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Video: Jay Leno test drives HPE600 Supercharged Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 Omar Rana Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible, Convertibles, HPE600 Supercharged Camaro Convertible, HPE600 Supercharged Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, Jay Leno, Sports Cars

With the release of the Camaro Convertible, many independent tuning firms have gotten straight to work to create upgrade packages for the latest convertible muscle car. And just recently, the latest efforts from Hennessey, the company famous for making 1000hp+ Dodge Vipers, brough their HPE600 version of the latest Camaro Convertible to Jay Leno’s garage.

Thanks to the help of a TVS2300 Roots-type supercharger, a cold-air intake, high-flow injectors and exhaust, and a reworked ECU the HPE600 produces 602hp at the flywheel with near 500 at the wheels, channeled through a six-speed automatic.

The HPE600 is a bolt-on package that not only includes the items listed above, but also includes minor custom bodywork, factory Hennessey 20-in wheels, HPE600 and Hennessey badges on both the inside and out.

All of the extras by Hennessey will cost about $16,000 on top of the initial price of the car.