Hennessey Corvette C8 Wheels Are Wider Yet Lighter Than Stock

Hennessey is expanding its Chevrolet Corvette product choices by introducing a new set of wheels that weigh in full 22 lbs (10 kilograms) a lot less than what the sports car or truck has in inventory form. They do not seem too undesirable both. A set costs $5,995.

The forged alloy wheels attribute 10 spokes that turn into subtly thinner from the hub to the rim. Hennessey handles them in a Gunmetal Grey finish, besides for a lighter shade for the brand’s stylized “H” emblem in the heart.

The wheels in entrance measure 19 inches in diameter and 8.5 inches huge, which is 50 percent an inch wider than inventory. They every single weigh 21.3 lbs (nine.66 kilograms) for a 4.3-pound (1.ninety five-kilogram) savings in excess of the twenty five.6-pound (eleven.sixty one-kilogram) pieces that the motor vehicle arrives with.

The condition is mostly equivalent at the again. The Hennessey wheels are 20 inches in diameter and eleven inches huge, which is also 50 percent an inch wider than inventory. These weigh twenty five.4 lbs (eleven.fifty two kilograms) to conserve 6.7 lbs (3.04 kilograms) in excess of the regular 32.1-pound (fourteen.fifty six-kilograms) parts.

Hennessey also gives a cat-again exhaust for the Corvette. The pipes weigh around 10 lbs (4.fifty four kilograms) a lot less than the inventory. Moreover, the organization claims that it opens up 21 horsepower (16 kilowatts) and 19 pound-ft (26 Newton-meters) of power at the wheels. The initially 100 models are $two,995, and these are nevertheless offered as of this producing. Following that, the cost improves to $3,495.

The organization is also performing on a twin-turbo package for the C8. Even in prototype form, it can be able of pushing the engine’s output to 643 horsepower (479 kilowatts) and 570 pound-ft (773 Newton-meters) of torque at the wheels.