There’s never been any doubt that the Hennessey Venom GT is one fast
supercar. But now the Texas-based firm is claiming the Venom has become
the fastest production vehicle on earth. Hennessey has just announced
that its Venom GT hit a top speed of 265.7 mph on February 9, 2013, on
the runway of the Lemoore Naval Air Station in California. But hang on a
second, you say - didn't the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reach a
record-setting top speed of 267.8 mph?
That may be true, but as John Hennessey explains, "While a Veyron Super Sport did run 267.8 mph, Bugatti speed-limits its production vehicles to 258 mph. Thus, at 265.7 mph the Venom GT is the fastest production car available to the public." Well there you have it.
A Texan-based supercar has set a new acceleration record, going from 0-300kph in 13.63 seconds.The Hennessey Venom GT, built by American tuning specialist Hennessey Performance Engineering, set the new world record on 10 January before representatives from the Guinness World Records. To set the official time the Venom GT had to record two attempts at reaching 300kph within an hour, with the average time taken from the two runs.
If the super quick lines of the Venom GT look familiar, it's because it uses the roof, doors, windscreen, dash, cockpit and floorplan of the Lotus Exige. The American tuning group has added a 7.0 litre V8 to the little roadster, resulting in 1,244 horsepowers in a car that weighs approximately 1,240 kilograms. This staggering power-to-weight ratio of one horsepower per kilogram also makes it one of the most insanely powerful production cars in the world -- going 300kph in a straight line might be fun, but Wired.co.uk wouldn't fancy putting it round any corners. The massive power of the car saw it continuing to spin its wheels while in fourth gear.
That may be true, but as John Hennessey explains, "While a Veyron Super Sport did run 267.8 mph, Bugatti speed-limits its production vehicles to 258 mph. Thus, at 265.7 mph the Venom GT is the fastest production car available to the public." Well there you have it.
A Texan-based supercar has set a new acceleration record, going from 0-300kph in 13.63 seconds.The Hennessey Venom GT, built by American tuning specialist Hennessey Performance Engineering, set the new world record on 10 January before representatives from the Guinness World Records. To set the official time the Venom GT had to record two attempts at reaching 300kph within an hour, with the average time taken from the two runs.
The first run, recorded on an 2,400 metre-long runway in Texas,
saw the Venom GT reach 300kph in 13.18 seconds, with a helping
tailwind of 6kph, while the second run in the opposite direction
took 14.08 seconds due to a headwind of 10kph. The new time of
13.63 seconds was 0.9 seconds quicker than the previous record held
by the Koenigsegg Agera.
The car also managed to record the unofficial acceleration
record for 0-200mph (0-321kph) at 14.51 seconds, Guinness World
Records choosing not to recognise speeds set in mph. Despite
claiming the acceleration record, the Venom GT isn't capable of
claiming the 0-100kph crown, nor has it dethroned the Bugatti
Veyron Super Sport from having the fastest top speed (429kph).If the super quick lines of the Venom GT look familiar, it's because it uses the roof, doors, windscreen, dash, cockpit and floorplan of the Lotus Exige. The American tuning group has added a 7.0 litre V8 to the little roadster, resulting in 1,244 horsepowers in a car that weighs approximately 1,240 kilograms. This staggering power-to-weight ratio of one horsepower per kilogram also makes it one of the most insanely powerful production cars in the world -- going 300kph in a straight line might be fun, but Wired.co.uk wouldn't fancy putting it round any corners. The massive power of the car saw it continuing to spin its wheels while in fourth gear.
