In 2007, Road & Track Magazine welcomed Hennessey Performance to take an interest in a shootout between a percentage of the world's speediest supercars. The challenge? Figure out which auto could quicken from 0 to 200 mph in the briefest measure of time.
Hennessey Venom GT
A portion of the heavyweights contending where the Mercedes McLaren SLR, Lamborghini Murciellago, Ruf Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and the 1001 bhp all-wheel drive Bugatti Veyron 16.4. For our entrance, the Hennessey group brought the organization's most recent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper. A few runs were made by every auto on the 2.9 mile long runway at Lemoore Naval Air Station in focal California. By the day's end, the Hennessey Venom 1000 Viper was delegated lord of the ROAD & TRACK "Speed Kings" shootout by posting the fastest time by running 0 to 200 mph in an amazing 20.3 seconds.
By correlation, the second place Bugatti Veyron 16.4 was almost 4 seconds behind the Venom with a period of 24.2 seconds."At the end of the Road & Track test, we were exceptionally satisfied with the outcomes and the Venom taking in front of the rest of the competition over the Veyron", says John Hennessey. "To the extent I am mindful, we have the main auto that has beaten a Veyron in an free, straight on test of vehicle execution. While we were truly content with that achievement, it didn't take long for me to start pondering what would we be able to do to enhance the execution of our auto."
On January 21, 2013, the Venom GT set a Guinness World Record for the quickest generation auto from 0–300 kilometers for every hour (0–186mph) with a normal increasing speed time of 13.63 seconds. Likewise, the auto set an informal record for 0–200 mph (0–322 km/h) increasing speed at 14.51 seconds, beating the Koenigsegg Agera R's season of 17.68 seconds, making it the informal quickest quickening generation auto on the planet.
On April 3, 2013, the Hennessy Venom GT peaked 265.7 mph (427.6 km/h) through the span of 2 miles (3.2 km) amid testing at United States Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California. Hennessey utilized two VBOX 3i information logging frameworks to record the run and had VBOX authorities available to affirm the numbers. See top 10 fastest cars details here.
On February 14, 2014, on the Kennedy Space Center's 3.22-mile (5.18 km) transport runway in Florida, the Hennessey group recorded a top velocity of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h) with Director of Miller Motorsport Park, Brian Smith, driving. As the run was in a solitary heading, and just 16 autos have been sold to date (to qualify Hennessey must form 30), it doesn't qualify as the world's speediest creation auto in the Guinness Book of Records.
Venom GT "World's Fastest Edition" (2014)
Is a constrained (3 units) form of Venom GT car honoring Venom GT roadster's 0–300 km/h Guinness World Record. The vehicle went marked down for US$1.25 million. All of which were sold to clients not long after their generation was declared by the maker.
On February 14, 2014, the Hennessey Venom GT came to a recorded top pace of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h). The run was performed at the Kennedy Space Center on the 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Space Shuttle landing runway. Brian Smith, Director of Miller Motorsport, experienced race driver and a previous Michelin tire test specialist, drove the Venom GT to its top pace. In any case, this was not perceived by the Guinness World Records as the top velocity for a generation auto on the grounds that Guinness just perceives the normal pace of two runs done in inverse bearings (to cross out the impacts of wind) and generation autos must have no less than 30 samples made.
Venom F5
Hennessey reported that it has been taking a shot at a successor to the GT named Venom F5, hitherto the organization has not determined anything in point of interest with respect to the auto, other than an arranged force yield of more than 1400 hp and a top velocity of 290 mph (467 km/h). They arrange to accomplish that by adjusting the motor utilizing bigger twin turbochargers and bigger intercoolers for enhanced charging weights and cooling. The 7.0-liter V8 would utilize another fuel framework too. The F5 will have a totally new outside with its carbon fiber body enhanced for lower streamlined drag and additionally more downforce. The name F5 is gotten from a top rate tornado. To begin with conveyance to clients is gotten ready for 2016, with an aggregate creation of 30 models at a cost of $1.2 million each.
2014 Hennessey Venom GT Specifications
Performance
0-60 mph : 2.7 sec.
0-100 mph : 5.6 sec.
