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If you're using headphones, you may want to dial the volume down, as this HPE850 Camaro ZL1 nearly breaks the sound barrier.
Hennessey Performance Engineering has been producing some of the fastest cars out there for over 30 years – each one more outrageous than the last. Hennessey is globally renowned for turning the hottest late-model, high-performance cars, trucks, and SUVs into the ultimate powerhouses.
For Chevy Camaro lovers, Hennessey offers the hell-raising 1,000-hp Exorcist package and for those seeking out a tamer package, there’s the HPE850. And we’re using the term “tame” lightly here, as you’re about to find out.
Rather than another video covering the package and merely talking about it, Hennessey Performance took to its Pennzoil Proving Grounds Test Track to really show what words cannot say. Watch as this Camaro ZL1 1LE absolutely rips around the track with a glass-shattering soundtrack in none other than the electrifying factory Shock Yellow paint job. Blink, and you may miss it. Just a fair warning: you may want to remove your headphones at this point.
The Hennessey Performance Engineering HPE850 package for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 packs more than enough punch and sound to become your dream car and your neighbor’s worst nightmare. From the factory, the Camaro ZL1 1LE features the Corvette Z06 supercharged V8 engine that produces an impressive 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque.
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To balance all that power out, it also comes with a slew of performance goodies via the 1LE package to brake and handle optimally, especially on the track. With Hennessey’s HPE850 package, things get taken up a few notches to deliver 850 hp and 860 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels.
What others may call ruckus, car enthusiasts will call music to their ears. That said, the tantalizing sounds coming out of the ZL1’s quad-tipped exhaust come courtesy of new high-flow cylinder heads, a high-flow heat exchanger upgrade, high-flow air induction system, long-tube headers, high-flow catalytic converters, and a custom Hennessey camshaft, as well as upgraded valve springs, lifters, push rods, and valves.
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The Hennessey Performance Engineering HPE850 package is capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds and boasts a quarter-mile time of 10.4 seconds at 135 mph. If that isn't fast enough for you, you can always climb the stairway to heaven (or hell?) with the Hennessey's infamous Exorcist Camaro – if you want to wake the dead, that is.
The Texas-based high-performance vehicle specialist puts in countless hours perfecting these top-of-the-line packages, subjecting them to intense dyno tuning and calibration, and then taking the cars out back to its road course to put them through the paces. What’s more, all HPE packages come backed by a 2-year, 24,000-mile warranty. So buckle up, clean those ears, and get ready for the ride of your life with the HPE850 Camaro ZL1 1LE.
Michelle Marus is an automotive enthusiast who combined her passion for cars and writing into a career. She is a member of the American Muscle Car community and frequents local shows and events with her Camaro. Michelle loves all things cars and hopes to learn even more through her first-hand experiences, as well as her research and writing.