Hennessey Performance Engineering

Hennessey Performance Engineering
Company typePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1991 (1991)
FounderJohn Hennessey
HeadquartersSealy, Texas, United States
Key people
John Hennessey, CEO
ProductsAutomobiles
DivisionsHennessey Special Vehicles
Websitehennesseyperformance.com

Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) is an American automotive tuning company and sports car manufacturer.

In addition to building the Venom F5, the company specializes in modifying sports cars from several brands including Chevrolet, Dodge, Cadillac, Jeep, Ford, GMC, and Lincoln. Established in 1991 by John Hennessey, their main facility is located 45 minutes west of Houston in Sealy, Texas. Besides performance automobiles, they also tune pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles such as the Ford Raptor, the Ram TRX, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the Cadillac Escalade. They also work on muscle cars like the Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger and Challenger.