0-300 km/h : 13.63 sec. – Guinness World Record
0-200 mph : 14.51 sec. – Hypercar World Record
¼ mile : 9.92 sec. @ 163 mph
Standing half mile : 206 mph
Standing mile : 253 mph
Verified speed : 270.49 mph
Est. top speed : 278 mph
Drivetrain
Transmission Ricardo 6-Speed manual
Final Drive Ratio 3.36:1
1st gear/max speed 2.61:1 69 mph
2nd gear/max speed 1.71:1 105 mph
3rd gear/max speed 1.23:1 146 mph
4th gear/max speed 0.94:1 191mph
5th gear/max speed 0.77:1 233 mph
6th gear/max speed 0.63:1 278 mph
Hennessey Venom GT
A portion of the heavyweights contending where the Mercedes McLaren SLR, Lamborghini Murciellago, Ruf Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and the 1001 bhp all-wheel drive Bugatti Veyron 16.4. For our entrance, the Hennessey group brought the organization's most recent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper. A few runs were made by every auto on the 2.9 mile long runway at Lemoore Naval Air Station in focal California. By the day's end, the Hennessey Venom 1000 Viper was delegated lord of the ROAD & TRACK "Speed Kings" shootout by posting the fastest time by running 0 to 200 mph in an amazing 20.3 seconds.
By correlation, the second place Bugatti Veyron 16.4 was almost 4 seconds behind the Venom with a period of 24.2 seconds."At the end of the Road & Track test, we were exceptionally satisfied with the outcomes and the Venom taking in front of the rest of the competition over the Veyron", says John Hennessey. "To the extent I am mindful, we have the main auto that has beaten a Veyron in an free, straight on test of vehicle execution. While we were truly content with that achievement, it didn't take long for me to start pondering what would we be able to do to enhance the execution of our auto."
On January 21, 2013, the Venom GT set a Guinness World Record for the quickest generation auto from 0–300 kilometers for every hour (0–186mph) with a normal increasing speed time of 13.63 seconds. Likewise, the auto set an informal record for 0–200 mph (0–322 km/h) increasing speed at 14.51 seconds, beating the Koenigsegg Agera R's season of 17.68 seconds, making it the informal quickest quickening generation auto on the planet.
On April 3, 2013, the Hennessy Venom GT peaked 265.7 mph (427.6 km/h) through the span of 2 miles (3.2 km) amid testing at United States Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California. Hennessey utilized two VBOX 3i information logging frameworks to record the run and had VBOX authorities available to affirm the numbers. See top 10 fastest cars details here.
On February 14, 2014, on the Kennedy Space Center's 3.22-mile (5.18 km) transport runway in Florida, the Hennessey group recorded a top velocity of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h) with Director of Miller Motorsport Park, Brian Smith, driving. As the run was in a solitary heading, and just 16 autos have been sold to date (to qualify Hennessey must form 30), it doesn't qualify as the world's speediest creation auto in the Guinness Book of Records.
Venom GT "World's Fastest Edition" (2014)
Is a constrained (3 units) form of Venom GT car honoring Venom GT roadster's 0–300 km/h Guinness World Record. The vehicle went marked down for US$1.25 million. All of which were sold to clients not long after their generation was declared by the maker.
On February 14, 2014, the Hennessey Venom GT came to a recorded top pace of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h). The run was performed at the Kennedy Space Center on the 3.2-mile (5.1 km) Space Shuttle landing runway. Brian Smith, Director of Miller Motorsport, experienced race driver and a previous Michelin tire test specialist, drove the Venom GT to its top pace. In any case, this was not perceived by the Guinness World Records as the top velocity for a generation auto on the grounds that Guinness just perceives the normal pace of two runs done in inverse bearings (to cross out the impacts of wind) and generation autos must have no less than 30 samples made.
Venom F5
Hennessey reported that it has been taking a shot at a successor to the GT named Venom F5, hitherto the organization has not determined anything in point of interest with respect to the auto, other than an arranged force yield of more than 1400 hp and a top velocity of 290 mph (467 km/h). They arrange to accomplish that by adjusting the motor utilizing bigger twin turbochargers and bigger intercoolers for enhanced charging weights and cooling. The 7.0-liter V8 would utilize another fuel framework too. The F5 will have a totally new outside with its carbon fiber body enhanced for lower streamlined drag and additionally more downforce. The name F5 is gotten from a top rate tornado. To begin with conveyance to clients is gotten ready for 2016, with an aggregate creation of 30 models at a cost of $1.2 million each.
2014 Hennessey Venom GT Specifications
Performance
0-60 mph : 2.7 sec.
0-100 mph : 5.6 sec.
0-300 km/h : 13.63 sec. – Guinness World Record
0-200 mph : 14.51 sec. – Hypercar World Record
¼ mile : 9.92 sec. @ 163 mph
Standing half mile : 206 mph
Standing mile : 253 mph
Verified speed : 270.49 mph
Est. top speed : 278 mph
Drivetrain
Transmission Ricardo 6-Speed manual
Final Drive Ratio 3.36:1
1st gear/max speed 2.61:1 69 mph
2nd gear/max speed 1.71:1 105 mph
3rd gear/max speed 1.23:1 146 mph
4th gear/max speed 0.94:1 191mph
5th gear/max speed 0.77:1 233 mph
6th gear/max speed 0.63:1 278 mph