RE: 03/09 Car & Driver (Hennessey HPE600 Turbo)
Here is how Car and Driver described the Challenger's power: "Should you allow engine revs to surpass 3,100 or so, all bets are off. It's as if God reaches down and touches His BIC lighter to the infinite universe's shortest fuse. You can spin the Michelin PS2s all the way to the limiter in first gear, and they'll keep spinning halfway through second, at which pont you'll lift for fear of setting something alight- the road perhaps."
Here are the specs to the car:
HP= 620 @ 5,500 rpm
Torque= 650 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm
Precision 67HPSH Turbo with 6 psi of boost an 4.4 mm wastegate
0-60 mph= 3.9 sec.
0-100 mph= 8.4 sec.
0-150 mph= 19.0 sec.
5-60 mph= 4.1 sec.
1/4 mile= 12.2 sec. @ 120 mph
Braking= 70-0 mph= 167 ft.
300-ft-dia skidpad= 0.95g
All this is great, but the package, at $55K over a stock SRT is grossly overpriced.