Re: 993 Turbo vs. Maranello and/or Hennessey Viper

["Billy T." <btylaska@onramp.net>]

I am pretty sure that the Hennesy 650 is all motor...  no forced induction to
speak of.  I could be wrong, but I don't think that guy uses superchargers.

Ryan Roossinck wrote:

> You're right...the 993 will smoke nearly everything...but the Ferrari 550
> Maranello.  Top speed of 194.5 mph.  Sweet little car, and quite an elegant
> hot rod.  The Hennessey Viper that I referred to is a land shark.  Starts as
> a stock Viper GTS, engine gets bored out and supercharged, refitted with
> carbon fibre this and aluminum and titanium that, new paint job, exhaust,
> tranny, clutch, fuel injection, the whole nine yards.  The result?  215 mph
> top speed and 650 hp.  It's a beastly thing.  And for only 165 grand, all
> this can be yours!  Now...if we could only figure out how to get the 165
> grand...
>
> Have a great weekend folks, and be careful.  As Collier has shown us, there
> are a lot of creeps on the road.
>
> Ryan