Before we get into the details of what happened to it, let’s recap what we were originally told about the car.
Set to be revealed in 2023 (customer deliveries in 2026), Project Deep Space was going to be a hyper-GT featuring four seats arranged in a diamond shape with a central driver’s seat. As if that wasn’t crazy enough, it was to have gullwing doors. Still not impressed? Well, Deep Space has six wheels, and it’s six-wheel drive, with an electric motor on each wheel.
While power outputs were never confirmed, Hennessey was working with Shell Pennzoil and Delta Cosworth to develop a unique powertrain that was capable of immense performance. John Hennessey said at the time of its announcement, “We believe that ‘Deep Space,’ with six electric motors combined with six driven wheels, could be the world’s quickest accelerating four-seater from zero to 200 mph!”
Meant to be the ultimate embodiment of both luxury and speed, Deep Space was to feature a world-first lie-flat seat in a hypercar, aping the luxury found on private jets. For four occupants, it would be able to store four pieces of bespoke carbon fiber luggage up front, while a rear storage space could accommodate four sets of golf clubs.
