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Updated with input from John Hennessey himself. The Hennessey Venom GT has just entered the record books for being the fastest accelerating production vehicle to 186.411 mph (300 kilometers per hour), needing just 13.63 seconds to achieve the feat or about 1 second less than a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. In case you're doubting the Venom GT’s performance, there’s a new video of the record-breaking run to back it up. With performance like that, it’s no surprise the car’s starting price is almost a million bucks; $950,000 to be exact, or about $1.1 million if you opt for...
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Watch The Hennessey Venom GT Breaking A World Record (Or Two): VideoA few weeks back, we brought you word that a Hennessey Venom GT driven by John Kiewicz had set a new Guinness World Record as the fastest two-seat production car from 0-300 km/h (186 mph), taking just 13.63 seconds to reach this velocity. If you wondered what such a feat would look like from inside...
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Hennessey Venom GT Hits 186 MPH In 13.63 Seconds, New World RecordIf you thought the Hennessey Venom GT was anything other than world-smashingly fast, you just haven't been paying attention. Now, however, it holds the title of world's quickest--to 186 mph, at least. The specific details of the feat, accomplished today, will be forthcoming in an episode of Drive...
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2014 Hennessey Venom GT2 Coming With More Than 1,500 HP: UpdateDid you ever wonder how much fun a stretched Lotus Elise platform would be if you shoehorned in a twin-turbo Chevy LS V-8 engine? Tuner extraordinaire John Hennessey wondered the exact same thing, and hence the Hennessey Venom GT was born. As the car heads into its third year of production...
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Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Hits 220.5 MPH, Named Fastest In WorldHennessey's heavily modified 1,226-hp Cadillac CTS-V Coupe has become the fastest in the world.
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John Hennessey Tests A 700 Horsepower Camaro ZL1: VideoIf you’re looking for a seriously fast muscle car, the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is one of two outstanding options you have these days (the other, of course, is the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500). From the showroom floor, the ZL1 makes some 580 horsepower at the crank, which is good enough to get...
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John Hennessey is returning to the performance package and car that helped put his name on the map, albeit some of that fame came for not entirely positive reasons. The car, of course, is the Viper, which is now branded an SRT, while the performance package is Hennessey’s Venom 1000 upgrade, which for the new 2013 SRT Viper promises a peak output of up to 1,120 horsepower and 1,092 pound-feet of torque. Considering the new Viper is yet to be delivered, it's not clear if Hennessey is basing those numbers on a different engine to the latest 8.4-liter unit or if they're just estimates...
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Hennessey Unleashes 1,226-HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: VideoThe guys at Hennessey have managed to turn the CTS-V into a Veyron rival.
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Viper GTS Launch Edition, McLaren X-1, Porsche 550 Tribute: Top Photos Of The WeekThis week we were bombarded with news. From the reveal of the new 2013 Land Rover Range Rover to car crashes at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, there wasn't a dull moment. Through it all we brought you some of the freshest car photos on the Internet. Today we've chosen the best photos and...
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Steven Tyler showing off his Hennessey Venom GT Spyder at Pebble BeachAerosmith front man and now-former American Idol judge Steven Tyler is also a car guy and a motorcycle guy. Like the rest of us, he enjoys hitting up car and motorcycle shows as his schedule permits; the difference is, we don’t get to show off our $1.1 million Hennessey Venom GT Spyder at the...
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Hennessey Drops Details On Milder Tuning Kits For Camaro ZL1Hennessey’s upgrades for the Camaro ZL1 range from 658 to 1,026 horsepower.
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Steven Tyler buying Hennessey Venom GT SpyderSteven Tyler may well be the hardest working man in show business. When the 64-year-old singer isn’t fronting Aerosmith (which is gearing up for another tour this summer), he’s one of the judges on American Idol. In between is the occasional solo project, new Aerosmith recording or...
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The McLaren MP4-12C gets boosted to 800-hp by Hennessey Performance.
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Hennessey Drops 800 Horses Into A Jeep Grand CherokeeHennessey unveils its latest tune: an 800-hp Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
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Hennessey announces 2013 Venom GT SpyderIf you think 270 mph in a convertible is a good idea, there's probably only one car that comes to mind: the upcoming Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Super Sport. That's really the only supercar out there that could possibly deliver that blend of world-record-level speed and open-air touring. Or it was...
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Hennessey Announces 1,026-HP Upgrade For 2012 Camaro ZL1In standard trim the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, at least going on the official figures released thus far as the vehicle is still not on sale, is already shaping up to be a very capable muscle car. We’d go so far as to say that it’s even encroaching on supercar territory thanks to its...
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Hennessey 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: Gone In 10.9 SecondsThe tires used a super-slick drag radials but otherwise the Mustang you see here is what you get from Hennessey's HPE700 Supercharged package for the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302.
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Hennessey Announces 20th Anniversary Chevrolet CamaroHennessey is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special edition Camaro.
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The first example of the 1,200 horsepower Hennessey Venom GT delivered to a U.S. customer will make an appearance at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Henneyssey Performance HPE650 Supercharged Mustang Boss 302: Dyno VideoHennessey Performance supercharges the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for 563 horsepower at the rear wheels.
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Hennessey Working On 1,000 Horsepower Cadillac CTS-V CoupeHennessey is no stranger to high-performance Cadillacs, having already developed 650 and 700 horsepower kits for the luxury cars.
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2011 Hennessey HPE600 Camaro Convertible Hits Up Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoNeither John Hennessey nor Jay Leno needs an introduction here at MotorAuthority so we’ll just cut straight to the chase. The two automotive industry minor celebs have come together for the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage which showcases the 2011 Hennessey HPE600 Camaro Convertible...
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"Top Gear USA" tests Hennessey VelociRaptorAftermarket tuner Hennessey Performance Engineering has added more power to Ford's ferocious F-150 Raptor pickup with the Hennessey VelociRaptor 500, and now "Top Gear USA" has had a chance to test it, with the Stig behind the wheel. The truck has a 501-horsepower supercharged 5.4-liter V-8...
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Hennessey V650 2011 CTS-V Sport Wagon Is Badass: VideoThere's no point mincing words here. The Hennessey V650 builds on the already brutally effective CTS-V Wagon with another 100 horsepower, an electronic exhaust dump, and more. Yes, that's right: 658 horsepower, 661 pound-feet of torque. Those stats enable some other impressive figures: 0-60 mph in...
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