Manufactured by Hennessey Performance Engineering, the Hennessey Venom GT is the quickest production car in the world. This Texan-built supercar set the new Guinness World Record for an average 0-300 km/h acceleration time of just 13.63 seconds. The Hennessey Venom GT also set an unofficial record for 0-200 mph acceleration at 14.51 seconds.
Hennessey Performance Engineering is now planning to attempt to break the world record for the fastest production car. The title for the fastest production car is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. The title holder achieved a speed of 431.072 km/h (267.86 mph) at the Volkswagen proving grounds in 2010. Hennessey claims that the car can achieve a top speed of 272 mph (437 km/h), although this has not been tested yet.
The Hennessey Venom GT was revealed on March 29, 2010. Each of the Venom GT car takes six months to build. The Venom GT is powered by twin turbocharged 7.0 L V8 engine featuring Ball Bearing Turbocharging system. The engine produces 1,244 bhp of power and 1,155 N·m of torque. These supercars have an eye-watering price tag of $1.44million.
The Venom GT uses a highly modified Lotus Exige chassis. It has a production curb weight of about 1,200 kg because of its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. These supercars have an eye-watering price tag of $1.44million.
However, Venom GT's record-holding status may be short lived. The California-based manufacturer is already working on the car's successor - the Hennessey Venom GT2. The Hennessey Venom GT2 is supposed to be more powerful and one can expect that the new car will follow the tradition and attempt to break some records.
Hennessey Performance Engineering is now planning to attempt to break the world record for the fastest production car. The title for the fastest production car is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. The title holder achieved a speed of 431.072 km/h (267.86 mph) at the Volkswagen proving grounds in 2010. Hennessey claims that the car can achieve a top speed of 272 mph (437 km/h), although this has not been tested yet.
The Hennessey Venom GT was revealed on March 29, 2010. Each of the Venom GT car takes six months to build. The Venom GT is powered by twin turbocharged 7.0 L V8 engine featuring Ball Bearing Turbocharging system. The engine produces 1,244 bhp of power and 1,155 N·m of torque. These supercars have an eye-watering price tag of $1.44million.
The Venom GT uses a highly modified Lotus Exige chassis. It has a production curb weight of about 1,200 kg because of its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. These supercars have an eye-watering price tag of $1.44million.
However, Venom GT's record-holding status may be short lived. The California-based manufacturer is already working on the car's successor - the Hennessey Venom GT2. The Hennessey Venom GT2 is supposed to be more powerful and one can expect that the new car will follow the tradition and attempt to break some records.
