The Hennessey Venom GT is an American sports car manufactured by
Texas-based Hennessey Performance Engineering shares the position as the 9th most
expensive car in the world with Mc Laren P1
On
January 21, 2013, the Venom GT set an average 0–300 kilometres per hour
(0–186 mph) acceleration time of 13.63 seconds. In addition, the car set
an unofficial record for 0–200 mph (0–322 km/h) acceleration at 14.51
seconds, beating the Koenigsegg Agera R's time of 14.53
seconds, making it the unofficial fastest accelerating car in the world.
On April 3, 2013, the Hennessy Venom GT crested 427.6 km/h
(265.7 mph) over the course of 2 miles (3.2 km) during testing at
United States Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California. Hennessey used two
VBOX 3i data logging systems to document the run and had VBOX officials on hand
to certify the numbers.
Specifications
Chassis
2. The Venom GT has a production curb weight of 2,743 pounds
(1,244 kg) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. The brakes useBrembo 6-piston calipers in the front and 4-piston calipers in the rear. The rotors are
15 inches (380 mm) carbon ceramic units provided by Surface Transforms.
Drivetrain
1. The Venom GT is powered by twin turbocharged 7.0L [427ci] GM LSX V8 engine with an iron
block and aluminum heads featuring twin precision ball bearing turbochargers.
The engine produces 1,244 bhp (928 kW; 1,261 PS) of power at
6,600 rpm and 1,155 lb·ft (1,566 N·m) of torque at 4,400 rpm.Engine
power output is adjustable by three settings: 800 bhp (597 kW;
811 PS), 1,000 bhp (746 kW; 1,014 PS) and 1,200 bhp
(895 kW; 1,217 PS). The engine revs to 7,200 rpm.
2. The mid-engine V8 is mated to the rear wheels
with a Ricardo 6-speed manual transmission.
Production
1. As of February 28, 2014, 11 Venom
GTs have been manufactured Hennessey have announced that they only intend to build a total
of 29 of these cars.
The cost of this Texas beauty is
about $
1.1M.So if I were you and if I have the money I would like to own one of
these limited edition beauty.
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