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Has John Hennessey ever found a fast car he didn't think he could make faster? His next target is the McLaren MP4-12C, which he's planning to turn the power dial up to a stonkin' 800 hp. Better reach for the fireproof suits, boys, because the flames are comin' this way! More »
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A tuned Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 that can get from 0-60 in 3.1 seconds? Indeed, it's a Texas thing. It's the 800-hp HPE800 Twin Turbo Jeep by Hennessey Performance. The price is oilman-rich too: It starts at $235,000. More »
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According to a Jalopnik commenter claiming to be his 14-year-old son, Jesse James did crash his Ford GT this weekend. Also, his father was behind the wheel of the 1,000-hp modified supercar when it crashed. More »
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I can tell you from experience there's no missing the sound of the 1,200-hp twin-turbo V8 Hennessey Venom GT from inside the cockpit, but that's not stopping the Texas company from removing the car's top in pursuit of even more glorious decibels with their 2013 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder. Here's a first look. More »
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The Chevy Camaro ZL1 convertible was just announced this morning, and already it's been topped by John Hennessey. Why settle for 580 HP when you can get 655 HP and a promise of exclusivity? More »
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Watching the speedometer is probably the last thing you are thinking about when you are piloting a 1200 horsepower Hennessey GT well into triple digit MPH. For car nerds like myself, it's hard to watch a speedometer climb in this manner without getting a little bit giddy even when you aren't behind the wheel of one of these ZR1 powered beasts. More »
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Imagine a lighter-weight Cadillac CTS-V Coupe with nearly double the horsepower, a wider stance and panhandle-sized contact patches.That's the Hennessey V1000, a model the company plans to build only 12 copies of for well-to-do speed freaks. More »
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The Hennessey Venom GT's returning home to its summer home in England, this time with the fourth production version in bright yellow set for its track debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Behold, the "B-Killer." Update! More »
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The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is an ideal platform for some fairly gnarly burnouts. The 650-hp Hennessey V650 "Hammer Wagon" appears to be an even better starting point for killing Bibendum's offspring. More »
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John Hennessey's got this great shtick going where he takes his Frankenstein monsters and pits them against stock versions of cars we associate with performance. It's total nonsense, but how the hell do you not watch a twin-turbo Cadillac Escalade race a Nissan GT-R? More »
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When the Hennessey CTS-V Sport Wagon squared off against the Porsche 911 Turbo, some complained it was the slightly older 911 Turbo. Fair enough. Here's the 650 hp wagon against a Nissan GT-R. More »
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Right on schedule, like the 3:10 to Yuma, John Hennessey's dropped a blower kit into the new Camaro SS Convertible and found 602 horses. Just try and keep the eviscerated rubber particles out of your teeth. More »
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Since the moment I first saw a CTS-V Sport Wagon parked outside of the Hennessey headquarters in Sealy, Texas I knew a quarter-mile run video was coming. But a Porsche 911 Turbo versus a 650 HP Hennessey-tuned Caddy station wagon? Ridiculous. More »
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The original Viper, in GTS Coupe form, is still one of the most beautiful American cars ever built. The Dodge Viper GTS Hennessey Venom takes that beauty and turns it up a notch to "11." It'll also kill you if you're not careful. (via Photo Finish) More »
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If you're in the Hennessey family, your idea of a grocery getter is a Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon. Baseline on the Dyno was 479 RWHP (16% loss), 462 lb-ft of rear-wheel torque. Wait. Baseline? We know where this is going... More »
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Jalopnik reader and car enthusiast par excellence Jay Leno invited the 1,200-hp Hennessey Venom GT into his shop for an episode of "Big Dog Garage." They also shared video of the turbolicious Venom GT on the track. More »
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The Hennessey Venom GT made a surprise appearance at the famous weekly Cars & Coffee in Irvine, CA this morning. Check out the first pictures of the car in the 'merican wild. More »
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Not to be outdone by a $75,000 paint job, Hennessey has unveiled its take on the Camaro convertible, offering an LS9-powered 755-hp version to 24 buyers for $132,500. What ever will the prom queens of Lakewood choose? More »
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Say hello to the Hennessey V650, a Cadillac CTS-V Coupe fluffed up to produce a satisfying 650-hp at the flywheel. This dyno run shows the wheels deliver a very adequate 544 hp and and 562 lb-ft of torque. More »
