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The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a car with impressive performance, but there are also those who think this supercar could be even better. One of them is the Hennessey Performance tuner, which equipped the Venom 1000 (as it was called) with 1,000 hp.

The car is powered by a 5.2-liter V8 engine with 1,000 hp (735 kW) and 857 lb-ft (1,162 Nm) of torque. This is a significant increase in power compared to the factory GT500 which has 760 hp (559 kW) and 625 lb-ft (847 Nm) of torque.

The car is equipped with a modified compressor, improved engine cooling system, new intercooler, improved fuel supply system, new air / oil separator, more durable tensioners and anodized fuel pipes. Venom 1000 can also use E85 ethanol as fuel.

Given the fact that most will never have the opportunity to drive a car like this, Hennessey has prepared a video showing what the Venom 1000 can actually do.

Source: Hennessey Performance

Hennessey has introduced the fastest car with a Christmas tree, the Audi RS6 Avant with 800 HP. With a Christmas tree on the roof and Spencer Geswein behind the wheel, John Hennessey’s wife’s car reached 183 mph (295 km / h), which was enough to make it the fastest.

“This was a fun way to complete our high-speed testing with the Venom F5. Finally, who needs a reindeer when your wife drives an 800-hp sleigh?” said John Hennessey.

In 2019, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk SRT with over 1000 hp became the fastest car with a Christmas tree, reaching 181 mph (291 km / h). Many were trying to set a new record, and the closest to that was the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Shelby reached almost 186 mph (300 km / h), but it has not been recorded (and published), so the official record remained in the hands of the tuned Jeep.