AutoNation Partners with Hennessey Performance
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) September 08, 2014 -- It’s never been easier to experience the visceral punch of American horsepower, as Hennessey Performance upgrades can now be ordered at AutoNation’s stores from coast to coast. The automotive retail giant is comprised of 273 franchises with 33 brands across 15 states.
To celebrate the new AutoNation/Hennessey alliance, the horsepower show is going on the road to give customers an up-close look at what makes Hennessey vehicles so unique. With a Hennessey HPE550 Supercharged Chevrolet Silverado truck trailering a Hennessey HPE650 Supercharged Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the tour will take these vehicles to major-market AutoNation Chevrolet stores across America, starting with a kick-off on September 10, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at AutoNation Chevrolet Fort Lauderdale located at 1300 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304.
Both the Hennessey-tuned Corvette and Silverado will be on display at most of AutoNation’s 27 Chevrolet stores over the next 12 months. Demonstration rides will be available by contacting the nearest AutoNation store to set up an appointment.
“We’re excited and honored to team up with AutoNation,” said company founder and president, John Hennessey. “Now performance enthusiasts across the country can come see our specially built vehicles in person, take a test ride and order their new vehicle from AutoNation and then be sent to us for upgrades.”
“The Hennessey Performance vehicles have become the benchmark for high performing supercharged vehicles. We look forward to the kick-off of this program at AutoNation,” said Mike Jackson, Chairman & CEO.
Hennessey upgrades aren’t limited to just a single marque; Chevrolet is just a starting point with packages for the Corvette, Camaro, SS, Tahoe, Silverado and Suburban. Hennessey and AutoNation will be offering a similar program with 2015 Ford vehicles, including the new Mustang and aluminum-bodied trucks. Look for the HennesseyNation road show to visit the 37 AutoNation Ford stores beginning in 2015. “The prospect of two automotive powerhouses teaming up to do something new and different, it’s really groundbreaking,” said Don Goldman of Hennessey Performance.
Please visit http://www.AutoNation.com or call 877-520-1977 for more information and to find out when Hennessey will be visiting the Chevrolet or Ford dealership near you. If you see the Hennessey vehicles rolling down the highway to the next AutoNation dealership, please tag us on FaceBook and Instagram, #HennesseyNation
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation is transforming the automotive retail industry through bold leadership. We deliver a superior automotive retail experience through our customer-focused sales and service processes. Owning and operating 273 new vehicle franchises, which sell 33 new vehicle brands across 15 states, AutoNation is America’s largest automotive retailer, with state-of-the-art operations and the ability to leverage economies of scale that benefit the customer. As an indication of our leadership position in our industry, AutoNation is a component of the S&P 500 Index. Please visit investors.autonation.com, http://www.autonation.com, http://www.twitter.com/autonation, http://www.twitter.com/CEOMikeJackson, http://www.facebook.com/autonation, and http://www.facebook.com/CEOMikeJackson, where AutoNation discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operatIt’s never been easier to experience the visceral punch of American horsepower, as Hennessey Performance upgrades can now be ordered at AutoNation’s stores from coast to coast. The automotive retail giant is comprised of 273 franchises with 33 brands across 15 states.
About Hennessey® Performance
Established in 1991, Hennessey® Performance Engineering (HPE) builds and modifies over 500 vehicles per year across a wide variety of brands, including: Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Lexus and Toyota. HPE also builds the fastest production series vehicle, the Hennessey Venom GT, which has a verified top speed of over 270 mph. HPE operates in facilities based near Houston, Texas and Lake Forest, California. In addition, Hennessey® operates Tuner School, the world’s first fully state-licensed school dedicated to teaching and training future performance vehicle tuners. HPE is also the only aftermarket tuner in North American that has its own proving grounds, the Lonestar Motorsports Park ¼ mile dragstrip. Lonestar is situated in 143 acres next to the company’s 40,000 square foot workshop and showroom on Interstate 10 near Sealy, Texas.
http://www.HennesseyPerformance.com
John Hennessey, Hennessey Performance Engineering, http://www.hennesseyperformance.com, +1 (713) 828-7676, [email protected]
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