NZV8 — February 2018

I

f anyone tells you that a 910lb·ft 6.6-litre diesel

motor is overkill, tell them that you can’t be

friends any more. This monster motor is what the

2018 GMC Sierra 2500HD is packing. That power

house is backed by a six-speed Allison automatic

transmission, which would normally send power to

all four wheels.

The All Mountain concept takes the madness a

bit further, with Mattracks tracks replacing the

rubber on all four corners, making the vehicle into

the ultimate winter machine in areas such as Vail,

Colorado, where it was unveiled recently.

As well as the tracks, the All Mountain package

includes custom graphics, a Rigid E-Series 30-inch

light bar, LEDs on the wheel wells and underbody,

Thule snowboard racks, a roll-up tonneau cover,

and a Kicker speaker system. Chances are that if

you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it.

T

he Hennessey name will probably ring a bell,

thanks to the tuning house’s wild creations

— always taking factory performance offerings

and making them even loonier, most often with

generous servings of forced induction. It would

appear things are set to be turned up another

notch on the crazy scale, with Hennessey revealing

the all-new Hennessey Venom F5 — a hypercar

MOUNTAIN MONSTER

THE WORLD’S FASTEST?

E-FORCE HEMI

W

hat a time to be alive! You may have

read in our last issue that Mopar is

releasing the 707hp supercharged 6.2-litre

Hemi that powers the crazy Hellcat models as

a stand-alone package, dubbed the ‘Hellcrate’.

However, history has proven time and time

again, whatever the OEMs do, the aftermarket

will do one better.

Now, the aftermarket go-fast wizards at

Edelbrock have added to their E-Force

supercharged crate-engine range, with

a supercharged 426ci Gen III Hemi crate

engine, said to be good for 808hp and

762lb·ft. This is achieved by filling a Mopar

392 iron block with a forged rotating

assembly, custom Comp Cams camshaft,

Edelbrock Performer RPM alloy heads, and an

Edelbrock E-Force R2650 supercharger. The

best part is that a two-year, unlimited-mileage

warranty is included.

We’re expecting to see a few rad builds

stateside powered by one of these, and are sure

that it’s only a matter of time before some local

cashed-up Mopar nut decides this is just what

they need!

designed with the sole goal of being the fastest

road car on the planet.

With a twin-turbo V8 engine, seven-speed paddle-

shift transmission, and aerodynamically designed

carbon fibre on an aluminium chassis, the vehicle

is expected to have a top speed of 300mph.

The company has stated a base price of US$1.6M,

with planned production of just 24 units.

Ambitious? Most definitely, but it’s a project we’ll

be keeping an eye on to see how things pan out.

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