205 MPH: World's Fastest C8 Corvette

On May 8, 2020, John Heinricy test drove a Hennessey-prepared 2020 C8 Corvette Stingray Z51 (rear spoiler removed) with 650 HP (Hennessey stainless steel exhaust upgrades & 135 HP Nitrous Express system - not twin turbo) to a top speed of 205.1 mph (confirmed by VBox GPS) at the Continental Tires Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas. This is the first C8 Corvette to break the 200 mph mark. For more information please contact us: 979-885-1300 | www.HennesseyPerformance.com
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[@Matt-po4kc]

John Hennessey: "Lets find a driver whose name I can say fast and people will think I drove" John Heinricy: Raises hand slowly

[@joshuatate5671]

🤣

[@shadowreaper1685]

555 let’s give him 111 more likes

[@SirBJH]

RedWay Games sus

[@neilwebber9685]

@@shadowreaper1685 eddclylcgwdlgedl

[@Sean_Farmer]

Uh...No. How about "let's get the guy who is an 11 time SCCA National Champion, is the former Director of GM Performance, and set 12 international world time / distance speed records, and spent years driving and developing Corvettes with countless Nürburgring laps"! OH...and he's also an engineer.

[@DapperHesher]

The Walker theme music added a solid 3 mph.

[@oblivion5703]

Featured comment. ...Nice.

[@nastynate838]

😂

[@1946jeeplover]

I thought it was the Come and take it sticker?

[@jasonlewisjimenez2986]

At less 4

[@youtubeisbroken241]

The Texas flag was responsible for the other 202 mph

[@othatdude30]

Man the balls on him. That wheel was bouncing around a little too much for me

[@lts8709]

Totally agree

[@herewegoagain7403]

Nah, the passenger has more balls... while holding the camera

[@Wiggy321]

@@herewegoagain7403 That's the Stradman, a KZbinr. Checkout his channel. His axis is alittle tilted lol

[@stephenbailinC7GS]

That scared me lol

[@NF_Enjoyer]

yeah...that's kinda worrying .. guess it's hard to control

[@jpmining6518]

that road seemed sketchy at that speed lol

[@johncuervo3019]

@Diamond Logistics maybe a newly surfaced road that was flat

[@hmong337]

Ikr!

[@Turtle_Legs]

@Diamond Logistics You should try out the Autobahn then, never felt so confident at those kinda speeds, like a knife through butter ;)

[@MyRealName]

@Diamond Logistics not nearly as much as this, it's obviously very bumpy

[@pauljr.harrington1905]

I doubt Koenigsegg will be using this road to test the Jesko Absolut

[@mondayjoker]

The C8's fighter jet inspired aesthetic makes it look like a plane on the ground

[@aaronposteraro1986]

mondayjoker it does give off some F-22 vibes in my opinion

[@RealEvo1st]

Search up Bugatti Chiron top speed run on KZbin then come back and tell me what actually sounds like a fighter jet

[@tori9365]

@@RealEvo1st he said looks not sounds... do you have a brain?

[@dedalliance1]

@@RealEvo1st Base price of a Bugatti Chiron is 3 million dollars. This C8 Corvette would run you at most like 100k, plus whatever modifications they've done so lets say 175k to be generous. That means you could buy 17 of these C8 Corvettes for the price of 1 dumb Buggati Chiron. And I bet revving 17 c8's at the same time would make the Chiron sound like a smart car.

[@dlozza2000]

Evo read it again but slowly

[@DatDude7802]

The passenger is brave as hell! I couldn't trust anyone else with my life like that. I'd have been like, this is how you mount the camera to the dash and good luck! 😂

[@joshuac2391]

good ol stradman

[@jagpilotohio]

DatDude7802 he is an auto Utuber. He has a very popular channel and some very fast cars. He’s used to flirting with 200.

[@MyRealName]

come on, you would miss this opportunity?

[@romanchavez2695]

if I had to die in a C8 going over 200 , he’ll that’s bad ass to me

[@bggalvan4973]

Thats james the Stradman

[@quicksilver-2172]

Stradman is one brave man. Can’t wait for his video to come out

[@christopherrekrut8566]

Hennessey: Official sponsor of "hold my beer"!! Love the work yall do!!

