RENNtech Twin-Engine Smart 7.22

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RENNtech Twin-Engine Smart 7.22

 

Based on the new Smart ForTwo, the 7.22 is powered by two (2) 1000cc, 3 cyl. Smart engines, each mated to its own 5-speed, automated transmission.

 

 

 

"One engine drives the front wheels, the other drives the rears," explains Hartmut Feyhl, RENNTECH's president and ex-technical director of AMG North America.

 

"One of my employees, Jo Borras, previously worked with Mosler to build their dual-engined Cadillac TwinStar, and made the magazine rounds a few years later with his own twin-engined Hyundai Tiburon. It seemed like a good idea to try on the Smart, so we went with it."

 

Each of the Smart's drive units exists in its own subframe, complete with its own ECU and electronics, making the process fairly straightforward. Feyhl explained that once the steering mechanism was integrated into the engine's cradle, the resulting subframe mounted directly to the existing safety cell, using the same mounting points as the original. Feyhl admits "the hardest part was getting the 7.22's new plastic bodywork 'right'."

 

Interestingly, since each engine and transmission assembly is completely isolated, there is no need to synchronize the two. Feyhl informed us that "each engine and ECU finds its job suddenly easier, and simply acts as if it were going downhill or carrying a lighter load."

 

Never ones to leave well enough alone, however, the crew at RENNTECH set to work on their pint-sized terror ... but even putting out a string of 750 hp SLR McLarens and 900 lb-ft bi-turbo AMG cars didn't prepare them for what happeed next.

 

The boys at RENNTECH were surprised ("shocked" might be a better word) by what happened when the software engineers cracked the Smart's Bosch electronics and removed the engine's rev limiters. "It revved like a liter-bike," says Feyhl, "and none of us expected anything quite like that!"

 

Using the Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle's torque curve as a guide, RENNTECH's software engineers began massaging the Smart's fuel maps until they achieved a totally unbelievable result: 91 raucous, twitchy horsepower at a stratospheric 11,800 rpm.

 

That's right, kiddies. Ninety-one peak horsepower at eleven-thousand, eight-hundred rpm from each of the two Smart 3 cylinders ... and the new, RENNTECH-imposed rpm limit? An absolutely SCREAMING 13,200 rpm.

 

The end result is a twin-engined, 182 hp AWD street machine that zips from zero to sixty in an astonishing (and terrifying!) 5.1 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 138 mph.

 

Getting all of the RENNTECH Smart 7.22's newfound power to the ground are a set of specially-designed 17" RENNTECH forged Monolite wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot sport tires. Hard, fade-free stops are made possible by RENNTECH's 14" 2-piece rotors and Smart-specific 4 piston calipers, while RENNTECH's new "Go-eco" exhaust system makes use of futuristic technology to ensure that the 7.22's only emissions are a blend of pure oxygen and a potpourri of fresh lilacs and honeyuckle.

 

The RENNTECH Smart 7.22 is available today for $39,990. Contact RENNTECH for more (please check today's date before ordering).SMART IM SLR DESIGN Harte Fakten

[ds11]

einfach nur geil:-D

[ Diese Nachricht wurde editiert von ds11 am 28.05.2008 um 15:04 Uhr ]

[smartipercy]

sabber...................haben will.

 

 

[Franky69]

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o Geiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil ,sabber sabber das haut mich um wollte schon früher eine 2CV Sahara haben (Ente 2 CV war mein erstes Auto 8-) 8-) 8-) mit 2 Motoren. :o :o :o :o sieht echt gelungen aus der Smart .......dreh durch :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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[smartbuck]

Geiles Auto .... geiler verspäteter Aprilscherz :-D

 

 

[Kevin_Lomax]

naja - auf jeden fall ein deutlich besseres angebot wie ein ultimate 112 - und sogar noch günstiger... ;-)

aber da es ja ein aprilscherz war... :(

 

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[ Diese Nachricht wurde editiert von Kevin_Lomax am 28.05.2008 um 15:52 Uhr ]