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When people talk about Hennessey Performance Engineering they often complain that, while the cars are fast, they're not great at withstanding small arms fire. The solution? A custom VelociRaptor-based armored SUV they're calling the "War Wagon." More »
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Speed:Sport:Life's Zerin Dube brought his new Audi S4 to take pics of the VelociRaptor 600 and, before we knew it, John Hennessey himself was in it drag racing me behind his shop. Then more awesome ensued. More »
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Hennessey Performance's "standard" Raptor is supercharged, produces 500 horsepower and is called VelociRaptor 500. Their new 6.2-liter Raptor produces 600 horsepower and is called the VelociRaptor 600. Creative? No. But who needs creativity when you've got two giant bumper-mounted turbochargers? More »
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The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 gives Dearborn's purpose-built off-roader an extra dose of power. Hennessey's 600-hp, twin-turbocharged version of the 6.2 gives it an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of testosterone. More »
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The first production Elise-bodied, Corvette ZR1-powered Hennessey Venom GT adds a layer of shiny paint, but with 1,200 hp and a 2,548-pound curb weight the first customer will surely strip it back down to its carbon fiber body. More »
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The twin-turbo Hennessey Chevy Camaro makes 815 hp on regular 93 octane. On 104 octane race fuel it does 847 rear-wheel horsepower or nearly 1000 hp at the crank and sounds like the Starship Enterprise landing on an aircraft carrier. More »
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The addition of a Hennessey Performance stainless steel exhaust bumps power on the Porsche Panamera Turbo up to 550 HP and makes the German sled sound like Tom Waits gargling when mom drops the hammer outside the PTA meeting. More »
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Hennessey engineers descend on poor English countryfolk like Gamara on the citizenry of Toyko in this video of their Venom GT — a spectacularly terrifying 750 HP ZR1-engined Lotus Elise. More »
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The Hennesey Venom GT is what happens when you combine a proper British sports car with a simply brutish American powerplant and, after all the teasing, it was spied completely uncovered testing just days before its big reveal. Video below. More »
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The Hennessey Venom GT, based on the diminutive Lotus Elise, will deliver up to 1200 HP, once it progresses beyond the teaser image stage ahead of the car's full debut March 30th. Over-dramatically scored video below: More »
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Ford perversely uses "EcoBoost" to describe their direct-injected and turbocharged engines when everyone knows fuel economy is merely the side effect of more power. The Hennessey MaxBoost 435 is a Lincoln MKS with the right name and 435 HP. More »
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The seductively mad Hennessey Venom GT was spotted by a tipster being loaded onto a carrier headed to an unknown location. What we do know is it isn't headed to Geneva as others have reported. More »
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VelociRaptor 500 is the perfect name for a Hennessey-built, supercharged, 500-HP Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. It's fast, it's scary, and it appeals to the reptilian side of your brain. Stalk! Hunt! Kill! More »
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The Hennessey HPE700 has the heart of a ZR1 whacked-out on automotive meth and producing an ear-splitting 724 HP and 741 lb-ft of torque. Seriously, check out the video, it's like the banshee wail of a thousand PBR-soaked party-goers. More »
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The tremendously badass 1000HP Hennessey Venom GT Concept is taking shape and we've got new images of the build and digital renders of the car as well as shots of the Rainbow-Brite computational fluid dynamics simulations. This thing is sick. More »
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The Hennessey Venom GT concept sounds like the result of the world's greatest bet; A 1,000 HP twin-turbo LS9 V8 stuffed into the back of a 2,400-pound sports car. First photos and enticing details below. More »
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Apparently, OnStar defines pulling .99 Gs of acceleration as a "Vehicle Event." An OnStar agent called the 700 HP Hennessey CTS-V immediately after the run just to make sure everyone was all right. Watch it happen here on video. More »
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Think the Covette ZR1 was a bit undercooked when GM served it up? 638 HP not enough for you? Call the folks at Hennessey Performance and they'll cook up a Nurburgring-tested 705HP ultra-ultra Corvette Z700. More »
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Hennessey's supercharged, 562 HP Camaro HPE550 was built as a high-performance substitute for the now-defunct Camaro Z28, but how's it compare to the mean, factory-tuned 540 HP supercharged 2010 Shelby Mustang GT500? Let's find out. [Inside Line] More »
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Crank your speakers up to hear the angry, snarling sounds pumping out of the world's first LS9-powered 2010 Camaro — the HPE700 . Some say it eats babies for fuel. We wouldn't doubt it. More »
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