Ford/Hennessey VelociRaptor TwinTurbo 6.2 V8 4x4 800bhp

[y2blade]

810bhp and 745 lb-ft AWD..... is this a serious truck? or a bit ._._._._?
http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/hennessey-veloci...

I can't decide





But I'd love to find out.

[AV12]

That's a shed load of power.

[detomaso]

That makes the strangest noise...

[V88Dicky]

Tanner Foust was certainly impressed by the 480hp version's off road prowess on Topgear USA.

[rossw46]

Looks pretty good,would work a treat on all the tree huggers!

[y2blade]

V88Dicky said:

Tanner Foust was certainly impressed by the 480hp version's off road prowess on Topgear USA.

I'm watching that as we speak...hence the random google and this thread

It had proper FOX shocks with 12" suspension travel and looked to be a credible off-road (baja) type of thing...imagine the fun to be had in that!


I'd have one

[y2blade]

rossw46 said:

Looks pretty good,would work a treat on all the tree huggers!

It has a "loud" switch on the dash that opens the silencers in the Exhaust RAAAAAAAAAAAAWR

[Shadow R1]

I like that, sounds evil.

[Powerrr]

detomaso said:

That makes the strangest noise...

Think the turbos have fireworks attatched to them.

[Spitbarnatt]

Taken from the article:

"A two door truck with 810 American stallions under the hood and 745 lb-ft of torque."

"The VelociRaptor 800 has more horsepower than the Switzer Performance P800, a Nissan GT-R with 800hp."

No st Sherlock, in fact it has more horsepower than anything with less than 810bhp!

[y2blade]

Spitbarnatt said:

Taken from the article:

"A two door truck with 810 American stallions under the hood and 745 lb-ft of torque."

"The VelociRaptor 800 has more horsepower than the Switzer Performance P800, a Nissan GT-R with 800hp."

No st Sherlock, in fact it has more horsepower than anything with less than 810bhp!

Wow you're a happy camper aren't you, cheer up fella it's the weekend

[wushuangpu]

this's very powerfull,i like it

[TobyLaRohne]

I was in the market for one of these. It is limited to 100mph though because of the tyres. What the point of all that power is I don't know! Change the tyres I hear you say! What off road tyres that fit can be rated at higher speeds and still retain off road abilities? Also you would need to pay for the limiter removing.

[David87]

If I had endless money I'd buy a Bowler and one of these and off-road them in a race to the death.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

y2blade said:

It has a "loud" switch on the dash that opens the silencers in the Exhaust RAAAAAAAAAAAAWR

I think that closes the deal then :-)

[Fleckers]

yes please

just need a lottery win

[RoverP6B]

More extreme than any other truck/SUV but more usable than a Bowler... I like it.

[airbrakes]

TobyLaRohne said:

I was in the market for one of these. It is limited to 100mph though because of the tyres. What the point of all that power is I don't know! Change the tyres I hear you say! What off road tyres that fit can be rated at higher speeds and still retain off road abilities? Also you would need to pay for the limiter removing.

I very, very much suspect that its all about the acceleration and in-gear oomph rather than flat-out speed. Especially when using it properly on rough dirt tracks/forest trails etc. Have you ever seen a Baja race of the type that this truck is inspired by?

However, should you for some weird reason wish to max the truck on a track whilst still wearing off road tyres (instead of doing the sensible thing and changing them for sticky tarmac tyres), then the new General Grabber AT is available in many sizes and H rated (130mph) so would give a decent increase