The annual Essen Motor Show is the place where Germany’s manufacturers and finest tuning specialists display their hottest and sometimes most outrageous creations in a festive atmosphere—think SEMA Show with a German accent. This year, however, an American supercar, the Hennessey C7 HPE700, elbowed its way onto the show floor amongst the sea of hyper-tuned Audis, BMWs, and ‘Benzes to stake Hennessey’s claim as a tuner worthy of worldwide recognition.
John Hennessey has, as his company’s motto says, been “Making Cars Faster Since 1991.” He has worked his magic on cars from Toyotas to Ferraris and just about everything in between, including Corvettes. The Hennessey HPE700 begins life as a Corvette C7 Stingray and then Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) goes to work adding:
- A 2.3-liter supercharger
- An intercooler
- Enlarged oil cooler
- New cam
- Titanium valves
- High-flow intake system
- Upgraded ECU
- Stainless steel exhaust system
When ready to take to the road, the HPE700 will have more horsepower (700 vs. 650), more torque (700 lb-ft vs. 650 lb-ft) and a larger supercharger (2.3-liter vs. 1.7-liter) than the 2015 Z06. The HPE700 will hit the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) mark in 3.2 seconds, performance similar to the Z06.
The HPE700 displayed at Essen included some other goodies from HPE in addition to the standard serialized plaques, HPE badging, and carbon fiber door sills. Items like black-painted HRE forged wheels, Hennessey CarbonAero front and rear spoilers, and a carbon fiber rear wing are available. One of the more impressive features comes standard—a three-year/60,000 mile warranty on the tuned powertrain. Now that’s a world-class tuner!
Source:
AutoEvolution.com
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