[@wjansndnmd8487]

hi

[@richardtisdale3245]

Watch this shit

[@cqwt6103]

Pretty sure Hennessey holds more than your beer.

[@gountzas]

Yeah it keeps it cool also!

[@av2697]

Hold my beer and watch this! 👍

[@-igg1-912]

Respect on that terrible "track"👍

[@grabir01]

Making those turns at 200 appears scary. And all the bumps keeping it on the road.. Amazing. Test of nerve and car for sure. A smoother straighter stretch of pavement may have yielded a higher top speed.

[@mattharper588]

The way their bouncing around looks like their in a 18 wheeler

[@Shayne2517]

They don't go into sharp turns at that speed, they'd kill themselves, only hammer down full throttle on straightaways.

[@JDSFLA]

@@Shayne2517 Not a sharp turn there. Doing 185 mph in the sweeper leading into the straight.

[@mracer11]

....even the engine was shifting around in the cradle .......

[@ronaldgunthrop7449]

mracer11 You think a v8 would stay still at 200mph? you rev it and it moves.

[@stevechaconjr941]

"Why would you drive a stock one, when you could drive this." Agreed 👍

[@scottzybreschon5336]

yea for 60k extra

[@kendaldk5634]

The come and take it decal just made it that much more badass

[@gerrygarcia7054]

Texas baby!

[@Bryaniskey]

Hennessey done it again🎉🎊🍾👍🏼

[@jagpilotohio]

But I must be missing something. The stock car does 194. Why is an extra 11 mph exciting? They didn’t do it in their twin turbo version. 205 would be a huge disappointment

[@cali2468]

@@jagpilotohio You want some fries with that salt?

[@jagpilotohio]

Cali I couldn’t care less. No salt involved. As a “car guy” I am simply a bit underwhelmed by the whole video. I’d love to see what their twin turbo version can do. Apparently the transmission isn’t strong enough to handle the power or something. The project seems to be on hold. I clicked on this because I thought it was related to the turbo project.

[@Bryaniskey]

@@jagpilotohio they added nitrous, they do it with almost all the cars they try to get to 200mph from the cts-v, c7 Vette, gt 350, Camaro zl1 est.

[@jagpilotohio]

COCC yeah. I finally saw that in the description. Exhaust system and nitrous. I initially thought this was the turbo project.

[@oarias5158]

Oh am I proud to be a Texan!!!

[@gavindunlap724]

-a e what do you mean? What has he done?

[@alexj.5207]

@@gavindunlap724 hes talking about how Hennessey is taking a long time to give the constumers products

[@gavindunlap724]

Alex J. Ok thanks

[@jajupa78]

Yeeee haw buddy. Yeeee haw.

[@fireninja7434]

@-a e So you really 100% believe everything people say online?

[@TexasHarleyBoy65]

Dang, I've seen SCORE off road races on courses smoother than that!

[@richarddiaz5220]

Congratulations, love that new vette gm did it right and you guys make them better

[@mal7842]

Damn you guys just keep pushing the limits, and we love it!!!

[@charlesfrison7135]

Im proud to be a part of the Vette family. Love my supercharged C7! 🇺🇸

[@rubenroyer7829]

Did I just see the driver risk his life at 205mph, then turn around and put his Rona mask on?🤔

[@nstylemotorsportsracing1471]

Thats hilarious 🤣

[@islandoutpost]

Thought the same, drives 205 mph, only guy in group afraid of virus, lol. Still a badass.

[@ronaldcroy6410]

Would go faster with one person in the car. It's a world record with two people in the car.

[@manuelvega6080]

2:34 made me proud to live in Texas Hell Yeah!!

[@markp.4035]

I've been waiting for this. John Hennessey does it again!

[@larrysmith7153]

Now that’s a C8 that’s made the breakthrough from a very good car to true supercar status. Great video-keep ‘em comin’

[@samuelmwangi9780]

HATERS: The Corvette C8 can't break a 200 Mile speed record. HENNESSEY: Hold my beer.

