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A small selection of articles and write-ups covering
Hennessey Performance's extensive track-record
of building world-class, high performance vehicles.

Road & Track features the HPE700 Camaro

Road & Track: Hennessey’s HPE700 Camaro
with the heart of a ZR1 Corvette

The Incredible 725 bhp Hennessey HPE700 LS9

"...a beast that spits throaty, machine-gun bursts of sonic energy when revved... it's taking the best from the ZR1 and combining it with the classic American muscle car."

Road & Track (April, 2010)

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Corvette Magazine Features Hennessey ZR1

Corvette Magazine: Corvette Convert

At one point, the Hennessey name was almost synonymous with highly tuned Vipers, but no more. When we visited Hennessey Performance, it was chock full of Chevies,
including a modified ZR1

"The ZR700 idles and drives like a standard ZR1 at sane speeds, but when I finally got the chance to roll into the throttle hard, the Corvette really came alive."

Corvette Magazine (March, 2010)

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HPE550 Camaro on Cover of 2010 Collection

Collection Buyers Guide by Robb Report

American Muscle Cars Past, Present & Future
January, 2010

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Edmunds Inside Line: King Kong of Camaros
Exclusive Drive of Hennessey's ZR1-Powered Camaro

It's the most obvious combination since the invention of the word "duh." Throw the supercharged, 6.2-liter LS9 V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 into the nose of a 2010 Camaro. Anyone with the automotive knowledge of a beagle's butt has had this idea ricocheting through his mind since the debut of the ZR1 and the new Camaro. But it's John Hennessey and his crew at Hennessey Performance in Houston who did it first. And as you'd expect, the 2010 Hennessey HPE700 LS9 Chevy Camaro is a full-on Vikings-and-Mongols epic.[... continued]

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HPE700 Dyno Test by Inside Line

Motor Trend Bragging Rights with HPE650

Motor Trend: Bragging Rights

In this Steroid-Injected Musclecar Arms Race, who is Really Flexing and Who is Only Fronting?"

"The Hennessey HPE650 Camaro annihilates the competition...When it comes to pure performance, bragging rights and an absolutely ridiculous exhaust note, Hennessey's HPE650 Camaro backs it up like no other."

MOTOR TREND (December, 2009)

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Hot Rod Magazine Featuring Hennessey Camaros

Hot Rod: Hennessey's Hot Rods

Hennessey Performance Has Built the World's Fastest '10 Camaros and the World's First LS9-Powered 2010 Camaro. And They Let Us Drive.

Hot Rod, November 2009

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HPE550 Camaro | Road & Track

THE Z28 IS DEAD
Long Live the Hennessey HPE550 Camaro!

Road & Track, October 2009

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Serious Supercar:
Hennessey fires open the gate with
a supercharged '10 Camaro upgrade.

Camaro Performers September, 2009

Edmunds Inside Line: Hennessey Unleashes
the First Blown 2010 Camaro (June, 2009)

Automotive lust in America means blown Camaros. You know, like the red '69s on every cover of Car Craft. A big BDS 10-71 supercharger sticking through the hood and massive M/T drag slicks under tubs in back. Let the rest of the world dream of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and dinky little British two-seaters. In this country speed doesn't look like that. It looks like this. [... continued]

DETROIT NEWS on the 2010 HPE550 Camaro (May, 2009)

With a V-6 as powerful as some competitors' V-8s, and with a V-8 developed for the Corvette, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is not short on performance. Still, some people want even more, and John Hennessey hopes to provide it [... continued]

Car and Driver: 2008 Hennessey Dodge Challenger HPE600 Turbo - Specialty File (March, 2009)

Just as the Dodge Viper brand is about to be quietly euthanized or sold to a den of Cub Scouts, along comes the far less expensive but equally tweakable Challenger—a tuner’s dream come true. Not surprisingly, major Mopar power hogs are now making pilgrimages to John Hennessey’s Texas shop. [... continued]

Edmunds Inside Line: Twin Turbos Blast the Ford GT up to 1,000 Horsepower (April, 2008)

It looks like any everyday Ford GT, but John Hennessey says there's 1,000 horsepower under its rear deck. This is Hennessey Performance's twin-turbocharged GT1000 and it has just roared to life as if the gates to hell have blown open. [... continued]

Comparison Test: Speed Kings
A test of unbridled acceleration from a standing start to 200 mph. (September, 2007)

Memorial Day Weekend; it's a feast for speed freaks. At Indy, Dario Franchitti splashed his way to an emotional win in the 500. Down NASCAR way, Casey Mears won the Coca-Cola 600 under Charlotte lights. And before most people on the West Coast had awakened [... continued]

Motor Trend Names the Venom 1000 Viper "King of the Hill" (June, 2006)

Forget the 1960s. Now is the golden age of horsepower. Just visit your local new-car dealer, and you'll find an abundance of factory-tuned hot-rods, replete with warranties and that new-car smell. These days, 400 horsepower is easy and 500 commonplace. But what if you crave more? [... continued]

Performance Road Test: 2006 Hennessey SRT600 Jeep SRT8 (June, 2006)

It's faster than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo. It trounces a BMW X5. It's even quicker to 60 mph than a new Mustang GT. Jeep's raucous Grand Cherokee SRT8 cooks, thanks to its big 6.1-liter Hemi V-8. Pumping out 420 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, the SUV family hauler delivers a throaty roar as it covers the quarter mile in 13.5 seconds. That's musclecar territory.

However, Jeep's Grand Cherokee SRT8 still doesn't match the thrust of the Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe, and that's why Hennessey Performance created its new SRT600 package.[... continued]

Thunder Road: The Standing Mile (September, 2005)

We already know how powerful John Hennessey's twin-turbocharged Vipers are. Running 15 psi of boost, these stroked 522-cu.-in. V-10s put out 1000 bhp, roughly twice the output of a stock Viper. For a real-world example of how powerfully fast a Hennessey Twin Turbo Viper is, consider this: By the time it reaches the mile in 25.6 sec., it's traveling 210.2 mph, or more than a football field every second. [... continued]