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Hennessey Venom GT makes the U.S. debut
 The car fans that were present at the Cars and Coffee in Irvine, CA, got very excited when they watched almost everything, beginning with pre-production models, concept cars and dozens of supercars.The Hennessey Venom GT managed to catch a lot of attention, as it had its North American debut because the car model was actually spotted on the U.S. territory. The people were so anxious to see the car that the Hennessey staffs barely succeeded in rolling the car off the trailer and lifting the engine cover in order to show the twin-turbo V8. The producers were planning the car’s debut at the SEMA Show, ...
Tags: venom-gt-debut, hnnessey-new-cars, gt-cars-and-coffee
500 HP Hyundai Genesis Coupe by Hennessey coming to SEMA Show
 The SEMA Show is an opportunity for tuning companies (North American companies especially) to show what they are capable of doing. Still, in some cases, the automakers themselves join forces with the tuning companies to create something really special. This is the case for this project that will debut at the 2009 edition of the SEMA Show that will take in Las Vegas between the 3rd and the 6th of November. What we have here is a Hyundai Genesis Coupe modified by the famous American tuning company Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE for short) in collaboration with Hyundai Motor American, the North American division ...
Tags: genesis, coupe, 500, hp, show, hennessey, sema, hyundai
Hennessey builds its own Z28 Camaro
 We saw a preview already of Hennessey Performance Engineering working a Corvette ZR-1 unit's engine right into a Chevrolet Camaro 2010 to make the HPE700 model. Hennessey is back now with the HPE550 unit, that will be adding a supercharger no that factory LS3 motor making 562 HP. So, it may be as close now as every Camaro fan gets to the rumored, amazing (and dead now) Z28. Inside the heart of this beast is the new V8 LS9 supercharged by GM tweaked as just HPE could up to 705 horsepower plus 717 lb-ft of torque. To qualify this as a superauto under the banner ...
Tags: chevrolet, chevy, hennessey, z28, camaro, gm, tuning, zr1, corvette
Hennessey HPE700 is based on the Chevrolet Camaro 2010
 GM has lots of adjustable pieces. Hennessey Performance Engineering will give some more speed for Camaro by Chevrolet. So it grabbed a supercharged LS9 V8 Corvette ZR1 unit off the shelf, putting it into an amazing Camaro SS body.Its name is the HPE700, putting out 705hp plus 717lb-ft torque (ZR1 makes only 638 horsepower 595 lb.-ft. torque.) Hennessey made the HPE700 model surpassed the Camaro Z28. It's like the 1969 Camaro ZL1 plant drag racer's decedent, having a 427 cu.in. V8 actually rated on about 500 hp.The HPE700 has 15-inch ceramic carbon brakes, upgrades on the suspension and alloy wheels by Hennessey with PS2 tires ...
Tags: hennessey, hpe700, chevrolet, camaro, 2010
Limited Edition 705HP LS9 powerplant for the 2010 Camaro from Hennessey PE
 Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), well known for their extreme performance sports cars and muscle cars, announces their Limited Edition 2010 HPE700 Camaro. At the heart of the beast is GM`s new LS9 supercharged V8 tweaked as only HPE could to 705 horsepower and 717 lb-ft torque. To qualify as a supercar under the HPE banner it can`t just go, it has to whoa. With optional 15 inch carbon brakes from the stunning new Corvette ZR1, light weight HRE wheels with Michelin PS2 tires and full suspension upgrades the HPE700 Camaro will be able to make full use of its new found power. In addition to ...
Tags: limited-editions, 705hp, hp, zr1, corvette, hpe, camaro, 2010-camaro
Dodge Challenger SRT8 Review
 Recently debuted, the Dodge Challenger SRT8`s the fastest Challenger that`s available, but apparently this did not impress very much the Hennessey Performance Engineering guys. Although it has 425 hp, Hennessey is thinking the auto needed more power plus having the help of a few new components they now obtained an amazing 620 hp, 650 lb-ft torque.Everything's possible with this new HPE600 Turbo wrap containing a high-flow ported and polished aluminum cylinder heads, some lowered compression ratio, a high flow air filter, fuel pump upgraded system, front air-to-air intercooler plus a brand new stainless-steel dual exhaust system 3-inch diameter. On the inside Henessey added embroidered front ...
Tags: dodge, challenger, srt8, john hennessey, coupe, tuning
Hennessy to reveal customized Nissan GT-R and Lexus IS-F
 Hennessey Performance, the popular American-based tuner, is thinking of enlarging its collection of custom autos in order to bring some Japanese influences to the list. Hennessey’s offer features o few of the most famous brands such like Bugatti, Bentley, BMW and Porsche. These new-comers in the list now are the new Lexus IS-F plus the Nissan GT-R coupe.Lexus is the first one lunched by the end of 2008. The mod list made the tuning company presents exhaust, headers, intake upgrades and also a supercharger kit maybe. The standard base begins with 417hp, and given the fact that Hennessey always bets on insane power it’s more ...
Tags: hennessy, nissan, gt-r, lexus, is-f, tuning, performance
Details and a sketch of the upcoming Venom GT released by Hennessey
 Hennessey released details plus a sketch of the upcoming Venom GT super model. Powered by twin-turbo version from the Dodge Viper's V10 8.4L engine — with 1,000 horsepower — mated to a six-speed manual or a sequential gearbox.Featuring a weight under 2,700 pounds, this Venom GT will run the 0-62 lap in less than 2.5 seconds , hitting 300 km/h in 14 seconds. Despite the comparisons with the Bugatti Veyron, John Hennessey (owner) says the Veyron isn`t the target of the Venom GT model. "The Veyron is an ultra fast and ultra luxurious grand touring car which also happens to be quicker and faster than ...
Tags: hennessey, sketch, venom, gt
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