{"id":72520,"date":"2024-05-22T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=72520"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:04:54","slug":"1143249_hennessey-confirms-performance-numbers-for-850-hp-mustang-dark-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=72520","title":{"rendered":"Hennessey confirms performance numbers for 850-hp Mustang Dark Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hennessey last summer announced a performance upgrade for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1140364_2024-ford-mustang-dark-horse-test-drive-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse<\/a>, which promised to lift output from the stock 500-hp rating to a supercar-worthy 850 hp.<\/p>\n<p>Ford hadn&#8217;t delivered any examples of the Dark Horse at the time, and as a result Hennessey didn&#8217;t have any performance numbers to publish.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to today and production of Hennessey&#8217;s upgrade for the Dark Horse, known as the H850 upgrade, is currently underway, and the Texan tuner has confirmed the all-important numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Peak output comes in at 850 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque, courtesy of a supercharger for the stock 5.0-liter V-8. Other key modifications include a high-flow intake, upgraded fuel injectors, and a new fuel pump. Hennessey also adds its own engine management software to ensure everything runs smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XH4JJwD5HSs?si=hIDmEvexn7R_tPFs\" width=\"560\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Drive is to the rear wheels only, via a 6-speed manual or 10-speed automatic. The automatic is the quicker option here, and will see the Hennessey-tuned Dark Horse sprint to 60 mph from rest in just 3.2 seconds, and pass the quarter-mile in 10.9 seconds at 133 mph. The stock figures are 3.7 seconds for the 0-60 mph run and 12 seconds at 118 mph for the quarter-mile.<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey announced a price tag of $49,950 when first announcing the H850 upgrade a year ago. That price doesn&#8217;t include the cost of the donor Dark Horse which starts at roughly $60,000. It does, however, include a three-year, 36,000-mile limited warranty.<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey also offers a range of additional upgrades as options, including an aerodynamic package consisting of a front splitter, side skirts, and a rear spoiler all made from carbon fiber. A set of forged wheels and Hennessey&#8217;s Heritage-style graphics are also available.<\/p>\n<p>For buyers looking to save some coin, Ford offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142600_2024-ford-mustang-gt-dark-horse-supercharger-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">810-hp supercharger upgrade<\/a> for the Mustang GT and Mustang Dark Horse, which includes everything apart from installation for just $9,995. Famous Ohio Ford dealership Lebanon Ford also recently announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1143168_lebanon-ford-offers-810-hp-2024-ford-mustang-for-49-995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turnkey 810-hp Mustang<\/a> costing $49,995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hennessey last summer announced a performance upgrade for the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, which promised to lift output from the stock 500-hp rating to a supercar-worthy 850 hp. Ford hadn&#8217;t delivered any examples of the Dark Horse at the time, and as a result Hennessey didn&#8217;t have any performance numbers to publish. Fast forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-concepts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}