{"id":2563,"date":"2022-12-31T16:26:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T08:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2022-12-31T16:26:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T08:26:53","slug":"ford-mustang-hits-record-192-mph-with-christmas-tree-on-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2563","title":{"rendered":"Ford Mustang hits record 192 mph with Christmas tree on roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/896\/500\/tree-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 test drive\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-a7f268cc> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-a7f268cc>2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 test drive<\/h4>\n<p data-v-a7f268cc>The most powerful Ford ever<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">It&#8217;s a Christmas tradition \u2026 in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Hennessey Performance has broken its own unofficial record for the fastest speed achieved by a car with a decorated Christmas tree on the roof.<\/p>\n<p>The sports car tuner has been making the Christmas Tree Run for the past few years and hit 192 mph this year with a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, despite the added aerodynamic drag created by the conifer.<\/p>\n<p>Not just any old GT500, but one equipped with the Hennessey Venom 1000&nbsp;package that boosted its horsepower from 760 hp to 1,000 hp.<\/p>\n<p>LEGENDARY AC COBRA SPORTS CAR RETURNING IN 2023<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/tree-grinch.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Grinch tried to steal Hennessy's Christmas tree.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Grinch tried to steal Hennessy&#8217;s Christmas tree.<br \/>\n      (Hennessey Performance)<\/p>\n<p>A video of the feat starts with someone in a Grinch costume stealing the tree and strapping it to the roof of the car, before Santa comes along to save the day.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tree-gif.gif\" alt=\"The modified Mustang Shelby GT500 made the run at the Continental test track.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The modified Mustang Shelby GT500 made the run at the Continental test track.<br \/>\n      (Hennessey Performance)<\/p>\n<p>Test and racing car driver Spencer&nbsp;Geswein then gets in and hits the high-speed track at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds in Uvalde.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/tree-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The 1,000 hp car hit 192 mph.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The 1,000 hp car hit 192 mph.<br \/>\n      (Hennessey Performance)<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey first made the run in 2017 with a stock Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody that went 174 mph.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/tree-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hennessey now offers a 1,200 hp kit for the GT500.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Hennessey now offers a 1,200 hp kit for the GT500.<br \/>\n      (Hennessey Performance)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s since followed up with a modified Jeep Trackhawk that reached 181 mph&nbsp;in 2019 and a tuned Audi RS 6 Avant&nbsp;that belongs to company founder John Hennessey&#8217;s wife and was able to reach 183 mph last year.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey has moved beyond the Venom 1000 package and now offers a Venom 1200 package with 1,200 that costs $59,950 on top of the Shelby GT500&#8217;s sticker price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 test drive The most powerful Ford ever It&#8217;s a Christmas tradition \u2026 in Texas. 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