For the Cadillac CTS-V, Hennessey Performance created an HPE upgrade that increased output from the stock 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque to as much as 1,000 hp and 966 lb-ft. Since the CT5-V Blackwing that’s succeeded the CTS-V uses the same engine, it’s only natural for Hennessey to repeat the trick. Called simply
Hennessey isn’t finished milking the Venom. The Texas performance shop revealed the Venom F5 Coupe in December 2020, the Venom F5 Roadster in August of last year, and is kicking off 2023 with the Venom F5 Revolution Coupe. In Hennessey’s hierarchy of speeds, the original car was engineered to reach the highest production-car top velocity;
In 2019, Texas tuner Hennessey Performance did some open heart surgery on a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, swapping the supercharger on the Mustang’s 5.2-liter Predator engine for two turbochargers. The result waved a fast goodbye to the GT500’s stock 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque. Available in two outputs and called the Venom 1000
Hennessey has been cranking out harder-core versions of sporty Fords for a long time and currently offers several models from The Blue Oval, including a brand-new Bronco VelociRaptor 500. Building on the already-bonkers Bronco Raptor, Hennessey’s upgrades boost power by almost 20 percent and add a menacing stance. The VelociRaptor 500 still runs the twin-turbocharged
