Hennessey’s 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Hits 200.6 MPH

Any upgraded factory super sportscar can do 200 mph. Shame the corvette has to get upgrades to get to 200mph. The shelby gt500 in fairness can do 200mph straight from the factory.

i can only wonder what hell would break loose if hennessy discovers a gt500...

I wonder what a normal one with base specs would hit without the speed limiter

Gotta drive there, and find out myself

First, lets remember this is the 1st attempt of its type, these C7's will only get better as more tuners work on them.  

Second , lets remember that you cant compare different cars and speeds from different places times days to this .....not apples to apples.  

Next remember as mentioned , that it takes MASSIVE amounts of power to increase top speed by even a few mph at these speeds (C6 z06 with 505 hp can do around 198 vs. ZR1 with 638hp only going 7-8 mph more - cars are almost identical otherwise , Z06 being 100lbs lighter) .  

Lastly , as mentioned , C7 has more downforce than C6 and is less aerodynamic.  Less concentration on speeds above 185mph and more concentration on speeds below that (which is where 99% of everyone drives ).  Honestly , anything more than that is really just for bragging rights......very few will ever see those speeds.  Most people gear the car down for more acceleration at real world speeds.

Oh and that white car looks ferocious with all the black trim and wheels.....papa like.

Did i miss something or did he keep it in 5th gear?

Shouldn't the extra hp overcome the overly tall 6th and 7th?

@NineInchNails 6th and 7th are VERY tall gears......so , no....

@Shriker66@NineInchNails  

Thanks. I looked up the ratios and OMG, What's the point of 2 gears for fuel economy?

Concrete construction...no thanks, awful. God I hate the use of concrete in US. It's almost like some monopoly-under the table contract bs. And when you drive over a bridge it's like hitting a wall or falling off a cliff. Why can't we build proper baby face smooth highways like the Germans.I would gladly be taxed 1% more or just tax more SUV/Trucks and other heavier vehicles. 

@Apex_Missing_Ape@[email protected]Some good points there. While concrete does last longer as you mentioned it always offers less traction and increases breaking distance. The sad thing is that concrete is much much more expansive and takes longer to build. Short, cheaper, more frequent construction over long expensive any day. Concrete is simple horrible to drive on, the sections are cut what seems every 20 ft or so. The wear on the vehicle is 3+ times of asphalt. No enthusiast will take concrete over asphalt, no person in their right mind at that. This being said, Texas claiming that this road can compete with any road in Europe is a joke. Most roads in US score 3-4/10, this one maybe a 6.

@[email protected] Concrete roads are much more resistant to the effects of extreme weather than asphalt roads. Additionally, concrete does not deform under  heavy loads of tractor-trailers; this maximizes the fuel efficiency of our commercial road freight and minimizes damage to the surface. Because the US has approximately 4 million miles of public roads, we simply do not have the manpower to maintain an entirely asphalt road network. The main advantage of asphalt over modern concrete roads is its traction during inclement weather. For myself that is not an issue because I usually don't attempt reaching 200 MPH at those times.

I'm impressed that the stock Z51 suspension was so smooth and that the Stingray's speedometer was spot-on accurate. The Z06 will be amazing.

I've definitely had some fun on the highways near Houston, too. It's not difficult to drive out a little ways late at night when there is no traffic, double-back to check the roads for debris (and other pesky things), then hit the same deserted stretch for a high speed run. You can have fun without endangering others. Also, it's good to know that my G8 is faster than the Hennessy SS, even if it is due to the SS's gearing.

Ive been watching the construction of Grand Parkway expansion during my commute for over a year now, but never been on it yet. Makes me smile seeing them do this in the Houston area.

Must be a very streetable cam i say leave out the nos and put a real cam in it

Unless this particular tuner in question is fudging his #'s as has happened in the past......

Does anybody else heart race when it approaches 200+mph? 

This is weak. 

The outgoing C6 could do 190, 198 and 205 for the base, Z06 and the ZR1 respectively. 

Something is off here if it takes 700 hp to do 200 mph in the C7.

@titanium.tim 

The brickish 662 horse GT500 tops out just shy of 200. The 634 hp ZR-1 broke the barrier by 5 mph. 

You certainly could be on to something...

@titanium.tim The faster you go the thicker the air is making it more difficult to move through. The Veyron needs 250 Horses to get to 155, but the other 750 to get to 250+.

@titanium.tim The new C7 has more downforce than the old C6, more HP is required to counter-act the effects of that downforce. More downforce = less straight line speed.

@Carter Fitzgerald Comrie @redbloodedxy The C7 has more aerodynamic adds than the C6, most notably the hood vent that allows air to flow through the engine compartment from the front rather than be pushed under the vehicle, thus reducing front end lift at high speed. It seems that, if the numbers are correct, the C7 is more stable at high speed than the C6 due to more drag on the front end, therein not having the top speed of the outgoing C6 (due to this added drag).

I was hoping that the C7 would best the C6 in top speed, however it seems that handling was improved to the point that top speed was hurt.

@titanium.tim Although horsepower and top speed are very directly correlated, horsepower is a logarithmic function here. So it takes exponentially more power to get an extra mph. Although, you may have a point because a stock CTS-V breaks 200mph. Hennessey's package might not be putting down that stated horsepower. Hennessey does have a reputation with some people as being a crooked business.

@GreenGrape29 @titanium.tim You are sort of correct. You can't create downforce without drag, which must be fought at higher speeds, and becomes exponentially harder to do so the faster you go. However, it is possible to create more downforce with less drag by making the car more aerodynamically efficient (more downforce with the same or less drag). We are beginning to see this more and more as design advances, in everything from sports cars to exotics to hypercars.

Almost every car on the road is becoming more aerodynamic, be it for fuel economy or performance, while few if any performance cars will sacrifice downforce to do so. For example, when the Ferrari 458 came out, it created more downforce at all speeds than the F430 while being more aerodynamic, just as the F430 had the same drag but much more downforce than the 360.

I haven't looked at the C7's specs though. Not sure how the downforce or drag stack up to the C6. Just saying it is possible to overcome drag while creating more downforce

@titanium.tim There is another video here that shows a stock C7 on the autobahn hitting 186. It appeared to have plenty of juice to at least match the base C6's 190 MPH, but the driver hit 300 kph and backed off the throttle.