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When you think of Neiman Marcus catalog cars, brands like BMW and Lexus usually spring to mind. The latest seller to grace the catalog’s pages, however, wears a humble Dodge badge. Neiman Marcus is in fact selling a Hennessey-tuned Dodge Viper Venom in its spring Men’s Catalog for the cool sum of $179,500.

For the money you get a 700hp V10 American muscle car churning out a healthy 645ft-lb of torque, and is capable of accelerating to 60mph in just 3.3 seconds and reaching a top speed in excess of 200mph. The Neiman Marcus edition is based on the Hennessey Venom 650R, which usually costs $14,500 on top of the price of a stock Dodge Viper, but it gets unique black and red leather trim, embroidered floormats and a custom luggage kit.
The car also gets a new rear spoiler and signing on the dotted line will entitle owners to a day of high-performance driving school at the Lonestar Motorsports Park. The car officially goes on sale on April 10th and only seven models have been created.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/neiman-marcus-selling-hennessey-venom-viper/

Wicked.

M

(with a twinkle of glee in the eye)

Yes, I concur. Wicked.

One bad-@$$ machine, I always loved Viper ...!

2008 Neiman Marcus Special Edition Hennessey Venom 700NM

Seven hundred horses are comin’ to town! Upscale luxury goods retailer Neiman Marcus Direct has teamed up with John Hennessey’s Hennessey Performance Engineering to bring us a stampede of 700 horses through their spring Neiman Marcus Men's Catalog. And boy do them horses look healthy and sound in that jet black!
"The Venom 700NM offers world-class power,” says John Hennessey, “performance and looks in typical Hennessey style. We are very excited about our new partnership with Neiman Marcus."

Persuaded by the thunderous Dodge Viper SRT-10 engine, the VENOM 700NM musters up a whole 700 bhp/ 522kW and 645lb-ft of massive torque. Figures suggest a 0 – 60 mph time of 3.3 seconds, 0 – 100 mph in 7 seconds and a top end of 214 mph.

A number of special kits are added to the Venom 700NM, including VenomAero Exterior Aerodynamic Upgrades and lightweight alloy wheel upgrade (19x10 inch front; 20x13 inch rear).

Sounds good to you? We thought so. Be a good boy then and put aside USD179,500, which by the look of the US dollar lately, isn’t much. Be quick about it too as only 7 are being made available. If you can make it to the New York Motor Show 2008 even better, 'cause then you can scope out the real deal in the metal.

Press release
Neiman Marcus Direct announced today that it is partnering with Hennessey Performance Engineering to introduce the 2008 Neiman Marcus Special Edition Hennessey Venom 700NM. The 2008 Special Edition Hennessey Venom will be featured in the spring Neiman Marcus Men's Catalog and will retail for $179.500.

The 2008 Special Edition Hennessey Venom 700NM features jet black paint with a 200-mph tested rear wing and Venom 700NM badges. Inside, custom details include black and red leather appointments, a numbered limited-edition dash plaque, embroidered floor mats and matching luggage. Underhood, there's a custom engine featuring 700 horsepower with 645 lb-ft torque, that can attain 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds.

"The Venom 700NM offers world-class power, performance and looks in typical Hennessey style. We are very excited about our new partnership with Neiman Marcus." said John Hennessey, President, Hennessey Performance Engineering. Only seven Venom 700NM Vipers will be made and the price includes one day of high-performance driving school at Lonestar Motorsports Park. For your chance to own this car, call 1 -877-885-7077 promptly at 9:00 a.m. PST on Monday, April 10, 2008.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080317.008/2008-neiman-marcus-special-edition-hennessey-venom-700nm