The Americans from Hennessey Performance created a new division called Hennessey Special Operations, the purpose of which is the production of high-powered cars in small series for the most demanding customers. His first achievement is as follows Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 supervitaminized, as it develops no less than 1700 horsepower under the hood!

Hennessey’s new special operations department

Hennessey Special Operations will only build 15 to 20 models per year, but was created in response to significant customer demand in recent years for special vehicles : in fact, since 2022, more than 1,100 examples of these extraordinary models have been delivered to customers. Therefore Hennessy “We had to go from a large-scale tuning company to a factory with assembly lines and all the logistics necessary to deliver more than 500 cars a year”clarifies John Hennessy, CEO of the American drugmaker.
“Moving to a manufacturer with a multi-vehicle plant meant we had to shift some of our resources away from the high-performance cars that have kept the Hennessey name in the automotive news for the past 33 years.”concludes Hennessy.
So, the first model of the Hennessey HSO division is based on the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, which power increased from 1025 to 1700 horsepower.

Supercharged Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170

The famous American muscle car won from a full training : replaced the engine with a new one, removed the fan, added a new pair of turbochargers, completely redesigned the gearbox. According to Hennessey, it is the strongest demon and the most exclusive in the world, p “Unsurpassed muscle car performance”.
The American cook clarifies that 6.2 liter HEMI V8 engine The original vehicle provided by the customer will be carefully packed and stored safely for future use.
Using E85 bioethanol, this new engine develops a total output of 1,700 horsepower, or no less than 675 additional horses over the already impressive original engine. With that, this supercharged Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is capable of swallowing a quarter mile (that is, acceleration Start standing at 400 meters) in 7.9 secondsall for a top speed of 180 mph, equivalent to approx 290 km/h.

It Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 1700 Twin Turbo the signed Hennessey HSO will only be produced only 12 copieswith a base price starting at around $200,000, equivalent to approx 185,000 euros. The budget, which is added to the price of the donor car, is provided by the customer.

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