- Texas tuner John Hennessey marks his 20th anniversary with a special-edition HPE650 Camaro.
- The HPE650 will be offered in a limited run of 20 coupes and convertibles.
- The HPE650 Camaro coupe is priced from $79,500 and the convertible from $84,500.
SEALY, Texas — Texas tuner John Hennessey marks his 20th anniversary with a special-edition HPE650 Camaro.
Hennessey Performance is building a limited run of 20 cars, all rendered in black paint with black leather interiors. Based on the 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS, the HPE650 can be ordered as a coupe priced from $79,500 or a convertible priced from $84,500.
Hennessey squeezes 655 horsepower from the Camaro's supercharged 6.2-liter V8 — good enough to produce 0-60 acceleration in an eyeball-sucking 3.7 seconds. The quarter-mile is accomplished in 11.7 seconds at 122 mph.
The Hennessey HPE650 Anniversary Camaro can be ordered with either a six-speed manual or automatic gearbox.
The engine upgrades include a TVS2300 supercharger, HPE induction system, high-flow cylinder heads, new cam, high-flow fuel injectors, recalibrated ECU and stainless-steel headers with high-flow catalytic converters.
Hennessey also fits a coilover suspension kit that drops ride height by an inch, as well as a carbon-fiber front splitter and side skirts and monoblock wheels finished in chrome or silver.
The cockpit gets embroidered headrests, special floor mats and a serial-numbered dash plaque.
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saunupe1911 says:
10:59 AM, 10/12/2011
Who buys his parts? I've never seen any Hennessy tuned vehicles on the street.....and I live in North Dallas - home of the exotics lol.
zr1man says:
09:15 PM, 10/11/2011
It's nice to see little bro grow up. Hennessey has a great reputation and what a wonderful way to celebrate his 20th anniversary with a special-edition HPE650 Camaro.
Also, it's good to see IL finally take Chevy seriously. There are so many great new Chevy articles.
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camaro84 says:
11:24 AM, 10/11/2011
Stick with factory.... Aftermarket tuner cars always just come off 2nd rate and cheap.
rayzor says:
10:17 AM, 10/11/2011
Thanks but I'll wait for the real deal and save some dough too...Not to mention better equipped, better looking, more power, etc...
sniperruff says:
10:05 AM, 10/11/2011
Not to mention the side effects of after-market force induction combined with mostly cosmetic handling upgrades.
agnh says:
09:44 AM, 10/11/2011
In this day and age, with so many manufacturers offering factory tuned versions, I just don't think I could justify going to an outside tuner.
The Camaro is a perfect example. The factory ZL1 is right around the corner, and will probably sticker in the low 50's, so even if you wanted to do a better suspension, brakes, etc, it would still be much less.
I'm not saying that I don't think independant tuners should exist, we need them to push the cars limits and to show the manufacturers that people want these cars.