Articles about Hennessey Performance

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

Nil to 60mph takes 4.9sec

America was very happy when Ford announced the Ranger would return to the USA. And it was even happier when the company announced it would do a 'Raptor' version. But then its hopes were dashed, its dreams crushed, when Ford announced the

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Imagine the Ford Ranger Raptor, with its badass looks and stellar suspension, but more off-road-ready and with added horses under the hood. Imagine no more, because Hennessey Performance has gone and done just that. The American aftermarket company, whose previous

This 6x6 pickup packs a wallop

Say what you want about his music or his choice of body art, but there's no denying Post Malone is a pretty cool dude-about as chill as rappers come. Need proof? Watch him take delivery of his all-new Hennessey

Courtesy of Hennessey, for a total of 1,035 supercharged horses. Whew

Can we just stop and take a moment to remember that a thousand horsepower is massive? A ridiculous over-endowment of a road-going engine. And yet since the Bugatti Veyron and various Koenigseggs made it commonplace, we've become used to

Courtesy of Hennessey Performance. Meet the 758hp Hennessey VelociRaptor

Buy a brand-new Ford F-150 Raptor and it no longer comes equipped with a V8-instead, it uses a 3.5-liter V6 turbo derived from a Ford GT engine. This has displeased some people, and Hennessey is here to

It’s been a wild ride, but our time with the mad Hennessey ’Stang is finally up

Dang it...as they'd say in the US. Somewhat annoyingly, my time with the Hennessey Mustang GT350R is up. And it's all down to that pesky and rather inconvenient thing called 'The Law.'This being a left-hand-drive, US-

Supercharged super-truck pays homage to Ford’s own Heritage Edition specials

Hennessey Performance's latest creation is as much about a lairy paint job as it is a fantastical power output. This is the Hennessey Heritage F-150, possibly one of the most outrageous vehicles to wear a racing livery and a go-

This is one quick SUV

It takes a special kind of person to look at a Jeep Trackhawk and think "That's nice. Shame it doesn't have a bit more power." John Hennessey - Top Gear's favorite Texan - is one such person. As standard these things