1,204-hp Hennessey Venom 1200 is the brand new kingsnake

In 2019, Texas tuner Hennessey Efficiency did some open coronary heart surgical procedure on a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, swapping the supercharger on the Mustang’s 5.2-liter Predator engine for 2 turbochargers. The consequence waved a quick goodbye to the GT500’s inventory 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque. Obtainable in two outputs and referred to as the Venom 1000 or Venom 1200, the latter made 1,200 hp at 7,000 rpm and 1,000 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm. what they are saying about one good flip, so say hiya once more to the Venom 1000 and Venom 1200, this time with one (actually large) screw as an alternative of two compressors. Hennessey eliminated the two.65-liter supercharger from the inventory GT500, laying in a 3.8-liter unit. Remaining specs for the larger boy are 1,204 hp at 7,600 rpm and 902 lb-ft of torque at 5,200 rpm.

Engineers breathed on the drivetrain from the consumption to the exhaust. There is a new high-flow induction system and intercooler, upgraded belts, fittings, strains, and tensioners, an air/oil separation system and a recalibrated dual-clutch transmission to swallow all that additional oomph. In fact, new anodized billet gas rails and injectors convey much more gas from tank to nozzle. Talking of which, the brand new Venoms can run on pump gasoline; nevertheless, the 1200 will solely corral 900 horses on primary premium. They want E85 to get out the entire herd. 

The Venom 1200 conversion prices $59,950 on prime of the worth of a brand new GT500, a vendor showroom GT500 beginning at $80,815 earlier than choices and all the remainder. The earlier Venoms weren’t capped, however the reboots are, Hennessey saying there might be simply 66 of them, the quantity tied to Ford successful the 1966 working of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Prospects who need to make that connection public can verify the field for the livery in black, purple and white for $4,950. It honors the Ford GT40 Mk II that gained the French race. We will not precisely name these costs a cut price, however they’re loads lower than an identical rework Shelby American’s completed to the GT500 and referred to as the Code Pink. Going the twin-turbo route, the Code Pink makes 1,300 hp and 1,000 lb-ft on E85, or 1,000 hp and 780 lb-ft on pump gasoline. There are solely 30 of them, ten a 12 months for 3 mannequin years, making them greater than twice as unique because the Venom 1200. They’re additionally greater than twice as expensive, the stewards of Carroll Shelby’s legacy charging $209,995 for the Code Pink, which does not embrace the donor coupe. However the Code Pink is bought out, making the Venom 1200 the kingsnake for now.

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