American custom performance vehicle maker Hennessey has revealed the Blackbird - its new spy-plane inspired 354km/h hypercar designed to be driven 1284km per day.
Hennessey’s Blackbird, like all of the company’s creations, is special, but it’s not outright power that makes this soon to be launched hypercar unique.
Inspired by the iconic SR-71 Blackbird United States spyplane the roadgoing Blackbird is for exactly that - road going - with Hennessey saying that rather than sitting in a garage it’s designed to be driven long distances thanks to its extra levels of comfort and spaciousness over the brand’s current hypercar the Venom F5.
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“Touring ability is central to the concept. Blackbird is engineered to cover more than 800 miles in a day with a larger glasshouse, gullwing doors, more cabin space than Venom F5, adaptive suspension, strong NVH targets, four cup holders, discreet device integration, and luggage capacity for two full-size carry-on bags plus additional rear-quarter and cabin storage,” Hennessey's press release says.
Hennessey Blackbird has epic performance
The Blackbird doesn’t have the unfathomable 1355kW output of the twin-turbo V8 Venom F5, Hennessey says again the focus is on the road and engaging, enjoyable driving rather than outright, brutal performance,
That said the 637kW made from the Blackbird's naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 is plenty of oomph and can slingshot it from 0-100km/h in 2.5 seconds and onto a top speed of 354km/h.
Inspired by the spyplane’s stretched sleek body, Hennessey says the Blackbird hypercar car is long and uses a pinched styling bringing together upper and lower surfaces as a tribute to the aircraft’s design.
The Blackbird hypercar's vertical rear stabilisers are the biggest SR-71 hat-tip. These stabilisers deploy at 71 mph (114km/h) and lock into place at an angle of 71 degrees.
Keeping with the driving focus, the cabin of the Blackbird is free from screens and instead is a sumptuous cabin dripping in retro old school style with analog dials.
Just 71 examples of the Hennessey Blackbird will be sold and the asking price is expected to be $3.6 million. The Blackbird will make its public debut at Monterey Car Week on August 14.
