Vehicle Description
You just know that the biggest name in horsepower wouldn't be able
to lay off GM's hottest car, and the result is this 2010 Chevrolet
Camaro HPE 650. John Hennessey doesn't mess around, either, with
this bright yellow F-body cranking out an astounding 655 horsepower
and 642 pounds of torque. Yeah, it's legit and there's just no way
you'll be able to buy more speed for less cash anywhere else.
It isn't subtle, but when you can run 11-second quarter mile times
at will, well, there's not much reason to keep a low profile.
Actually, the HPE mods are pretty low-key relatively speaking, and
most folks on the street won't see this as the threat it actually
is. There are some black side skirts, a carbon fiber chin spoiler,
and a few Hennessey badges, but by the time anyone really notices
that stuff, it's already too late. With just 4418 actual miles,
this Camaro is still virtually new and hasn't been abused, raced,
or flogged, so the sheetmetal and paint is factory fresh. The
searing yellow paint is better than you'd expect for GM, befitting
a much more expensive car, and the retro-inspired look is aging
well, because this car still gets a lot of looks on the street. Add
in some satin black stripes, oversized chrome surrounds for the
exhaust pipes, and the hunkered-down stance (HPE is nothing if not
great at lowering vehicles), and you have one heck of an
intimidating Camaro.
Inside, it's pretty much the same as any other Camaro you've seen:
deeply sculpted leather buckets, a fat steering wheel, retro-style
gauges, and tons of creature comforts. Hennessey embroiders the
headrests for you and puts a serialization badge on the dash (this
is #22, by the way) but otherwise leaves well enough alone. As
you'd expect, it's like new, which is the highest praise we can
give any vehicle, and obviously everything works. The seating
position is pretty good if you're intending to go fast, although
you should familiarize yourself with your surroundings, because
this car gathers speed so quickly, you'll find yourself in another
zip code before you can count to 10. Don't say we didn't warn you.
And if you just want to cruise, it's happy to do that with ice cold
A/C, a kickin' stereo system, and great road manners thanks to a
deep overdrive on the 6-speed manual gearbox. You even get a
decent-sized trunk as part of the deal, complete with cargo
net.
Under the hood, there are big, obvious changes. One, the intake
manifold has been replaced by a supercharger. Two, there are yellow
coil covers. And three, horsepower is up by about 50%. The central
part of that is a TVS2300 supercharger with cold air induction,
which crams pressurized air into the upgraded LS engine. The heads
were ported, there's an upgraded camshaft inside, and it's been
fitted with high-flow fuel injectors to add fuel to all that extra
air. Of course it's been properly tuned so it starts quickly, idles
nicely, and doesn't get fussy. Throttle response is instant, and
it's still emissions legal thanks to stainless headers, high-flow
cats, and a stainless exhaust system that don't mess with the
exhaust output. Still, it sounds nasty. The suspension is pretty
stock save for the lowering job, and those big 3-piece wheels with
blacked-out centers and oversized rubber totally stuff the wheel
wells.
Glace at the invoice and you'll see more than $60,000 worth of
Camaro. That was 4000 miles ago. Today you get a $10,000 discount
on what is still the nastiest F-body you can own. Call now!
