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Hennessey Drag Races Its Supercharged 2015 Cadillac Escalade against the Stock Car
Hennessey Drag Races Its Supercharged 2015 Cadillac Escalade against the Stock Car

11 Sep 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As part of the “because why not?” side of the US car industry, Hennessey Performance can supercharge your 2015 Cadillac Escalade. When it comes to SUVs like this Caddy, numbers are more ...

 
John Hennessey Takes the HPE600 Camaro Z/28 for a Spin
John Hennessey Takes the HPE600 Camaro Z/28 for a Spin

11 Aug 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it was introduced at the New York Auto Show last year, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 pushed the envelope when it comes to track-focused muscle cars. It's naturally aspirated LS7 7-liter V8 eng...

 
636 HP Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Hits the Dyno
636 HP Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Hits the Dyno

6 Aug 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although Hennessey Performance says that the HPE600 upgrade offers a steady 600 horsepower at 6,200 rpm, the modified Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 that hits the dyno in the video below develops 636 ponies ...

 
Hennessey Venom F5 to Be Unveiled in 2015, Deliveries Kick Off in 2016
Hennessey Venom F5 to Be Unveiled in 2015, Deliveries Kick Off in 2016

5 Aug 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The highly anticipated Hennessey Venom F5 shapes up to be quite the successor for the blistering fast Venom GT. Named after the strongest tornado on the Fujita scale, the main target for the upcomin...

 
Hennessey Venom F5 to Crack 290 MPH and Pack More Than 1,400 HP
Hennessey Venom F5 to Crack 290 MPH and Pack More Than 1,400 HP

4 Aug 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of our readers know that a road car built by a little tuning company from Texas was able to hit a staggering 270.49 mph (435 km/h) at the Kennedy Space Center runway. However, John Hennessey an...

 
HPE700 Corvette Stingray Test-Driven by Mr. Hennessey Himself
HPE700 Corvette Stingray Test-Driven by Mr. Hennessey Himself

27 Jun 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There are lots of American tuning houses in the wonderful world of steroid-pumped Chevrolet Corvettes, but few names echo as loud as Hennessey Performance. For quite a few years now, the Texas-based...

 
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 ...