RE: Video: Venom GT On The Road

[grumbledoak]

Video is mostly annoying, really. Between the matt black, the motion, and the fading it's damned near impossible to get a clear idea what it looks like. The static shots on the website are a little better, but with nothing else in shot you can only guess at the proportions. Silly buggers, they are presumably trying to sell this...

[Chris-R]

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Chris-R said:

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trying to borrow it for Le Mans ?

Nah... not enough cylinders!

[PascalBuyens]

grumbledoak said:

Video is mostly annoying, really. Between the matt black, the motion, and the fading it's damned near impossible to get a clear idea what it looks like. The static shots on the website are a little better, but with nothing else in shot you can only guess at the proportions. Silly buggers, they are presumably trying to sell this...

Teaser... Try and find it in a dictionary...

As been said before, there will be more professional videos out soon without a doubt. Just hope they don't put any music on top of the soundtrack.

[kiteless]

That's a "10" for me

[Or888t]

I'd like to retract my "it will just look like a exige from the rear view mirror comment.
Looks on the public roads
As for the production, it s a teaser and it sure teased, got us all beging for more hasent it?
So it's done what it's ment to do.
I say take it to the autobahn hit 260mph in it, when drive it back. That would be a news story!

Edited by Or888t on Wednesday 14th April 22:20

[S Works]

Looks cool, sounds cool, hopefully drives cool too. Good luck to the guy. There are far worse things around to spend your ire on.

[k-ink]

Re: Venom GT On The Road

Company boss John Hennessey:

"It was just as happy to meander along at 20 mph through English country villages as it was to effortlessly accelerate to 120 mph".


Admitting that in print is a little cheeky!

[5tu Mac]

I feel almost guilty at not being overly excited by this, sorry!

And I prefer supercar engines to be high pitch screamers, as much as i love muscle cars and the V8 rumble.

[Hippycake]

Gorgeous one for the dream garage..

[moribund]

Is this not just a really expensive way to make an Ultima GTR?

[Jenny Tills]

Is the exhaust smoking a bit as it comes off the roundabout at 1:07?

I really like the look of this, I cant wait to see a propper video of that big twincharged V8 at full chat around a racetrack.

[Yeast Lord]

The quality was so bad I could barely make it out from the background lol. Bloody hell what a car, why can't porsche make supercars like this with easy to fix mechanicals.

[ItsTony]

Also seems to still be registered as a Lotus with a 2.0 engine when you put the registration into the DVLA tax disc check. Either way, I'm still very quite impressed with the whole concept of the car.

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for AO57 FHZ are:

Date of Liability 01 03 2011
Date of First Registration 27 11 2007
Year of Manufacture 2007
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1796CC
CO2 Emissions 216g/Km
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour GREY
Vehicle Type Approval M1
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £134.75
12 Months Rate £245.00

[Slippydiff]

k-ink said:

Re: Venom GT On The Road

Company boss John Hennessey:

"It was just as happy to meander along at 20 mph through English country villages as it was to effortlessly accelerate to 120 mph".


Admitting that in print is a little cheeky!

He's not kidding either . . .

I followed this car on the M40 and then onto the M5 about three weeks ago, even late at night it looked stunning.
I wasn't aware what it was at the time as I'd never seen an Exige with rear tyres so wide but I guessed it was something a bit "special"

In the interests of trying to establish what it was I overtook it at speed and then slowed to allow it to pass.

Its driver then proceeded to give me a an impressive demonstration of just how quick it really is

I only realised what it was when it was featured in the Sunday Mirror a couple of weekends ago (and no, I don't buy the Sunday Mirror)

P.S According to the Sunday Mirror it's fitted with a "Recaro" gearbox

Edited by Slippydiff on Thursday 15th April 00:59

[GIRF]

moribund said:

Is this not just a really expensive way to make an Ultima GTR?

So true... Well as long as we discount the
- Modern monocoque chassis
- Modern alloy suspension.
- Carbon fiber body.

Though in fairness the Ult does benefit from the 80's derived bug eye look.

Sorry...... I actually LOVE the Ultima but do you really think there has been no automotive development in the intervening 20 years. Makes you wonder why Ferrari even bothers.

[moribund]

GIRF said:

moribund said:

Is this not just a really expensive way to make an Ultima GTR?

So true... Well as long as we discount the
- Modern monocoque chassis
- Modern alloy suspension.
- Carbon fiber body.

Though in fairness the Ult does benefit from the 80's derived bug eye look.

Sorry...... I actually LOVE the Ultima but do you really think there has been no automotive development in the intervening 20 years. Makes you wonder why Ferrari even bothers.

I know what you mean, but all he's really done is shoe-horn a GM V8 in a 1996-design Lotus tub (it's no monocoque) and re-skinned it. It's kit-car engineering and is as far from a Ferrari 458 as the Ultima is. All he's gained over an Ultima is a (slightly) newer shape and wind-up windows.

[GIRF]

I must disagree.

This is indeed a proper mono

This is something less.



It is certainly nice and well sorted but people who have tested it's rigidity report that while decent for its time, it lags compared to most other high performance autos currently developed.

[sanctum]

I've always had a hankering for an exige, but always felt they were ultimately underpowered. but a 750hp superchared v8? That sort of torque might be a bit of overkill for that poor chassis.

While I wish the venture every success and deeply lust after one of these, the organisers of that "event" must have very good lawyers, or are just extremely stupid. The invalid tax disc alone would give the authorities the legal right to impound and crush the car as well as invalidate any insurance, if it even had any. That's a hell of a risk for a bit of a teaser video.

[Peeved]

5tu Mac said:

I feel almost guilty at not being overly excited by this, sorry!

And I prefer supercar engines to be high pitch screamers, as much as i love muscle cars and the V8 rumble.

+1. It looks the part, and make no mistake the soundtrack is better than my Ford Puma...

...I just didn't get that shivery feeling I got when I heard the Zonda R video.

I may not be being fair. I mean what is the price difference?

[Yeast Lord]

I've been dreaming about this car. How much will it cost when it's finally released? With vette mechanicals it can't be that much can it.