NEWS: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Gets 705-HP Make-Over from Hennessey Performance
 

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/1...camaro.160.jpgIt's muscle-car heaven as Texas tuner Hennessey tweaks the supercharged V8 in the new Camaro.

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:drool:

Oh wait...

:leaving:

Exactly. I'll pass

How many parts were missing when he was done?

This should shut up all the mustang fanboys. GT500 meet the SS700 :lol:. Not that anyone with a brain would purchase either one:p

neat! now we just need anyone else to do it too :D

Between the rims and the hood scoop (which I'm sure it's see-through) I think they tried too hard to make it look like a ZR1 'Vette.

NEWS: Hennessey HPE700: bastard love child of Camaro SS and Corvette ZR1
 

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NEWS: 2010 Hennessey Camaro Boasts 705 HP Credentials, $109,000 Price Tag [2010 Chev
 

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...let-Camaro.jpgAssuming the 2010 Chevy Camaro ever makes it to production, Hennessey is ready with a stonkin' 705 HP supercharged upgrade kit ready to hoover up $109,000 of your dollars.


No matter how the new Camaro ends up, that's a huge pile of tithing for a mullet-mobile. If you're happy with a monster supercharged mill, carbon brakes, carbon fiber bits and pieces and epic badassery, it may be worth it, but otherwise, wow. Click HERE for a full resolution image, and all the details lurk below.

HENNESSEY PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION 705 HP LS9 POWERPLANT FOR THE 2010 CAMARO HPE700 CAMARO

Extreme Performance Makeover Transforms the 2010 Camaro from Muscle Car to Super Car!

SEALY, TX – Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), well known for their extreme performance sports cars and muscle cars, announces their Limited Edition 2010 HPE700 Camaro.

At the heart of the beast is GM’s new LS9 supercharged V8 tweaked as only HPE could to 705 horsepower and 717 lb-ft torque. To qualify as a supercar under the HPE banner it can’t just go, it has to whoa. With optional 15 inch carbon brakes from the stunning new Corvette ZR1, light weight HRE wheels with Michelin PS2 tires and full suspension upgrades the HPE700 Camaro will be able to make full use of its new found power.

In addition to the power and handling upgrades., Hennessey will also be offering an exterior aerodynamics package to improve downforce at high speed. Penned by British designer, Steve Everitt, Hennessey’s Cam-Aero ™ body upgrades include: Carbon fiber rear lip spoiler, carbon fiber side rocker panels, carbon fiber front splitter, front fascia with hideaway-look headlights and front billet grille. Completing the look of the HPE700 is a ZR1 inspired hood design with window showing off the Hennessey’s tweaked LS9 powerplant.

“The HPE700 Camaro allows our customers to combine supercar power and performance with classic American muscle car looks in a modern, daily-drive usable sportscar with a backseat and a trunk!,” said John Hennessey, President and CEO of Hennessey Performance Engineering. “We will be announcing other Hennessey turnkey vehicle packages for the 2010 Camaro in the near future along with an extensive list of aftermarket performance parts and accessories. But for now, the LS9-powered HPE700 Camaro, replete with ZR1 inspired looks and performance promises to be at the top of the American muscle car food chain later in 2009.

HPE700 buyers will also receive a 1-day performance driving course at Lonestar Motorsports Park – a ¼ mile dragstrip facility located adjacent to Hennessey’s 24,000 square foot production facility and showroom.

Hennessey is offering the first HPE700 Camaros exclusively to registered bidders at the 2009 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ. Orders can be placed at the Hennessey display at the show or by phone or email beginning Tuesday, January 13 through Sunday, January 18, 2009. On Monday, January 19, 2009 the HPE700 Camaro will be available to the general public and can be ordered from select Chevrolet dealers as well as directly from Hennessey Performance Engineering.

Base price for the 2010 HPE700 Camaro is $109,500.

Located just west of Houston Texas at the Lonestar Motorsports Park complex, HPE has been building American supercars for nearly two decades with its Veyron-beating Venom Vipers, Ford GT’s and recently released Dodge Challengers.

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To bad the Hennessey name isn't worth dirt.

Why does this say "tweak the supercharged V8" in the New Camaro? As far as we know the new Camaro doesn't have a supercharged V8....:think:

Don't read too far into that, they don't know anything more than we do.

i like it.

$109K for a Camaro? I've heard many, many times here and on other sites that no Mustang is worth $50K+....and I certainly tend to agree. Wonder if any Camaro is worth double that?

LOL. That's pretty funny. :)

I just want the engine, brakes, wheels, and tires. No body kit, and no window in the hood.

