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It accelerates as quickly as a McLaren F1

The standard Ram 1500 TRX is not a sane thing. It's a 2.9-ton pickup truck with 35-inch tires and a 702hp 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat V8 for crying out loud. Naturally, we absolutely love it.So does

“About as delicate as a wrecking ball to the face”

You're looking at the first production prototype of the Hennessey Venom F5, the long-awaited 300mph+ (483kph+) all-American hypercar, and-spoiler alert-it doesn't disappoint. Let's start with the F5 name, derived from the Fujita tornado intensity scale,

There were some big reveals this week

Limited to 24 units

Like the new Ford Bronco? Like big V8s? Then one suspects you will rather like this. Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has announced its intention to modify Ford's reborn off-roader by furnishing it with a big V8. Fittingly, the car is

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This will be the most powerful Hennessey ever, and only three will be built

Goodbye, space-time continuum, we've had a good run. Meet the Mammoth 6x6, the most powerful truck ever built by Texan tuner Hennessey Performance Engineering.Using a 2021 Ram TRX truck as its base, HPE plans on applying a new six-

The SUV can now compete with supercars

May these amazing artworks inspire you as well

We first asked Marc Abasolo if he is an artist by profession after he sent us his art pieces. But we were surprised when he said that he is a businessman, and he draws and paints cars as a hobby. "Cars are

Now that is quick

Hennessey Performance Engineering has announced that a car has gone really quite fast indeed. No surprise, given the company's history, but a significant one here: It's the first mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette C8, which has managed 330.1kph or 205.

It generates at least 250 more horses than its six-wheeled brother does

We'd like to believe we can never have too much horsepower. But when it comes to the number of wheels on a ride, it depends-we dig the 450hp Hennessey Goliath 6x6 just as much as the next guy, but sometimes,

The C8 goes on a self-isolation workout

Star jumps, pushups, jogging on the spot-there are many ways humans are able to keep themselves active during the coronavirus lockdown. Cars? Why, strap thine aluminum-intensive chassis to a dyno and let rip.And thus, ladies and gentlemen, allow us

Hide your children

One of 2019's Big Important Car Stories centered around the new C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette. It had, after much hype, placed its V8 engine in the middle of the car for the first time ever.This, clearly, wasn't Big or

“We just needed a cool name to fit the car”

It wouldn't be SEMA without John Hennessey, would it? The Texan tuner's latest creation is making its debut at this year's show in Las Vegas. Its name? The Hennessey Resurrection. God almighty (literally).Like 2017's Exorcist, the Resurrection

This Jeep Gladiator on steroids is “pure ridiculousness on four wheels”

John Hennessey will win the crowd. He will give them something they have never seen before. Namely, a 1,000hp modified Jeep Gladiator that goes by the moniker...Maximus.Yes, folks-meet the new commander of the armies of the north, and

Bugatti’s record run may be in danger

Hennessey has revealed that its upcoming Venom F5 hypercar will deliver an astronomical 1,817hp. Welcome to the car that wants to dethrone the Bugatti Chiron and its 300mph+ run.Hennessey's engine is a modified LS V8, bored out to 6.

Because the EV’s 700 horses isn’t enough

Having supercharged and boosted everything from pickup trucks to Corvettes (to cupholders, no doubt), Hennessey Performance is now planning on entering the shiny new world of electric cars.Yes, folks, the Texan tuner is going to modify its first-ever fast EV-

“This news changes nothing for us”

For the last few years, there's been a lighthearted ding-dong between a few car companies as to who'd crack 300mph (482.8kph) first. It's largely been a three-way fight, with Bugatti, Hennessey and Koenigsegg all putting irons

Based on a Chevrolet Silverado

Hennessey already builds the bonkers VelociRaptor 6x6-but what if you want six-wheel drive and don't fancy a Ford? Well, you're in luck. This is the all-new-and equally brilliantly named-Goliath 6x6.It's based on the

It’s as intimidating as the name suggests

With ridiculous performance figures to match

As production of the F5 Coupe begins, John Hennessey has confirmed that a roadster version of his 1,600hp-plus, allegedly-480+kph hypercar could follow in 2021.The F5's carbon tub, which is engineered in the UK by a company