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VIDEO: One Dodge Viper + two honkin' turbos = 220 MPH in 24.1 sec

Hennessey has a long history of making big horsepower, usually involving turbochargers. This in-car video from a breathed-on Viper shows off just how quickly Hennessey's mods can make the scenery blur. We really hate the sound of the fuel pump at the beginning of the clip - it's loud and obtrusive, and covers up a lopey idle from the V10. We're going to go out on a limb here and state that the cam isn't stock, and that's where the bumpy idle comes from. The fuel pump is quickly forgotten when the run starts. After a soft-shoe launch to ... Read more →

GM cars set records, crash at Bonneville Speed Week Stuart Waterman

General Motors reported mixed results on the salt flats Tuesday, with the day marred by a 250-mph crash of the Chevy So-Cal HHR (top, right). So-Cal HHR driver and GM engineer Jim Minneker walked away ...

Chevy Cobalt aims to set E85 record at Bonneville Stuart Waterman

A Chevrolet Cobalt SS racecar engineered in part by three female students is heading for the Bonneville Salt Flats this week, in an attempt to set speed records using both E85 and gasoline. If the ...

VIDEO: One Dodge Viper + two honkin' turbos = 220 MPH in 24.1 sec 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hennessey has a long history of making big horsepower, usually involving turbochargers. This in-car video from a breathed-on Viper shows off just how quickly Hennessey's mods can make the scenery blur. We really hate the sound of the fuel pump at the beginning of the clip - it's loud and obtrusive, ...

GM cars set records, crash at Bonneville Speed Week 3 years ago on Autoblog

General Motors reported mixed results on the salt flats Tuesday, with the day marred by a 250-mph crash of the Chevy So-Cal HHR (top, right). So-Cal HHR driver and GM engineer Jim Minneker walked away from the HHR wreck, which happened after the car lost traction at nearly 250 mph when the parachute ...

Chevy Cobalt aims to set E85 record at Bonneville 3 years ago on Autoblog

A Chevrolet Cobalt SS racecar engineered in part by three female students is heading for the Bonneville Salt Flats this week, in an attempt to set speed records using both E85 and gasoline. If the student's Cobalt project is successful, it will be the first vehicle to set a record at Bonneville ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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