[@conorbrowne-1]

Samuel Mwangi well it can in the later versions I think

[@Imprisoned1995]

Is it stock?

[@AlegraTTV]

Jeff Hamilton it was on nitrous

[@midnightsconfide3683]

"Hold my Venom GT"

[@Rival1998]

Who really said that tho?

[@JustAutoChannel]

You guys did it. You just made my day. Thanks to everyone at Hennessy performance for creating something extraordinary.

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

Lol they barely did anything...

[@Joey856721]

All American craftsmanship and tunemanship!

[@blackpanther1269]

Damn i was waiting for lift-off sounds like a damn jet🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🏿

[@Niranjan04]

Can't wait to see Stradman's new vid 😂😂

[@jeffheinlein3103]

Hay you guys!!! You finally caught up with the 1970 super bird.😅😆🤣.. Good job. Glad to see something other than your head lights in the rear view.

[@seasgarage]

The beginning for me was very unexpected! The build up of the noise felt like forever, and i thought "this isnt gonna be cool" but as soon as the car passed, i couldnt help but smile! Amazing job guys! Glad to see stradman along for the ride!

[@JuanAntonio-pl4ol]

Just exhaust and nitrous and it went to 205.1 mph / 330 kmh With TT it will surely go 210+ mph / 337+ kmh

[@JuanAntonio-pl4ol]

@Timothy Martin Twin Turbo

[@ydiaz8080]

I wanna see the dyno lol

[@LorenzoFranciosi1976]

I think that the twin turbo has some problem with the “standard” transmission block... probably it need something stronger

[@johncuervo3019]

Where did you get the information of it being stock

[@jagpilotohio]

john cuervo the pull down Info above the comments. Hit the little down arrow that is under and to the right of the video for details. Stock engine with nitrous and their custom exhaust. Claiming 650 hp.

[@AzaanPD]

And this is only with nitrous, and exhaust. Imagine twin turbos and it’ll be as fast as the C7 ZR1 🏎. Love the C8💪👍

[@m.w.9460]

Azaan PD no tune;(non available) and nitrous.

[@AzaanPD]

Salty Floridian No. In the description it says it has 650hp at the crank

[@AzaanPD]

MegaCk93 Look in the description bro. It has an exhaust and nitrous

[@AzaanPD]

MegaCk93 Oh

[@JuanAntonio-pl4ol]

It sure will

[@MedusaFXX]

yes! so hyped to see stradman being involved in awesome stuff like this with car companies, and especially a bad ass one like Hennessy.

[@solarflare1008]

Insane speed on that insane road. Great video. Congratulations.

[@tonyhernandez9499]

Love that white C8 with the Texas flag! God bless Texas and it’s guns! I’ll say...

[@noah7854]

the shot at 2:33 game me crazy goosebumps lmfaooo

[@RobertoGarcia-jj3nh]

Gotta love Hennessey! From Hennessey, Texas what would Hennessey be able to do with a Toyota tundra!💓twin turbos or supercharger!

[@needtoknow204]

Absolutely!!!

[@Michael-jq5pf]

Just get it procharged, I've heard good things about supercharged tundras. Wanted to do it to mine but it is a gonner :/

[@JohnMatthew1]

Congrats! Can't wait to pickup my C8

[@eliasbubbe]

Congratulations y'all, keep up the incredible work! 🤘😝

[@Audfile]

Enough speed tests. All cars are fast now in a straight line more or less. Let's see a Ring time.

[@franklatin2411]

Nascar time

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

Corvette is officially a exotic super car. Rear engined - CHECK 0-60 under 3 seconds - CHECK Italian inspired design - CHECK The world has changed: We live in a world where people are generally living longer, marriage rates are in decline and a freaking Corvette is finally a exotic car. Wow!