And I'll get the engine from GMPP, thanks. :)

Hennescrewed! :lol:

that thing is SICK! if i had the 100k to blow on it i would buy it. i mloving the look and the whole concept of it. very bad ass. i would even be perfectly fine with it if they were to just put the stock ls9 in and not tweek it or even the cts-v motor. that will be one bad ass car to see on the streets.

well you have to remember the mustang that people say that about are from the factory stock. this is nt from the factory. now if you look at the saleen mustangs and rousch and whoever else, they are selling the mustangs at the 70+k range. this car would obviously smoke those mustangs and i thing the package would be worth it. as long as the warranty or some kind of warranty stood. granted people may not like the name "hennesey" but they do some pretty good work. they wont be the only company making this car combo. thisis just the begining. makes me wish i could wait to place my order to see who comes up with what next.

What are you basing that on? The reason people don't like the name is because Hennessey has a reputation for either doing shoddy work or not doing it at all.

No, I'm pretty sure that over-priced Mustangs (Saleen, Roush) aren't worth it - just like over-priced Camaros (Hennessey, et al).

My opinion, of course. Yours can be different.

Yep. A significant portion of that money pays for the name and exclusivity.

Camaro 2SS: $34,180
Cammed LS9 engine: $20,000 (probably less)
Sell the original engine, wheels, tires, and brakes: -$20,000
Carbon-ceramic brakes: $15,000
Wheels and tires: $5,500
Hood: $2000
Full suspension: $2400 (based off the Pedders prices)
Carbon-fiber body kit: $5000
LS9 hockey stripe: $500
Labor: $5000
1-day performance driving course: $2000

That comes to $76,580, leaving $32,920 in pure profit per car. My projected prices are based on retail and are probably higher than Hennessey's actual cost, so the profit is most likely even higher.

I'd much rather build one up myself, save a ton of money, and skip out on all the crap I don't want (the hood, the body kit, and the stripe).

it sounds like the plans they have for the camaro are pretty good plans and definately would be worth it. i know some of the car packages i was looking at, were pretty foolish. like takingout the ctsv motor for a 550hp ls7? not a good idea. but there were quite a few that had good things done for a reasonable price, if your in the market to pay to have your work done. i know on the vipers they do amazing jobs. hey all im saying is, its pretty cool alot of people want to add the camaro to their list of cars to build up. to each his own, but i think it sounds awesome.

I've read on other car forums that the Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes retail for $27,500, but I've never found a place that actually sells them. But then again, I haven't looked too hard for them.

no doubt there not worth it. i would never pay that much for a car that someone did work to. i would rather do it myself and build my own package.

i dont know what you do for a living, but thats just the name of the game. if you want some of these big names to work on your car, you gotta pay for it. for example: orange county choppers, when they started on discovery channel. they charged 200k for a bike to be built on the show. that got the bike ,advertising and a show for that company. after years of being on tv and building their reputation, its over800k to have a bike made by them and be on the tv sereis for 1 episode.is it worth it? no. thats just how the game is. you want the MAN to build something for you? you have to pay for his services and name. whether you think hes worth it or not.

They were a $15,000 option on the Ferrari from which they came, until Ferrari started including CCB's standard on all models last year. Brembo is working on increasing production and decreasing cost.

Yea, it may not be worth the price. But finnally somebody has done us a favor and put the HIDEAWAYS

A lot of times manufacturers let tuners see cars in detail before others so that they can be ready with their products. I really hope GM didn't let hennessey near their cars.

Those Carbon Fiber ground effects are sweet looking! The stripe looks a little better too.

That's just the thing -- I don't want any of those big names to work on my car, in large part because they're so expensive.

I like that grill alot. I hope there's something similar offered at some point.

I rather buy the ZR1

Well it is certainly getting its share of media attention. This is what was on MSN Sympatico for me today. It certainly gets the car in peoples faces, I'll say that much.

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that's sweet.. i love seening all these people messing with the camaro. This one came out sick..

While I have been playing the "what if I won the lottery" game, and contemplating what it would take to swap a LS9 crate motor into a 1SS optioned M6 '10 Camaro, maybe its just me, but I'd opt for any local car builder over those crooks at Hennessey Performance.

Are those guys just assuming that Camaro enthusiasts who can afford them are simply uniformed?

Besides, when the time is right and the Z/28 makes it's triumphant return, who's to say it won't have the LS9 in it anyhow...?

IF the z28 came back, it would more than likely have the motor from the cts-v. granted it is almost the same as the zr1, just slight modifications.