GLK Widestar is a classic German twist on a new German vehicle and very much suits the rest of the company’s lineup. It also would look at home in a Mercedes-Benz dealership.


It is powered by a 3.0-liter V-6 Bluetec diesel engine, which, one can assume has a Brabus ECU modification to pump out a reasonable 258 hp and an exciting 450 ft-lbs of torque.

As for the RENNtech vehicle, well, it is certainly as wild as the company promised. The matte-red RENNtech Rally Racer is inspired by the Pikes Peak Hillclimb and features a hybrid drivetrain that using both a gasoline engine and an electric engine that RENNtech engineers designed themselves.

As for the other two creations, Florida-based Boulevard Customs has designed an Urban Whip-themed GLK, with massive 26-inch wheels and a serious stereo system and Legendary Motor Cars has built a Four Corners Rock Crawler, which apparently has a winching system that can propel wakeboarders and skate boarders. The SUVs side rails are also intended to be grinded on by skateboarders.

All four GLK Design Concepts will be on display at the 2008 SEMA Show from November 4-7 and everyone will be invited to choose their favorite by logging on to a website (address yet to be disclosed) and vote.


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WTH is that red monstrosity!?!?!
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wtf on the red one. seriously? god damn thats ugly
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it looks like they prepped the red one for time travel
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Pikes Peak Hillclimb, purposed built, but UGLY rally car.
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
Pikes Peak Hillclimb, purposed built, but UGLY rally car.
I was about to say it looks an awful alot like the Escudo Pikes Peak! Haha
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lmao at the red one, that's ugly
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Renntech is now nothing in my eyes. The guy who designed that thing should be fired. Straight up!! I think I just threw up a little. whats funny is that the renntech one is sooooo freakn ugly I thought it was a photoshopped joke. seriously
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The RennTech truck is a disaster.

But nothing a stick of dynamite couldn't fix.

The Brabus version is okay, if predictable...
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what the heck.......?! this at sema?
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That red one is ready for take off-clear the runway
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those rally inspired trucks are fail...they are not the fastest in a circuit or mountain roads, and they blow on off-road tracks...FAIL
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Wow, that is just HORRIBLE. The Lexus vehicles to be shown at SEMA simply BLOW AWAY the Benz SEMA cars.
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Originally Posted by Mesca
I was about to say it looks an awful alot like the Escudo Pikes Peak! Haha
now that i think about it it does look a lot like the escudo.

ahh the days when i drove that car in gran turismo...
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Mercedes CUV rice. Hmmm...that's a first.
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