Hennessey Venom GT
Key specifications
Differences between variants
| Specification | Hennessey Venom GT | Hennessey Venom GT Spyder |
|---|---|---|
| Body style | Coupe | Roadster |
| Power | 927.65 kW | 1082.01 kW |
| Production period | 2011- | 2016- |
Generations and variants
Hennessey Venom GT
Hennessey Venom GT
2011-- Body style
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Coupe
- Engine
- 7 l · Twin-turbo · V8
- Power
- 927.65 kW
- Drivetrain
-
Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
-
Manual· 6 speeds
Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
2016-- Body style
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Roadster
- Engine
- 7 l · Twin-turbo · V8
- Power
- 1082.01 kW
- Drivetrain
-
Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
-
Manual· 6 speeds
Facts
The Venom GT produced more than 1,200 hp while weighing roughly 2,700 lb, giving it an extreme power-to-weight ratio.
The most powerful Venom GT versions used a 7.0-litre V8 with twin turbochargers.
In 2016 the Venom GT Spyder reached about 265.6 mph, which Hennessey promoted at the time as a production-convertible speed record.
The 0-300 km/h record attempt was conducted at Ellington Airport in Texas.
On 10 January 2013 the Venom GT set a Guinness record for 0-300 km/h acceleration with a time of 13.63 seconds.
The 270.49 mph attempt was made in one direction, so it did not meet the two-way-average requirement used for some official speed records.
In February 2014 a Venom GT reached 270.49 mph on the Space Shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Center.
Hennessey built a total of 13 Venom GTs across Coupe and Spyder versions.
Experience from the small Venom GT programme became a stepping stone toward the clean-sheet Venom F5.
The Venom GT combined a heavily modified lightweight Lotus-derived architecture with an American V8 engine.