I might be late to the party but... 705 HP 2010 Camaro
01-16-2009, 10:52 AM
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I might be late to the party but... 705 HP 2010 Camaro
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11464
Its a hennessey so you might never see your car as he sells the parts but still a pretty car.
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HENNESSEY PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION 705 HP LS9 POWERPLANT FOR THE 2010 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.
HENNESSEY PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION 705 HP LS9 POWERPLANT FOR THE 2010 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.
Its a hennessey so you might never see your car as he sells the parts but still a pretty car.
02-03-2009, 02:30 PM
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yeah, thats stupid money. Nice car, just not worth that much.
I could see maybe keeping it in line with the top end saleen's and shelby mustangs. What do they sticker at? 60ish? thats more in the right range.
Hennessey's name isn't worth that much markup.
base camaro car: 23000
Ls9 crate motor: 15000
trans: 5000
paint: 10000
Brakes: 3500
Wheels: 3500
Misc: 7500
rearend: 2500
= 70,000 ok, 10K profit = 80K
I could see maybe keeping it in line with the top end saleen's and shelby mustangs. What do they sticker at? 60ish? thats more in the right range.
Hennessey's name isn't worth that much markup.
base camaro car: 23000
Ls9 crate motor: 15000
trans: 5000
paint: 10000
Brakes: 3500
Wheels: 3500
Misc: 7500
rearend: 2500
= 70,000 ok, 10K profit = 80K
Last edited by rod442; 02-03-2009 at 02:37 PM.
02-04-2009, 07:39 AM
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yeah, thats stupid money. Nice car, just not worth that much.
I could see maybe keeping it in line with the top end saleen's and shelby mustangs. What do they sticker at? 60ish? thats more in the right range.
Hennessey's name isn't worth that much markup.
base camaro car: 23000
Ls9 crate motor: 15000
trans: 5000
paint: 10000
Brakes: 3500
Wheels: 3500
Misc: 7500
rearend: 2500
= 70,000 ok, 10K profit = 80K
I could see maybe keeping it in line with the top end saleen's and shelby mustangs. What do they sticker at? 60ish? thats more in the right range.
Hennessey's name isn't worth that much markup.
base camaro car: 23000
Ls9 crate motor: 15000
trans: 5000
paint: 10000
Brakes: 3500
Wheels: 3500
Misc: 7500
rearend: 2500
= 70,000 ok, 10K profit = 80K
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02-04-2009, 12:38 PM
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your leaving out the 80+ dollars an hour for labor rates to work on the car. and goodl uck getting a nice set of wheels and tires for 3500 bucks. what about break upgrade and any suspension modifications. if its the zr1 break upgrade which i think it is, thats 15k right there. plus i dont think they were working with a base v6 model car. i think they are using a ss platform. base ss is 29k.
There's plenty enough money in there to cover labor and misc stuff. I added 7500 to make it a round #.
I know, I didn't compare the carbon ceramic brakes, but who says it needs em.
As for wheels and tires; lots of options can be had for 500/ wheel and 2-300 a tire.
and your right, Im a little low. The crate engine is 28K. Or 22,500 (discounted). However, that just makes the car even more absurd IMO. you can put together a better engine with a maggie on top for quite a bit less.
I know, this sort of car is in the "if you have to ask......." price bracket. But it's still just a camaro.
I guess I should just be happy that they aren't trying to do what some other company did with the last camaro; and market a 385 hp lid/catback "special edition" and try to get 4500 over what a SS cost. Or justify a 70k+ car with just a heads/cam motor in it, and a special paintjob.
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03-31-2009, 01:17 PM
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not quite. most zr1's i have seen are selling for around 135,000. 115 may be sticker but your not gonna get one for that price. ive even seen used zr1s with a few k on them still going for 130k.
03-31-2009, 09:05 PM
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05-16-2009, 05:24 AM
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I wish & just imagine being the one of the few out there to have a brand new camaro with the features of the best of the best zr1 in it straight from the factory!! Your am automatic street boss the moment you pull it off the lot!! Lol
07-30-2009, 05:33 PM
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Your 700 HP 4000 + lb Camaro would be toast when it ran up on a car with similar HP but weighing in at 2700-2800 lbs. or less .... there are some hard core street racers out there that will have their way with your extremely overpriced Camaro from Hennessey and you will feel like crap after spending all that $$ to get smoked by a car that cost 1/4 of what you spent...
