RE: How fast is the Hennessey Venom GT? Err... very
Monday 12th September 2011
How fast is the Hennessey Venom GT? Err... very
Speedo video reveals one heck of a rapid Texan supercar
Okay, so a video showing only the rev-counter and speedometer isn't going to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes, but it is a pretty compelling indication of just how devastatingly fast the Hennessey Venom GT is.
But then the supercar-that-began-life-as-an-Elise should be pretty fast: it's got 1200hp courtesy of its twin-turbo GM V8 and weighs in at a modest 1218kg.
We can only hope (and assume) that a private test track was used for this run, which takes the Venom from 70mph to 215mph in a staggeringly short 15secs (or so)...
Discussion
The car was mental at the Festival or Speed on the Friday morning run, as soon as it went onto boost the car was darting all over the place and looked fairly uncontrollable.
I reckon they turned the boost down after that as it wasn't as mental for the rest of the weekend.
It's a superb thing.
I reckon they turned the boost down after that as it wasn't as mental for the rest of the weekend.
It's a superb thing.
Frog Dog said:
Guvernator said:
Very impressive but why was he short-shifting? Surely in an acceleration test you should be using the entire rev range?
I thought the same. Haha, short shifting. It should be off the limiter in every gear Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff