Not Your Daddy's Cadillac - Hennessey-tuned CTS-V hits 220 mph - in Texas!

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Texas tuner John Hennessey's work on big Detroit iron has its acolytes and detractors, but the man knows how to show off his wares. To highlight the top-speed performance of some of his big rigs, Texas authorities let him take a full-speed blast down the state's newest toll road outside Austin that opened today, one that features an 85-mph speed limit. It's just long enough for the 1,200-hp, twin-turbo Cadillac CTS-V coupe to hit 220.5 mph.

Hennessey told Jalopnik that the stunt came about after a conversation with state officials and an offer to test out a toll tag system to see if it could accurately report fines at triple-digit speeds. In addition to his 1,200-hp CTS-V coupe, Hennessey also brought a 707-hp Chevy Camaro ZL1 that managed to hit 203.9 mph along the same strip, with an even better sound. Hennessey says the CTS-V might have done 230 mph had he been granted another mile of tarmac.

And for the record: All of the electronics used by Texas state officials, including their radar guns, worked perfectly during the run. Word to the wise: 85 mph will probably be fast enough.
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Hennessey-tuned Cadillac hits 220 mph on Texas highway

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:
 
Those things are sick. Is that the first 85 mph speed limit in the US?
 
I've seen articles on this thing.

IIRC it has more power and torque than a Bugatti Veyron... just insane!
 
davey g-force said:
Bugatti Veyron...
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-I was thinking about getting a $1,000,000 Veyron for myself...
But that could be viewed as a selfish act on my part.

-Instead, for the same amount of money, I'll opt for three of the Hennessey converted LS2's...
Such a golden opportunity for sharing with a couple family members...But...With one caveat:

If, and only if:
The good folks at Hennessey will install:
ProCharger F2-Series Superchargers...
Instead of those crappy twin turbos.

:D

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
If, and only if:
The good folks at Hennessey will install:
ProCharger F2-Series Superchargers...
Instead of those crappy twin turbos.

:D

Bob
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Bob,

I know you are old school and would like to have the old school blower but the performance from the turbos is incredible.

Yes im one of the young wimper snappers that would take the turbo over the blower. Lol

-Mike
 
davey g-force said:
But it wouldn't be as quick then Bob! :poke:

^^^OUCH!!^^^

{Wait a minute...what's that I hear...Oh yeah:
My three-coil inner-cooler...Says otherwise.
I'm sure, if needed, some of his "friends" will be chiming-in.} LOL
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smack said:
Bob,

I know you are old school and would like to have the old school blower but the performance from the turbos is incredible.

Yes im one of the young wimper snappers that would take the turbo over the blower. Lol

-Mike
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I know Mike...I've seen some incredible turbo set-ups lately...
They cut me a new 'furrow'...so to say. :D

Bob: Just a-Spoolin'-along-guy...LOL
 
See what a little tuneup can do for you!

GO TEXAS!! :props:
 
Leave it to Hennessey to do something like this. :laughing:

How many of you have seen his "hammer wagon"?
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
I would be concerned about a drop in gas mileage...

:)
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Since it would be breathing a whole lot better...gas mileage may even be higher than the SAE standard.

That is: If a person could keep from "putting the pedal to the metal".

An unlikely scenario...
But stranger things have happened:

-(To paraphrase Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton)

"I remember on one particularly...'dark and stormy night'...in June of 2009"...

:D

Bob
 
A BBC in a lifted Blazer with Mud tires Mike, and your concerned about gas mileage!? Yea right. Your more worried how many miles you can get out of your pads, machines, etc than the gallon per mile that heavy Chevy consumes. Lol
 
The Cadillac CTS-V and the Dodge Charger Pursuit Police Car are awesome.
 
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