SL-Class

Renown Sidewinder Body Kit for Last Generation Mercedes SL-Class

Words Jim Davis | December 27, 2012
The Renown package, is a ten inches wider than the SL 65 AMG Black Series & an inch wider than the Lamborghini Murcielago
Words Jim Davis December 27, 2012

California based tuning company, Renown Auto Style, has unveiled its Sidewinder program built specifically for the R230, the previous generation Mercedes-Benz SL-Class.

The Renown aero package, when installed on the R230 SL, results in a Roadster that is a full ten inches wider than the Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series and an inch wider than the massive Lamborghini Murcielago.  The kit consists of a front bumper, hood, front fenders, side skirts, full rear quarter panels, trunk spats, rear bumper with diffuser and wheel well liners.  The body parts are made using a vacuum bagged FRP cloth made with an epoxy resin system which is an aerospace-borrowed fabrication process.

A choice of wheels will also be on offer, including the company’s 20-inch RX10-C rims in a 10.5 and 13-inch widths.

There will be an optional upgrade including genuine Mercedes fog lights with a carbon fibre light bar, along with a front lip, side skirt vents, bumper vent, diffuser and rear wing, all constructed from carbon fibre when it goes on sale next year.