Yahoo Movies Hennessey Says Its Six-Wheel-Drive GT Will Have 2,000+ HP, 620-Mile Range
The power figures of mainstream production vehicles have become completely bonkers. Whether it’s muscle cars with 700 hp or electric trucks with a thousand, modern production cars are offering what even most tuners couldn’t promise just a couple of decades ago. So tuners are responding by getting even wilder, with ideas like Hennessey’s Project Deep Space.
That’s the name Hennessey has given its newest moonshot, a six-wheel-drive electric grand tourer that it wants to deliver by 2026. The company is targeting over 2,000 hp, enabling a top speed over 200 mph. Hennessey’s no stranger to those speeds, as the Exige-based Venom GT claimed a record in 2014 when it hit 270 mph in one direction.
It’s worth taking that with a grain of salt. Hennessey says not to expect Project Deep Space to launch until 2026. Don’t expect a similar-to-production car reveal until 2024. But these new details, which come from an interview Autocar had with CEO John Hennessey, are the first real information we have on the concept.
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In the interview, Hennessey notes that the six-wheeled grand tourer is obviously a break from form for a company that typically makes brutally quick sports cars or massive trucks. That the company chose to try a new segment for its first EV is no coincidence.
“I kept waiting for battery technology and lighter batteries to come along, but we’re not there yet," he told Autocar. "Two-and-a-half years ago, I thought: ‘What if weight isn’t an issue for our first shot at electrification? What if it’s not a hypercar? What if it's not a sports car?’”
The goal is to deliver a 620-mile range (1,000 km) for a production version. It’ll be extremely limited, though, with Hennessey capping the total number of cars at 105. Pricing should be in the $3 million range, so if you want one you'll need a big check and a lot of patience.
Via Motor1
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