Move Over Veyron THIS 1226HP Cadillac Is Here To Take Your Place!

There aren’t many cars on the market today that can line up against this Cadillac in a drag race and run with it.

Yes. You read that right.

Hennessey Performance Engineering in Sealy, Texas, has turned out a heavily modified, turbocharged 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe that’s designed to dust nearly all the supercars that are out there.

The car, dubbed 2013 VR1200 Twin Turbo Coupe, is the latest from Hennessey, the auto tuning company that modifies and creates high-powered cars.

Hennessey swapped out the Caddy’s stock supercharged 6.2 liter V-8 engine and instead installed a twin turbocharged 7.0 liter, V-8 engine. With the upgrade, the company expects the car to kick out more than 1,226 brake horsepower.

Hennessey calls it the "most powerful four-seat vehicle available on the market." And it just may be.

Steve - 9/7/2012 1:20:55 PM

+4 Boost

FYI: The Veyron is known for its top speed. Not drag racing.

chewy - 9/7/2012 2:54:58 PM

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It's still the best 1/4 miler when talking about production and unmodified. Plus I really doubt this CTS-V will be able to put the power down properly on anything but a drag strip. The article claims a 10.2 quarter mile and the Veyron is good for a 10.2 @ 143 on its own.

ThierryHenry14 - 9/7/2012 2:27:09 PM

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Stock Veyron probably weighs more, less power, 1001 HP, 10.1 1/4 mile, 254 MPH top speed, 0-60 2.6 sec...

So why should it move over? Mind you, this is just pure stats on the less powerful, heavier Veyron (To even mention a Veyron in the same sentence as a Cadillac is just absurd in the first place...!!!)

Lexus - 9/7/2012 4:08:09 PM

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You can't compare a modified car to an unmodified car because it's not fair. If you want to talk about super sports car with crazy horsepower from modding than their the twin turbo Lambo Gallardo with 1500+ hp, Nissan GT-R Alpha 12 with 1200+ hp and Omega Nissan GT-R with 1500+ hp as well.

FromThePassengerSeat - 9/9/2012 1:19:31 PM

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But this thing's better value than a Veyron without question, at $300,000. Hennessey is just a brilliant tuner.