Hennessey Performance unveils HPE800 kit for the Chevrolet Tahoe

The Chevrolet Tahoe is more or less a U.S.-born equivalent of the European BMW X5, Mercedes GLE or Audi Q7. A heavy SUV with a power-hungry engine, it comes equipped with a 98-liter gas tank that is barely enough for 700 kilometers of driving. The HPE800 power upgrade released by Hennessey Performance today won’t help things on that front, either.

The tuning program is meant for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe RST. In its factory state, the car packs a 6.2-liter V8 engine with 426 hp (318 kW) and 610 Nm (450 lbft) of torque, and sprints from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in seven seconds flat. One it gets a better supercharger along with a series of other new components, its output skyrockets to 800 hp (596 kW) and 1,100 Nm (811 lbft) of torque, enabling it to reach the same acceleration in 3.9 seconds.

As usual, Hennessey Performance didn’t mess around much with the appearance of the Chevrolet Tahoe, instead going for a set of new wheels, a hood decal and an interior serial number plaque.

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