Hennessey took delivery of America’s first McLaren 600LT late last year, and a
couple of months later, they’re almost ready to show what they have done with
it. Announcing something truly impressive are the new images dropped by the
company, accompanied by the promise of more power and an official moniker:
HPE800.
It’s the latter
that gives us an idea of what this project could very well be, as it hints of
an output of at least 800 horsepower. The Cadillac Escalade, Jeep Grand
Cherokee SRT8 and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, among others, were all introduced
with the HPE800 moniker, and each one had in excess of 800 hp available on tap.
If Hennessey’s
600LT is indeed coming with that much power, then it might dare to raise its
fist against the big boys, such as the 720S and Senna, which have 710 hp and
789 hp to play with respectively.
As for the stock
600LT, its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine churns out 592 hp and 620 Nm of torque. It may be part of the brand’s Sports Series
lineup, but it has supercar performance, needing only 2.9 seconds for the 0-100 km/h acceleration and topping out at 328 km/h.
