"Having a vehicle that can safely and quickly get you out of harm's way is just as important as having armored protection. Introducing Hennessey Armored Performance Vehicles. Our mission: Build the best-performing armored vehicles available today." -Hennessey Armored Performance Vehicles
Russian billionaires have all the fun. First this guy parks his $300 million yacht off the coast of Malibu for over a month, and now this. Trouble is, when you're of a certain status of name and wealth, well, there's every chance you've got a target on your back. It's why these super-yachts have photo-blocking radar and bomb-proof bathrooms.
Not one to leave a niche, thoroughly extreme market untapped, Hennessey is now in the market of armored vehicles. But not just any armored vehicles, that's not their style; if they're going to add weight (up to 10,000 lbs), they may as well add handling and power, too. Because what good is armor if you can't get away? Even if you have to go over or through....
The 2012 Hennessey Velociraptor APV is a full-size Ford SUV with all of the SVT Velociraptor grunt from the same 6.2-liter supercharged, 575 horsepower V8. Seating is flexible from 6-8 and can be customized with numerous interior features.
But the Ford Raptor isn't the only vehicle they're tweaking. Hennessey Armored Performance Vehicles has 500-1000hp kits for teh Escalade, Chevy Suburban, GMC Denali and Nissan Patrol. Other kits include 800 hp armored Jeeps, 550 horsepower armored Range Rovers and 650-horse Toyota Sequoia and Land Cruiser SUVs.
mtakahashi says:
10:08 AM, 09/ 9/10
This could have the potential to be the coolest road test EVER. Think of the possibilities. A new performance metric for survivability and ballistics!
half_ton says:
10:15 AM, 09/ 9/10
Not trying to nit-pick but there were SEVERAL grammatical and/or spelling errors in this article.
felonious says:
10:26 AM, 09/ 9/10
Oooooo.
saynotogm says:
10:46 AM, 09/ 9/10
If they build this and i win the lottery i will buy one or two.
throwback says:
11:05 AM, 09/ 9/10
You guys have got to get one of these in the long term fleet.
jm1212 says:
11:30 AM, 09/ 9/10
isnt this essentially an armored Expedition with a lift kit and supercharger?
wikiwiki says:
12:05 PM, 09/ 9/10
So terrorist leaders and drug lords can now safely escape the law.
fast_cars says:
12:22 PM, 09/ 9/10
What a fascinating subject!---- Prof. Quirrell (H. Potter)
kingon says:
12:25 PM, 09/ 9/10
I am proud of Hennessey will make original Ford F150 Raptor or standard will convert SUV will not Expedition. in fact In Brazil many Ford F250 chassis ( US Ford Super Duty ) have converted tropical SUV. Dodge Ram have converted to Tropical SUV. I show you a Brazilian word " Tropivan " is Tropical SUV is not original SUV manufacture. if new brand Ford Super Duty pickup will convert to Tropical SUV is not Excursion in USA next time. in fact Ford Excursion is regular SUV or Traditional SUV or original SUV. If Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ford F-Series and Ram pickup will convert to customized SUV. you learn new mean Tropical SUV is original pickup truck converted to customize SUV. Tropical SUV is not original SUV, regular SUV and traditional SUV.
stoppre75 says:
12:44 PM, 09/ 9/10
" half_ton says:
10:15 AM, 09/ 9/10
Not trying to nit-pick but there were SEVERAL grammatical and/or spelling errors in this article."
He said it nicely... I was actually annoyed by the time I finished reading that post/article/whatever. I had to re-read more than one sentence more than one time to figure out what was trying to be said. Additionally, learn how to use a comma correctly.
On Topic though...that's a sweet truck. America at its finest.
bearsdkillz says:
02:28 PM, 09/ 9/10
1000 HP Escalades, thats what I want.
ryandigi says:
07:50 PM, 09/ 9/10
If this is based off a raptor which has very low payload capacity, how would it make due with all of this extra weight in armor and keep the same suspension capabilities?
activ8 says:
10:19 AM, 09/10/10
Why you guys still cover the 'expected' offerings from this cheat & scamster Hennessey remains to be answered. He's got great concepts, but when have his customers got them in hand w/o their original parts being sold as aftermarket to others, etc?
activ8 says:
10:23 AM, 09/10/10
Why you guys still cover the 'expected' offerings from this cheat & scamster Hennessey remains to be answered. He's got great concepts, but when have his customers got them in hand w/o their original parts being sold as aftermarket to others, etc?
v8vader says:
02:02 PM, 09/10/10
sick.
+1 half_ton
hybris says:
07:04 AM, 09/11/10
Give me a lift kit and 35" tires and a Ford Excursion Diesel or V10 gasser and I can give you the same thing as the Panzer-Raptor.
ford_flexer says:
06:02 PM, 09/11/10
this truck is awesome if they turn the f-250 of f-350 into an SUV we'll have our brand new excursion which i think is the toughest suv ever
audisport says:
01:38 PM, 09/15/10
I need to buy one of these because I live in Detroit.