Texas-based Hennessey, which does miraculous things with the hypercars and other performance vehicles that it creates, has unveiled the Cadillac to end all Cadillacs from a pure go-fast standpoint. Hennessey uses the word “herculean” to describe its H1000 Cadillac CT-5 V Blackwing, a monster of a performance sedan that also boasts the best in contemporary Cadillac luxury, with some well-chosen Hennessey upgrades.
The Blackwing was already the most potent car in Cadillac history; its supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 rated at 688 horsepower right off the showroom floor. Hennessey then fits ported cylinder heads, tubular exhaust headers and larger heat exchangers to give the H1000 a dynamometer-certified 1,000 horsepower, with 966-lbs.ft. of torque. That’s good enough for a quarter mile in a tick over 10 seconds, with an ungoverned top speed in excess of 200 MPH. Just what you need to put the smack on the Hellcat Charger your neighbor just scored.
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