To coin a phrase....holy ****. ********************* SEALY, TEXAS & SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, March 29, 2010 - Hennessey Performance is pleased to introduce the first official images of its Venom GT supercar. Based upon the Lotus Elise, the Venom GT combines a high-tech, lightweight British chassis with a powerful American V8. “This is not the first time that Britain and America have joined forces to produce a weapon of mass propulsion”, said company founder and president, John Hennessey. “Over fifty years ago the American-built P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft was flown into history powered by a British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Today the Hennessey Venom GT promises to set a new standard of power to weight ratio in the rarefied air of today's supercar market.” In the case of the Venom GT, less weight means more performance. The Venom GT will have a production curb weight of less than 2,400 lbs (1,071 kilos) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. Stopping power is delivered via Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors. The Venom GT’s base power plant is the supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1) tweaked by Hennessey to 725 bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants. The mid-engine V8 will transmit its power to the rear tires via a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox. Estimated figures put the 0-60 mph dash at 2.4 seconds, 0-100 mph in a shifter-kart-beating 5.3 seconds, and a face-stretching top speed of 272 mph.
I've been saying holy **** for quite some time now. Coming from someone who knows next to nothing about cars I dislike the spoiler and lights.
I hope they include a training course with the price of the car; 725HP is already more than the average driver can control without being trained - 1000HP and 1200HP would get a lot of people killed.
Awesome car. I don't like the spoiler either but it may be necessary with that speed. I'm not sure as I'm not much up on where the line is between driving fast and going airborne unexpectedly. I also thought Batmobile when I first saw it. I'd sure love to have one especially if I lived somewhere that had roads I could use it on without getting busted or access to a track with lots of curves and long straights.