[@tbu22]

Idk I think its more of a sportscar

[@tbu22]

The z06 will be a supercar but this I dont think its quite there yet

[@AQCE245]

Brandon Clark You just took a GM fanboy to a entirely new level. Show me evidence to support your claim that’s 100% Stock Corvette C8 2020 could to 60 in under 3 seconds, Do you even know what a exotic super car is ? Come on the corvette is a great car for the price that’s it. It will get demolished ina 1/4 mile against a Hellcat or a Camaro 1LE even with the new 2021 ZR1, Porsche GT Cars will embarrassing it on any track

[@tori9365]

@@AQCE245 hellcat? Only with drag radials and a very good driver. Otherwise it's a burnout show at the starting line 😂 Camaro zl1* I think you meant is sporting this cars previous generation engine so that doesn't even matter plus the z06 and ZR1 were faster than that and I'd bet this thing can handle it's own against Porsche on a track l.. especially when track versions are released.... and it'll still be cheaper 😉

[@tori9365]

@@AQCE245 wait you think the ZR1 version of this will be demolished by a hellcat or camaro "1le"? Wtf drugs are you on? 😂😂😂first off, 1le is a trim package for Camaro.. you're dumbass is thinking zl1... 2nd, this thing already raced a hellcat and it beats it in quarter mile drag race. Hellcat only wins on rolling races or full mile drag race.... and that's with drag tires. The z06 will smoke it in every category and be a track monster.. the ZR1 will be probably be the fastest car ever under 200k. Stfu and go back to fortnite plz

[@adilalrwahi4729]

i can't wait to see the twin turbos corvette c8 😍

[@micayiah1]

Congratulations! Awesome Job!

[@Michael-jq5pf]

Gotta get stradman so you can get those big number viewers! Lol. This record will be smashed shortly, then you guys will smash it again. And so on. Congrats though!

[@cali2468]

@Khalil Khalil Don't waste your time, these newbies have no idea.

[@shotgunarms]

Hennesy doesn't need stradman or any other youtuber. They (Hennesey) are legit. KZbinrs get lucky from ad revenue with no real skill.

[@21jordanlee]

I wonder when the nitrous was used, and how long? Also it looks like they were in a roller-coaster in that car! 🤣🤣

[@johncuervo3019]

At around 190mph

[@maxthc3648]

That was pretty crazy how jumpy it was at those speeds would not trust it I hope its a lot better with the spoiler

[@Vipurs]

john cuervo wow that’s insane

[@evansautomotive307]

@@maxthc3648 200mph on a beat up old freeway is sketchy in any car

[@maxthc3648]

@@evansautomotive307 but I've seen it done in a old Mercedes Benz way smoother what Im assuming is since the car is so small and light and moving 170+ without the downforce of the spoiler that they took off makes the car want to kind of float around at the slightest of bumps which is freaky props to the driver tho

[@revdtv8670]

Amazing work

[@dis6wood]

Love the videos. Short and sweet

[@xGSFxGoat]

205 mph is faster than a lot of planes when they take off from a runway. Incredible

[@John1911]

Dude, the way that steering wheel was moving around, that car wasn’t too far from reaching it’s V1 lift-off as well. I am both impressed and horrified. That car body needs aero kits and a suspension tune before they should attempt that again. That was super sketchy. Regards, Marky

[@uriell4304]

I wish Hennessy and Chevrolet could make a partnership like Shelby and Ford.

[@MTLMJN]

Hennessy doesn't discriminate. If they think it can go faster, they'll definitely make it go faster.

[@donnaprice7931]

Fantastic driving and the Stradman along for the ride. 💪

[@jetranger47]

Nicely done!

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

Yeah, one day when I hit the lottery.....this is what I will be doing.....🙏🏻👍🏻💪🏻🇺🇸

[@juddotto3660]

I blinked, what happened?

[@dominickirkwood]

I love it my boy Hennessy keep up the work and I love this c8 lot best one 💯💯💯💯

[@thomaskrutulis2289]

Congrats

[@WorldwideDarts]

The Stradman! 👍

[@zarifsnudin3710]

2019 corvette zr1 please

[@preetamdasika7636]

Already done

[@sxsmarine4075]

I have one and love it

[@eggwardtentacles]

Texas proud💪💪

[@SkullysPlace]

Nice to see James Strad part of this experience:) Great job guys!!

[@stevenloiselle6829]

Corvette: I almost had you... Camaro: You almost had me...you never had your car....

