Hey! Remember the Mercedes-Benz GLK “Build-Off”? Sure you do, if only for our coverage of the momentous event. A variety of tuners competed to pimp the oh-so-kleine mini-Merc-mommy-mobile, with results ranging from the ridiculous to the, er, not terribly sublime. Well, after much counting of votes, infighting, and examination of extraneous battery compartments, the winner has been announced, and it is none other than RENNtech. I happen to be a rather big fan of Hartmut Feyhl, the company’s notoriously speed-obsessed owner. Perhaps it’s because we’re both One Lap of America class winners; perhaps it’s because we’ve both won a round of the AMG Challenge; perhaps it’s because we both dye our hair. (I suspect.) In any event, the GLK champion has been crowned. No word yet as to whether or not the GLK will be “goin’ to Disney World!”. Press release and a few more shots after the jump.

Lake Park, FL – 03DEC2008 – RENNtech Wins Mercedes SEMA Tuner Build-Off

After an intense, 45-day build and grueling 30 days of campaigning for votes from friends, family, and total strangers, Mercedes-Benz announced that RENNTECH has won the MBUSA GLK tuner build-off!

The competition wasn’t easy, with BLVD Customs’ strong GLK “Urban Whip” roadster and Brabus’ slick “Widestar” each swapping positions with RENNTECH for the lead throughout. At the end of the day, however, Mercedes acknowledged that RENNTECH’s sweeping program of upgrades – which included extensive engine mods, software development, aerodynamic bodywork, suspension and brake upgrades, as well as converting the GLK to hybrid drive – pushed RENNTECH’s GLK 350 Spec.R Rally Racer “over the edge”.

RENNTECH would like to thank all our friends and sponsors. This build would not have been possible without you. Thanks for all your support!

Congratulations to the fellows at RENNtech… but really, fellows, wouldn’t that money have been better spent on giving Autofiends some track time in your SLR 722?