Steven Tyler buys the first open top Venom GT

[WCZ]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/hennessey-venom-g...

I hope he didn't pay the £100k+ that they were asking to remove a roof that came off the regular version of this overpriced tuned lotus!

0-200mph in 15 seconds is pretty nuts if the figures they are claiming are true though

[Terminator X]

It's in some state of tune though ... 800hp!

TX.

Edit - oops, that one is 1200hp ffs!

[kambites]

1,244bhp, according to that article. I'm not entirely convinced that the Elise tub was designed with that kind of power in mind.

ETA: Ah, just noticed it has a bloody great cage in it. I'm guessing that's more for structural rigidity than roll-over safety.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 30th May 12:59

[Dr Z]

WCZ said:

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/hennessey-venom-g...

I hope he didn't pay the £100k+ that they were asking to remove a roof that came off the regular version of this overpriced tuned lotus!

0-200mph in 15 seconds is pretty nuts if the figures they are claiming are true though

Sandals with socks. FAIL!

Car is nice though!

[deltashad]

Better than Prius

[Asterix]

I bet he had a sweet emotion when the wraps came off.

[V88Dicky]

Where's this Venom thingy then?

I just get a photo of Steve propped up against a Carrera GT

[DanDC5]

Rock legend has epically cool car. Love in an elevator is guaranteed surely?

[deltashad]

Asterix said:

I bet he had a sweet emotion when the wraps came off.

Now its made it to PH I guess he's infront of 'the hangman jury'

[WCZ]

V88Dicky said:

I just get a photo of Steve propped up against a Carrera GT

It does like kinda neat but I can't help but think this is a fairly gimmicky car by a company with a terrible reputation for customer cars

Could be a near impossible car to re-sell in the future

[Aeroresh]

[simer553]

WCZ said:

Could be a near impossible car to re-sell in the future

Like,...WHY?

1. I don't suppose Steve will give a rats arse either way.
2. It was owned by Steve Tyler - therefore some fan will buy it....

[E30M3SE]

V88Dicky said:

Where's this Venom thingy then?

I just get a photo of Steve propped up against a Carrera GT

Please, you're doing an injustice to the CGT there.

[WCZ]

simer553 said:

Like,...WHY?

1. I don't suppose Steve will give a rats arse either way.
2. It was owned by Steve Tyler - therefore some fan will buy it....

I don't mean this specific car, I mean Venoms.

[graham22]

Aeroresh said:

What is the top of the screen hiding - no wonder he's smiling!

[Greg_D]

i can't even get my head round what this car would feel like if you buried it in 3rd or 4th from about 10mph and waited for it to all happen. Normal followed by utterly insane followed by bewilderment at what was happening is my educated guess, Fantastic.

[jon-]

Why didn't Lotus make the exige look like that

[Mastodon2]

1244bhp,I expect we'll be reading Tyler's obituary sometime next week then!

[WCZ]

Mastodon2 said:

1244bhp,I expect we'll be reading Tyler's obituary sometime next week then!

would love to see a dyno proving that output

[BuzzLightyear]

graham22 said:

What is the top of the screen hiding - no wonder he's smiling!

I thought that.

Is this his Mum...?