Shortly after
announcing that is has started building the first Venom F5 carbon fiber
monocoque, Hennessey has followed this up with a statement that it is
considering building an open-top version of its all-new hypercar.
A press release
issued by the company says that the carbon fiber tub used by the Venom F5 has
been designed to support both coupe and roadster models. Photoshopped pictures
show the car in a light shade of blue and without a fixed roof. And, in all
likelihood, the removable part will either be a carbon/kevlar panel or,
alternatively, a soft top.
Hennessey has
committed to building 24 units of the Venom F5 coupe and says it will only
consider building the Roadster once deliveries of the former commence in early
2020. There’s no word on how many drop-top models could be made, but they
should come in at a little more expensive than the $1.6 million Coupe.
The previous
Hennessey Venom GT was sold in both coupe and roadster configurations, and the
Venom GT Spyder still holds the record for the world’s fastest production
convertible, recording a top speed of 427.44 km/h, or just 1.6 km/h
slower than the top speed recorded in the Venom GT Coupe.
Powering the Venom
F5 will be a twin-turbocharged 7.6-liter V8 pumping out in excess of 1600 hp
and 1760 Nm of torque which, according to Hennessey, should be
enough to help it break the 482 km/h barrier.
