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Hennessey Performance has turned its hand to the McLaren 765LT boosting its power to 1000hp for a cool $25,000.

If you thought the McLaren 765LT wasn’t quite powerful enough at 765hp, well you apparently were not alone. Famous American tuners Hennessey has turned its attention to the 765LT and upped the power by over 200hp, dropping its 0-60mph sprint time to just 2.1 seconds and taking its power north of that of the mighty McLaren P1.

The HPE1000 package consists of new high-flow air filters, an ECU tune and Hennessey stainless steel exhaust system.

Company founder and CEO John Hennessey said: “The new 765LT is underrated from the factory. We tested it on our in-house dyno and it delivered about 765 HP – at the rear wheels. This means it’s producing closer to 865 bhp in bone stock form. “Upgrading the 765LT to 1000hp will drop the 0-60 mph time to just 2.1 seconds, which is just nuts.”

You can check out the full HPE1000 package details here.

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Manhart has lifted the covers off its MH3 600 and MH4 600 versions of the new BMW M3 and M4, featuring almost 600hp.

If you aren’t a fan of how the new BMW M3 and M4 look then you may want to look away now as Manhart hasn’t opted to work on that. There is, however, a new carbon fibre front bonnet, front splitter, rear spoiler, diffuser and side skirts to help detract attention from those grilles!

Based on the Competition variants of those models, the Manhart MH3 600 and MH4 600 get a MHtronik Powerbox, boosting power to 620hp and 553lb ft of torque, that’s around a 110hp and 80lb ft power hike. The non-Competition models see power rise to 590hp, over the standard car’s 490hp.

A Manhart cat-back exhaust system also features and comes with twin carbon tailpipes with the option of a middle silencer. There is also the option for a OPF-back exhaust system, too.

Thanks to its partnership with H&R, lowering springs are brought in to drop the Manhart MH3 600 & MH4 600 ride heights, while the car sits on Concave One forged wheels with 265/30 21 tyres at the front and 305/25 21 tyres at the rear.

Manhart says: “Phase 1 of the tuning program includes a wide variety of parts and options, which will allow clients to tune and upgrade their beloved new Bimmer. For the second phase MANHART Performance will go a step further, taking both the M3 and M4 to the next level. Stay tuned for the release of this tuning package later in the year.”

All of the parts listed here are available as packages or as individual items.

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Following last month’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake, the Ebisu circuit operators are appealing for financial support after finding the damage was more than first thought.

While Ebisu circuit resonates with petrolheads around the world, it is reeling from the damage caused by Japan’s most recent earthquake, which was in itself an aftershock from the earthquake and tsunami devastation caused in 2011.

Thankfully, the majority of the track came away unscathed, parts of it were hit hard by the earthquake and subsequent land slides.

With Covid already causing the cancellation of a number of high profile events that take place at Ebisu, the earthquake has proven to be more costly than first thought, with the circuit appealing for donations in order to repair the damage caused and remain open for years to come.

Seen by some as the mecca of drifting, lets hope Ebisu makes a quick recovery.

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