Overview
- Hennessey publicly unveiled the Blackbird on Monday as a limited run of 71 cars built in Sealy, Texas, with a US$2.5 million starting price and customer deliveries targeted for 2029–2030.
- The company says the car will use a bespoke, naturally aspirated 6.2‑liter V8 developed with Ilmor and a gated six‑speed manual, but final power and homologation figures are company targets rather than certified numbers.
- Hennessey has set target outputs in the roughly 800–900 hp range with a redline above 9,000 rpm and performance goals of about 0–60 mph in 2.5 seconds and a 220 mph top speed, all pending validation in development and testing.
- The Blackbird prioritizes an analogue driving experience with no in‑car screens, a physical ignition key, a central analogue tachometer, luggage capacity for touring use and adaptive suspension aimed at comfortable long‑distance drives.
- A show prototype is scheduled to appear at The Quail during Monterey Car Week on August 14, where Hennessey expects many allocations to be presold, while further development, testing and global homologation work continues.