Hennessey Venom 1200 GT500 revealed in US
What could be the last Hennessey-enhanced S550 Ford Mustang is as mental as you’d expectThe current S550-generation Ford Mustang might be on its way out, but that doesn’t mean tuning houses like Hennessey have given up on turning them into road-going monsters. Enter the Hennessey Venom 1200 Mustang GT500.
Based on the already-nuts Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the Venom 1200 is one of the most powerful Hennessey creations to date, with maximum outputs of 886kW of power and 1223Nm of torque when running on E85.
This marks a 58 per cent increase over the standard GT500’s 566kW power peak – but remains short of the Shelby GT500 Code Red dragstrip special’s 969kW – with the extra firepower being liberated by a new high-capacity 3.8-litre supercharger, high-flow induction and fuel-injection systems, and a tweaked ECU.
The upgrades are supported by a series of other modifications including a heavy-duty supercharger belt, heavy-duty tensioner, anodised billet fuel lines, an air/oil separation system and retuned transmission calibration.
No performance claims or promises have been made by Hennessey, but it’s needless to say the Venom 1200 will be quicker than the standard GT500 – the big questions are by how much given the Shelby is already supercar-fast, and whether the Venom can put all of its power to the road.
“The stock Shelby GT500 is an extraordinary muscle car, but we take it to the nth degree with our Venom 1200,” Hennessey founder and CEO John Hennessey said.
“Our engineers were able to coax more than 400 additional horsepower out of the engine … only a handful of vehicles in the world offer this level of power… especially at this price point.”
The price point in question is $US59,950 ($A93,463) without the base Shelby GT500, but punters better be quick as Hennessey will produce and fit just 66 examples of the Venom 1200 package, which it says is available through Ford retailers or directly from itself both stateside and internationally… even though the GT500 is only offered in North America.
Included in the price is ‘Hennessey’ and ‘Venom 1200’ badging and a numbered build plate identifying the package.
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