Thinking of picking up a new Lincoln Navigator? Your
choice comes down to one engine. It’s the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Ford
F-150 SVT Raptor, packing the same 450 horsepower and 691 Nm of
torque. But
Hennessey can do better. The Texas tuner is the first to offer performance
enhancements for the big luxury SUV, boosting its output all the way up to 600
hp.
Hennessey achieved that figure by reprogramming the
engine’s software, and fitting a high-flow induction system, stainless steel
exhaust, and a larger front-mounted intercooler system with blow-off valve.
They’re the same enhancements the tuner applies to its upgraded VelociRaptor
600.
To go with the tuned engine, Hennessey has dropped
the suspension, and mounted the SUV on forged monoblock alloys, packed with
Brembo disc brakes to keep things in check. The result of all these upgrades,
according to the tuner, is a 0-60 time of just 4.8 seconds, and a quarter-mile
time of 12.9 seconds at 172 km/h.