[@matthewfain3289]

Lol a Camaro ZL1 vs a base model Corvette with an exhaust and a shot of NoS and no tune.. don’t get me wrong, I love Camaro’s, but you gotta compare apples to apples. Compare the last ZR1 to the ZL1 or the next gen ZL1 and ZR1 that’s not released yet. Vette will be on top every time

[@piston383]

You're right...it didn't go 217mph....but I agree with matthew. That's apples vs oranges. That was a 1,000hp supercharged engine in the exorcist that went 217. This is a 650hp naturally aspirated engine in the vette. I don't think any 650hp natural aspirated camaro has gone 205mph. And you put a supercharger on the vette and get it to 1000hp and you can bet it will go over 217mph.

[@MaxSmell210]

Everything is BIGGER in TEXAS...🤷‍♂️

[@AMGGamer5544]

Wrong

[@32Deejavu]

Alaska's baby sister

[@MaxSmell210]

@@32Deejavu 🤣

[@basementality4924]

That first shot of the C8 flyby was incredible because your waiting for it and as soon as it gets there is gone. Amazing shot.

[@REALZILLA01]

I can't wait for the TT.

[@youarerightboss]

If they could just tune that suspension a little more.

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

Put the spoiler back on. Done

[@BrendanEvan]

That looked fairly unstable at 200+....not that it really matters. Still amazing.

[@RBZ06LT6]

Its the shitty road pavement.

[@AmericanFreedomPatriot]

That road is a cow path.

[@fglespaul]

Love that this is in Texas!

[@taylorc9480]

Amazing stuff!

[@pali1H]

God I hate how much Strand talks with his hands.

[@pilotelliott]

I used to watch him very early on but he is so unbearably obnoxious now I can’t click on his videos anymore.

[@randalfarnsworth1781]

I once had a lady whom I worked with and she waived her hands constantly while she talked, I held on to them and she said she couldn't talk without them!

[@philtripe]

that looked terrifying...seemed like the body was about to rip off in the wind...that maybe why the Camaro is faster, seemed more rigid

[@letsgobrandon5622]

The Camaro was supercharged. It's a zl1 .

[@Patryn71]

The Exorcist Camaro is a 1000hp beast. It's a good bit heavier than the Vette, 200+ more HP, and didn't remove anything from the car to reduce drag (that I remember).

[@wurdaweedat]

John H and John H. Together again. Awesome. Can’t wait to see the F5.

[@HeavyMetalHero115]

This thing looks absolutely mean. Kudos to anyone that can enjoy such a beast.

[@S.C1970]

All I can say is....Murica...... hell yeah

[@pit95tav]

That bouncing is a perfect example of american road quality 😂

[@jpman9795]

Yep cause fixing our roads is only a thing politicians talk about every 4 years when trying to get elected....always seems to be forgotten after they get elected.

[@D-Mny]

Or lack there of.

[@msgsgt]

Atlanta is fixing their roads like every 2 months. Always got lands closed due to construction 😔 Guess it depends on how much tax money your state is bringing in for Maint. . If 90 percent of your tax dollars is going to welfare and unemployment the. I guess that doesn't leave much for road repair.

[@nosumone]

205 on American roads imagine what it would do on whatever country you think has better roads

[@vedangshinde9292]

Visit India then😂😂

[@stealthhtm23]

glad you picked The Stradman!

[@marcosdiaz8254]

Hennessey the best all the time we love c8 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍

[@justachipn3039]

Was that your C8 James/Strad ???

[@AzaanPD]

No his C8 is purple with white wheels and a big wang

[@justachipn3039]

@@AzaanPD He could of done this before his Mod's is what Im saying !!!???

[@mechanicsteve2320]

That was so dumb having a passenger and adding all that weight to the car when your doing a top speed run.

[@DuBstep115]

60kg dude in 200mph speed means nothing

[@mechanicsteve2320]

@@DuBstep115 Every ounce of weight matters when it comes to speed.

