sunrunner_pei
12-19-2007, 10:10 AM
Filed under: Aftermarket (http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/), Convertibles (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Coupes (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Dodge (http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/)
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This is the part we love. It's when the OEMs and tuners start throwing haymakers at each other by releasing cars capable of bending the space/time continuum, so gaudy are their horsepower and performance numbers. The flurry comes in advance of the Corvette ZR1, which is poised to blow everyone away with what are certain to be obscene performance capabilities. The Nissan GT-R is now on record (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/inside-line-tests-nissan-gt-r-oh-yes-its-very-fast/) with a 3.3-second 0-60 time, a quarter mile in the elevens, and the handling capabilities its AWD system brings to the table. Dodge's '08 Viper puts out some impressive numbers to begin with, and now, ahead of the super-duper Vette's arrival, Hennessey has announced the 650R upgrade for all of Dodge's 2008 snakes - coupe, 'vert, and ACR. The kit, which includes new headers, a 3-inch exhaust, performance cats, a K&N filter, and a brake upgrade, boosts power from the stock 600 hp to 678. At the dragstrip, the added juice translates into a 0-60 of 3.3 seconds (same as the stock GT-R), and a quarter mile time of 11.3 seconds at 131 mph. Swap out the street tires for drag radials, and the quarter drops to 10.7 seconds at 132 mph. Top speed for the coupe is estimated to be 211 mph. So, how will the Corvette ZR1 stack up against the newest batch of street monsters? We don't know yet, but let's just say that you might want to click back here one last time tonight before you start counting sheep, capisce?
[Source: Hennessey Performance Engineering]
Gallery: Hennessey 650R Upgrade for 2008 Dodge Viper
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Continue reading Hennessey Venom 650R upgrade gives Dodge Viper 678 horses (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/hennessey-venom-650r-upgrade-gives-dodge-viper-678-horses/)
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This is the part we love. It's when the OEMs and tuners start throwing haymakers at each other by releasing cars capable of bending the space/time continuum, so gaudy are their horsepower and performance numbers. The flurry comes in advance of the Corvette ZR1, which is poised to blow everyone away with what are certain to be obscene performance capabilities. The Nissan GT-R is now on record (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/inside-line-tests-nissan-gt-r-oh-yes-its-very-fast/) with a 3.3-second 0-60 time, a quarter mile in the elevens, and the handling capabilities its AWD system brings to the table. Dodge's '08 Viper puts out some impressive numbers to begin with, and now, ahead of the super-duper Vette's arrival, Hennessey has announced the 650R upgrade for all of Dodge's 2008 snakes - coupe, 'vert, and ACR. The kit, which includes new headers, a 3-inch exhaust, performance cats, a K&N filter, and a brake upgrade, boosts power from the stock 600 hp to 678. At the dragstrip, the added juice translates into a 0-60 of 3.3 seconds (same as the stock GT-R), and a quarter mile time of 11.3 seconds at 131 mph. Swap out the street tires for drag radials, and the quarter drops to 10.7 seconds at 132 mph. Top speed for the coupe is estimated to be 211 mph. So, how will the Corvette ZR1 stack up against the newest batch of street monsters? We don't know yet, but let's just say that you might want to click back here one last time tonight before you start counting sheep, capisce?
[Source: Hennessey Performance Engineering]
Gallery: Hennessey 650R Upgrade for 2008 Dodge Viper
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/hennessey_650r_badging_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hennessey-650r-upgrade-for-2008-dodge-viper/538795/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/hennessey_650r_engine_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hennessey-650r-upgrade-for-2008-dodge-viper/538797/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/hennessey_650r_front34_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hennessey-650r-upgrade-for-2008-dodge-viper/538794/)
Continue reading Hennessey Venom 650R upgrade gives Dodge Viper 678 horses (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/hennessey-venom-650r-upgrade-gives-dodge-viper-678-horses/)
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