PS For example just look at the cars that participate in the Hot Rod Drag Week or the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags...there are many more out there that run like these cars do and they will eat that Hennessey for lunch....store bought cars never stack up against hot rods built by real hot rodders.
PS For example just look at the cars that participate in the Hot Rod Drag Week or the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags...there are many more out there that run like these cars do and they will eat that Hennessey for lunch....store bought cars never stack up against hot rods built by real hot rodders.
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07-31-2009, 07:04 AM
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Your 700 HP 4000 + lb Camaro would be toast when it ran up on a car with similar HP but weighing in at 2700-2800 lbs. or less .... there are some hard core street racers out there that will have their way with your extremely overpriced Camaro from Hennessey and you will feel like crap after spending all that $$ to get smoked by a car that cost 1/4 of what you spent...
PS For example just look at the cars that participate in the Hot Rod Drag Week or the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags...there are many more out there that run like these cars do and they will eat that Hennessey for lunch....store bought cars never stack up against hot rods built by real hot rodders.
PS For example just look at the cars that participate in the Hot Rod Drag Week or the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags...there are many more out there that run like these cars do and they will eat that Hennessey for lunch....store bought cars never stack up against hot rods built by real hot rodders.
2 totally different ends of the spectrum. ones for drag the others for street.
08-02-2009, 09:21 AM
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Sorry, but Hennessey is not paying retail for any of his parts. He'll be able to buy wholesale.
I wouldn't buy a Hennessey from the man himself anyway if I had the money. I talked to a guy who worked with him for several years and he told me flat out, "the guy's a crook". The only way I would ever own a Hennessey car is if I bought it used from someone else.
As for the Camaro mentioned, I'd rather go with Saleen. After he sold his company, the new owners declared they would not honor the warranties on existing cars. he didn't have to, but he went out of his way to make a press release to let existing owners know they could come to his new company and be covered under the existing warranty. He's a stand up guy. Even if the H beats the S in all perf tests..... I honestly don't know how the guy still get's magazine coverage and all the attention he does. There are a dozen guys out there who own small shops and do better work, and deserve the coverage way more than him.
I wouldn't buy a Hennessey from the man himself anyway if I had the money. I talked to a guy who worked with him for several years and he told me flat out, "the guy's a crook". The only way I would ever own a Hennessey car is if I bought it used from someone else.
As for the Camaro mentioned, I'd rather go with Saleen. After he sold his company, the new owners declared they would not honor the warranties on existing cars. he didn't have to, but he went out of his way to make a press release to let existing owners know they could come to his new company and be covered under the existing warranty. He's a stand up guy. Even if the H beats the S in all perf tests..... I honestly don't know how the guy still get's magazine coverage and all the attention he does. There are a dozen guys out there who own small shops and do better work, and deserve the coverage way more than him.
09-20-2009, 10:16 PM
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Your 700 HP 4000 + lb Camaro would be toast when it ran up on a car with similar HP but weighing in at 2700-2800 lbs. or less .... there are some hard core street racers out there that will have their way with your extremely overpriced Camaro from Hennessey and you will feel like crap after spending all that $$ to get smoked by a car that cost 1/4 of what you spent...
I can appreciate the little guy vs. big guy attitude, but to be honest is somebody who can plunk down 100 large on an F5 really gonna give a damn about some punk street racer.I could understand if somebody was going to purchase the Hennessey Camaro for that express purpose but they'd have to be pretty clueless (not out of the realm of possiblity) about the street racing scene to think handing over a check to Hennessy along with a new Camaro is some sorta "I WIN" button.
Nope, this is a car like a Saleen, or a Roush, or a GT500KR/Super Snake (btw anybody read about the troubles one unlucky KR owner is having with the hucksters at SIA?) its something for the "I gotta be the only one on the block crowd".