First we had the pimped Aventador, now the MP4 upgrades

[Streetrod]

Hennessey Performance Transforms The McLaren MP4-12C from Mild to Wild with HPE800 Twin Turbo[/B][/SIZE]

SEALY, TEXAS – Texas-based automotive tuning company, Hennessey Performance (HPE), has set their sights on taking the new McLaren MP4-12C to a higher level of performance. Today the company is introducing their HPE800 Twin Turbo concept for the 12C. The HPE800 Twin Turbo will include upgrades to the powertrain designed to reliably increase power to over 800 bhp. HPE will also add a more aggressive aero package to the vehicle in order to increase downforce. The Hennessey CarbonAero bodywork will incorporate a new, center-positioned frontal air inlet with hood extractor. This new design will allow room for larger heat exchangers for improved engine intercooling as well as transmission cooling.

“We’ve been taking fast cars and have been making them faster for over twenty years,” said company founder and president John Hennessey. “I spent a lot of time around the new 12C at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed and was very impressed. We’re excited to have the opportunity to take a great car and give it our own special performance touch while giving 12C owners a uniquely aggressive appearance”.

HPE800 Twin Turbo Upgrades Include:
- Upgraded intercooler system
- Upgraded air intake system
- Upgraded ball-bearing turbochargers
- Hennessey titanium exhaust system
- External wastegates
- External blow-off valves
- Upgraded fuel and engine management system
- Upgraded transmission cooler
- Upgraded transmission clutch system
- Custom dyno-tuned engine calibration
- Hennessey Warranty

Other Upgrades Include:
- Hennessey CarbonAero body upgrade
- Hennessey Monoblock wheels
- Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires
- Hennessey custom interior upgrades including carbon fiber, Alcantara and leathers

HPE does not plan to offer any kind of a suspension or brake system upgrade as the factory systems will be difficult to improve upon. The company plans to offer the upgrades listed above as an entire package as well as some individual parts. These items will be available directly from HPE facilities located in Texas and Southern California. Pricing has not yet been set.

Source [Hennessey Performance]






Now I have to say this looks interesting, 800hp but it also looks very similar from a looks point of view to the factory produced specials that have appeared in the States. The MP4-12C HS. I hate to think how much that lot is going to cost and also I wonder how Mclaren will regard these tuners of its new baby, a number will be surfacing over the next few months:






McLaren MP4-12C HS and standard versions - YouTube

Edited by Streetrod on Tuesday 31st January 18:36

[Pesty]

I'll just have a standard one please.

I like teh fact its a little more subtle.

[CIE560]

Strange people.

"Oh, that's a nice car. Tell you what, I'll try to ruin it!"

[TomN94]

The HS isn't THAT bad, just those daft vents that probably serve no purpose on the front wing that spoil it for me. As for the Hennessey one.

[Streetrod]

TomN94 said:

The HS isn't THAT bad, just those daft vents that probably serve no purpose on the front wing that spoil it for me. As for the Hennessey one.

Those vents do actually serve a purpose, they release air pressure under the wings and therefore increase downforce

[Mosi]

Those wing vents are a bargain £12k McLaren factory option

You can get a not bad car for the same price

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[Justices]

Read this fairly recently. Not sure I'd be sending a spanking new 12C their way, or anything else for that matter. Google gives some fairly scary results about their modus operandi.

[HowMuchLonger]

Streetrod said:

TomN94 said:

The HS isn't THAT bad, just those daft vents that probably serve no purpose on the front wing that spoil it for me. As for the Hennessey one.

Those vents do actually serve a purpose, they release air pressure under the wings and therefore increase downforce

The vents do NOT serve a purpose as they are not vents, they are purely aesthetic. (sorry i mean the ones ontop of the wheel arch)

Edited by HowMuchLonger on Tuesday 31st January 21:03

Edited by HowMuchLonger on Tuesday 31st January 21:04

[mlj]

The updated front bumper that was mentioned on here a few weeks ago is the only improvement on the MP4. The one that sort of looks like the LP560 bumper.

The rear of the Hennessy is just plain wrong.

[Mini1275]

I'll just take a standard MP4-12C, thanks.

[WCZ]

I hate Hennessy

[Big E 118]

I'm not the biggest MP4 fan but these seem to defeat the whole concept of what Mclaren have achieved with this car.

[Gene Vincent]

I think it looks a lot better than the original.

[TaylotS2K]

HS front bumper looks much better than the original imo. I don't like the wheels though.