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Is John Hennessey the Best Burnout Teacher Ever?
Is John Hennessey the Best Burnout Teacher Ever?

19 Jun 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Damn straight he is! How many dads out there actually kept their promise to show the kids how to do a burnout? Props to Mr. Hennessey for taking his two sons to the dragstrip and getting them acquai...

 
Hennessey Dyno Testing HPE700 Supercharged 2014 Corvette Stingray <span>· Video</span>
Hennessey Dyno Testing HPE700 Supercharged 2014 Corvette Stingray · Video

10 Jun 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the twin-turbo HPE700 Corvette Stingray doesn't rock your boat, then Hennessey has a supercharged alternative to fit your demand. The blown Vette is also a tad more powerful than the turboch...

 
Hennessey Velociraptor HPE600 Hits the Dyno
Hennessey Velociraptor HPE600 Hits the Dyno

2 Jun 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft (588 Nm) of torque 6.2-liter big-bore V8 mill powering the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor isn't punchy enough for some of you, then Hennessey Performance has a someth...

 
Mrs. Hennessey Takes Supercharged 2015 Escalade Drag Racing
Mrs. Hennessey Takes Supercharged 2015 Escalade Drag Racing

26 May 2014, 11:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Being the wife of the successful man behind one of the most extreme tuning houses in North America certainly has its quirks. Cue Mrs. Hope Hennessey, who upgraded her family school bus to an all-new...

 
Hennessey HPE650 Supercharged C7 Corvette vs. 2015 Corvette Z06 <span>· Video</span>
Hennessey HPE650 Supercharged C7 Corvette vs. 2015 Corvette Z06 · Video

22 May 2014, 15:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With 650 horsepower on tap and a limited production run of 100 units, does the new Hennessey Performance HPE650 supercharged upgrade have what it takes to be better than Chevrolet's all-new 201...

 
Breaking Barriers Documents Hennessey Venom GT 270 MPH Record Run
Breaking Barriers Documents Hennessey Venom GT 270 MPH Record Run

13 May 2014, 15:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tracing the history of land speed record attempts and the fearless men that made it possible, the "Breaking Barriers" documentary film debuted on the National Geographic Channel on the 7th...

 
Country Music Star Tim McGraw to Present Hot Rod Documentary
Country Music Star Tim McGraw to Present Hot Rod Documentary

1 May 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Set to debut on the 7th of May on the National Geographic Channel, the "Breaking Barriers" documentary traces the history of land speed record attempts and the brave men that made it possi...

 
2014 Chevrolet SS Supercharged by Hennessey Performance <span>· Video</span>
2014 Chevrolet SS Supercharged by Hennessey Performance · Video

30 Apr 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Punchy American muscle and unassuming sleeper looks must be a match made in automotive Heaven. General Motors agrees with its 2014 Chevrolet SS four-door performance saloon. If you're the kind ...

 
2015 Cadillac Escalade Receives Hennessey Supercharged Treatment
2015 Cadillac Escalade Receives Hennessey Supercharged Treatment

23 Apr 2014, 10:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Texas-based tuner Hennessey Performance had a go at modifying the latest generation Escalade. With a starting price tag of $15,900 (€11,486 at current rates), the HPE550 package will get you a ...

 
Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Lays Down 1,058 WHP
Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Lays Down 1,058 WHP

3 Apr 2014, 13:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There are two kinds of fast cars out there: the in-your-face mid-engined exotica type and those unassuming yet more than adequately powered performance sedans and wagons. The Cadillac CTS-V fits wit...

 
Hennessey Builds Limited Venom GT “World’s Fastest Edition”
Hennessey Builds Limited Venom GT “World’s Fastest Edition”

26 Mar 2014, 09:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About a month ago, Hennessey Performance Engineering has hit 270.49 miles per hour (435.31 km/h) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in its newly-updated Lotus Exige-based Venom GT super...

 
Hennessey Show Their 700 hp G 63 AMG Monster
Hennessey Show Their 700 hp G 63 AMG Monster

10 Mar 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Remember the Hennessey-tuned Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG that was trying to demolish a dyno stand with its monstrous torque? No? How about the Hennessey-tuned Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG that didn't make...

 
Watch the Hennessey Venom GT Hit 270.49 MPH
Watch the Hennessey Venom GT Hit 270.49 MPH

25 Feb 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we brought you news of Hennessey Performance Engineering hitting 270.49 miles per hour (435.31 km/h) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in their outrageous Lotus Exige-based V...

 
Hennessey Venom GT Hits 270.49 MPH at NASA: Faster than a Bugatti Veyron
Hennessey Venom GT Hits 270.49 MPH at NASA: Faster than a Bugatti Veyron

24 Feb 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Hennessey Venom GT has hit 270.49 miles per hour (435.31 km/h) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the highest speed ever recorded by a production car, Top Gear reports. Powered ...

 
2014 Hennessey HPE700 Corvette Revealed with 707 HP
2014 Hennessey HPE700 Corvette Revealed with 707 HP

13 Feb 2014, 09:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hennessey Performance Engineering has finally taken the wraps off the HPE700 twin-turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray they’ve been showing us the past the past couple of weeks. Fitted with a pair ...

 
Watch Hennessey's Twin Turbo 2014 Corvette Doing a Burnout
Watch Hennessey's Twin Turbo 2014 Corvette Doing a Burnout

5 Feb 2014, 14:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this week we brought you a video showing Hennessey's brand new 2014 Corvette Stingray HPE700 pulling noisy a dyno test. The twin-turbocharged sportscar laid down 608 horsepower at the r...

 
Hennessey Dyno Testing Twin Turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray
Hennessey Dyno Testing Twin Turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray

4 Feb 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hennessey Performance has released a video showing their twin turbocharged 2014 Corvette Stingray HPE700 as it's being tested on the dyno. Fitted with a pair of ball-bearing turbochargers, a...

 
Supercharged 2014 Chevrolet SS Runs 11-second Quarter Mile
Supercharged 2014 Chevrolet SS Runs 11-second Quarter Mile

29 Jan 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The folks over at Hennessey Performance finally posted a video of their supercharged 2014 Chevrolet SS doing the quarter mile. Enhanced by the company’s familiar HPE600 package, fitted with...

 
2014 Chevrolet SS Does 163 MPH on Texas Toll Road
2014 Chevrolet SS Does 163 MPH on Texas Toll Road

3 Jan 2014, 10:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been about two weeks since Hennessey Performance has taken a modified 2014 Corvette Stingray beyond the 200 mph barrier, and the Texas-based specialist returned to the Grand Parkway toll ...

 
Hennessey C7 Becomes First 2014 Corvette Stingray to Break 200 MPH Barrier
Hennessey C7 Becomes First 2014 Corvette Stingray to Break 200 MPH Barrier

18 Dec 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet claims the 2014 Corvette Stingray has a top speed of 190 mph (305 km/h). We’ve already seen the sportscar reach almost 185 mph (300 km/h) on the German Autobahn last month and we can...