Hennessey's all-new hypercar, the Venom F5, was
built with just one goal in mind, to be the fastest road car in the world. With
a top speed in excess of 300 mph (482 km/h), all we can say is they've done it.
In order to achieve such high speeds, the Hennessey
Special Vehicles team had to come up with a brand new design, chassis and
carbon fiber body, so as to have the lowest possible drag.
Mated to a 7-speed single clutch paddle shift
transmission, the car's new twin turbo V8 unit will send over 1,600 HP to the
rear tires, all while dragging along a curb weight of just 1,338
kg. This combo of power, low drag and light weight should take the car from 0
to 300 km/h in less than 10 seconds, making the Venom F5 faster than
any current Formula 1 car.
Zero to 400 km/h and back to zero can be
achieved in under 30 seconds, whereas the top speed is projected to exceed 482 km/h. The price for driving the world's fast production road car upwards of US$ 1.6 million. Also, the automaker is only planning on building 24
examples, which will make the new Venom that much more valuable in the long
run.
Overall, the numbers that the Venom F5 is proposing
are simply ludicrous. Its 0-400-0 time of less than 30 seconds not only
demolishes the Chiron's time of 42 seconds, it also makes this car over 6
seconds faster than the Koenigsegg Agera RS.
In addition to displaying the Venom F5 at the 2017
SEMA Show, Hennessey has brought two other cars to Vegas, the VelociRaptor 6x6
and The Exorcist, based on the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
