For Immediate Release
Media contact:
Don Goldman
Hennessey Performance Engineering
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Hennessey Performance Announces New Partnership for Middle East and India

DiMora joins the team to sell 1000-HP Venom GT supercar and other legendary products

Houston, Texas - April 5, 2010 - Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) today announced the partnership with Sir Alfred DiMora of DiMora Motorcar to become the exclusive distributor for its vehicle sales in the Middle East and India. DiMora, creator of the Clenet Series IV Sportster and Sceptre 6.6S owned by celebrities and royalty around the world has extensive contacts throughout the Middle East and the world that will allow for HPE vehicles to be displayed at exclusive showrooms. As one of the more wealthy areas of the world, the Middle East has become one of the top locations for automotive collectors, racers and enthusiasts.

"In recent years there has been much interest in Hennessey products from clients in the Middle East," said Don Goldman, CEO Hennessey Performance Engineering. "The partnership with Alfred DiMora will allow Middle East and India clients unique access to Hennessey vehicles, including the all-new Venom GT supercar."

Hennessey Venom GT

Hennessey Performance (HPE) is the world's premier tuner for Dodge/Chrysler, GM and Ford vehicles including the famed Viper and the all-new Camaro. HPE has steadily grown over the last 20 years of business thanks in great part to the reemergence of the American musclecar. HPE has recently expanded its tuning portfolio to include top European brands such as Audi, Bentley, Nissan, Mercedes and Porsche. Of particular interest to Middle East customers is HPE's upcoming Venom GT supercar powered by a 725 bhp supercharged V-8 or an available 1,000 bhp and 1,200 bhp twin-turbocharged V-8.

About Hennessey Performance Engineering

HPE is the world's premier tuner for Dodge/Chrysler, GM and Ford vehicles, including the famed Viper and the all-new Camaro. It recently expanded its tuning portfolio to include top European brands such as Audi, Bentley, Nissan, Mercedes, and Porsche.

In 2009, HPE moved to its all-new 30,000 square foot facility located 45 minutes west of Houston in Sealy, Texas. Its 143 acre property includes Lonestar Motorsports Park, a fully operational 1/4-mile dragstrip facility that doubles as the Hennessey Performance proving grounds and test track. Plans are in development to add a 1.4 mile road course.

HPE also recently opened its West Coast facility in Lake Forest, California. In 2009, HPE started Tuner School, the first and only technical school that teaches the fundamentals of building and tuning modern high-performance vehicles. For information, photography, and videos on Hennessey Performance Engineering vehicles and other products, please visit www.hennesseyperformance.com.

About DiMora Motorcar and Affiliates

Based in Palm Springs, California, DiMora Motorcar (www.dimoramotorcar.com) crafts elegant luxury automobiles designed to exceed expectations in every aspect of automotive engineering. DiMora Custom Bikes (www.dimoracustombikes.com) takes the DiMora passion for technological innovation and uncompromising quality that is the hallmark of the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan and brings it to the motorcycle world. Its products are available worldwide through the growing DiMora dealer network.

Alfred DiMora produced two of America's finest luxury automobiles, the Clenet, as owner and Chief Automotive Designer, and the Sceptre, as co-founder. When President Reagan declared 1986 the Centennial Year of the Gasoline-Powered Automobile, the Clenet was selected as the Official Centennial Car, resulting in honors for DiMora and the Clenet at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Michigan. Clenets were owned by celebrities and royalty around the world, and DiMora continues to support Clenet owners and enthusiasts through the Classic Clenet Club (www.clenetclub.com).

Hennessey Performance Engineering is now located at Lonestar Motorsports Park.
Tel: 979-885-1300 - HennesseyPerformance.com - Fax: 979-877-0701

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