[@ericklang9132]

The way that Vette looked rounding that corner at high speed, almost looked fake because your brain can't comprehend the physics and dont see unless you watching nascar, it's almost like a high speed drift

[@centurygarage]

That instability reminded me of me going 100+ on the highway leaving Minot AFB going south in 62 Corvette w/340 HP in Fall 1967. Recently purchased it from the Chevrolet dealer in Minot and took this one opportunity. Usually, when leaving the airbase and a new 427 Corvette was exiting we would have a little run. He had Captain bars, I had two stripes. He would leave me in the first quarter mile and I would catch up a while later. His big block was wound tight and my 327 was tacking up but the very low road gears I still had room before the 6200 red line. However, the car felt very air born and me getting weak knees.....

[@naveednazer1239]

Hennesey is hell of akind of an animal

[@The1st60ft]

That was sketchy af

[@yagamijubei28]

Hennesey just made this vette an apex predator.

[@thewrightview3730]

that into was dope as hell

[@danielsultzer]

Dude drives 200+ mph on a busted-ass road, but still fears the Corona virus! (mask at 2:43)

[@MrStaton352]

Would’ve been faster had he ditched the passenger.

[@ryangakuru5135]

The passenger is the owner of the car

[@itsmedo7907]

Ryan Gakuru Vlogs he’s not

[@curtisg.8671]

God Bless America!!! Awesome job to the Hennessy team. Make America Great Again.

[@freddymonroy5607]

dude this is awesome

[@frankmckinney4804]

Anyone who doesn’t like this video is a big ol’ Hater! Awesome work guys.

[@MP-bk9oi]

I wish Hennessy was here in California 😢

[@CLM1297]

Texas is the new California

[@m.w.9460]

M P what a horrible thing to say!

[@miguelalfoya2031]

Wow! You were killing it! 😃

[@samuelfitzpatrick9739]

I knew tuners would love this car

[@dhanielflores5703]

Ey sheepey! Where you at?! Sheepey! Can someone see sheepey?!

[@ourbadhabitz7300]

dont compare sheepy to these fools lol, sheepy is on a whole different level

[@bOOSTEDjOSH]

@@ourbadhabitz7300 Hennessey sets 200mph plus record for the c8 and they are the fools? Get real clown.

[@dhanielflores5703]

@@ourbadhabitz7300 ey do you even know that sheepey got cocky with Hennessey on having the first c8 twin turbo and look at sheepey know? They haven't even started the twin turbo c8 and Hennessey is already done with it and know they are already doing 205 mph run

[@ourbadhabitz7300]

Marvelous Dhan you right they haven’t but they got 1200-2400 hp lambos and r8’s that will gap hennessy’s cars any day and they ain’t overpriced like henneshit lol

[@dhanielflores5703]

@@ourbadhabitz7300 yes sheepey ain't ovepriced as shit but their quality is shit they blew up their own costumers cars by just putting a twin turbo on it and not tune it the way it should be

[@hashimhal-saiedy1652]

woow!! amazing, it could've gone faster with driver only inside I guess!!!

[@jacque79]

I was thinking the same thing. That's crazy.

[@WorldwideDarts]

Strad only weighs about 127lbs. Doesn't slow it down much 😂

[@craigkingdon4424]

Probably not much. Top speed tends to be dictated more by aero than weight. Veyron weighs nearly two tons for example, but it's very aero optimized to hit 250

[@craigscott5661]

Yes defiantly I did an all out mile in Nevada and got up to 140MPH. I had my navigator jump out and did 149MPH.

[@hashimhal-saiedy1652]

@@WorldwideDarts 😂😂

[@npa6226]

Can't wait for the Z06 and the ZR1!!!

[@raykehr1832]

Good job Corvette about time y’all caught up in speed. 200mph club

[@johnflynn4549]

That road was awful.

[@kingwizard7639]

Stradman Utah lamborghini

[@JoseRodriguez-rl3ch]

Wow...speed record attempt on that road, must have balls of titanium. The sound of the exhaust is absolutely wicked. Your the man Hennesey! 👍

[@snvffxxx]

Hennessy is making nothing but facts. mad props.

[@v_stands_for_value124]

Isn't that road too dangerous?

[@marcosspenner8418]

Yes for your mama