Following in the footsteps of such legendary Camaro tuners as Yenko Chevrolet, Hennessey Performance Engineering has unveiled the HPE700, which mates a standard 2010 Camaro SS with the supercharged LS9 V8 from the Corvette ZR1. As if that engine alone weren't enough, HPE has tuned the LS9 to produce 705 hp and 717 lb-ft torque. That should make for an awesome pavement pounder in the quarter-mile, or else a neat way to scorch the earth and create mushroom clouds of tire smoke.

Other performance goodies include 15-inch carbon ceramic brakes cribbed from the ZR1, upgraded suspension bits and HRE alloy rims shod with Michelin PS2 rubber. HPE chose not to leave well enough alone in the looks department, either. The HPE700 has inherited the controversial see-through hood from the ZR1, along with a body package that includes a full carbon fiber ground effects kit and a unique front fascia with faux-hideaway headlights and a billet aluminum grille. We like it, you may not.

The HPE700 is a lot of car, and to help drivers reign it in, a 1-day performance driving course is included in the asking price of $109,500. The first orders will be accepted next week to registered bidders at the Barret-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ with regular orders being taken the following week.

 

This sounds badass! Not a bad price either, all things considered. Then again, it's about the same price as the ZR1 itself and I know I'd rather have the Vette over the Camaro in my garage.

 

I'd rather have the Camaro but then again I've always been a sucker for the Camaro and but that thing looks fierce

 

that is pretty sweet looking...but $100k? cmon

 

is this car even built, looks like a concept

 

they'll sell more then a few

 

why do we give the dirtbag who produces these the time of day, let alone the free publicity?

Pass.

 

Read my mind, the car is awesome.

BUT the man behind it is a crook!

 

+1

It's amazing that he has not been put in jail or shot by now.

 

Yep. Hennessey is garbage and a thief.