Hennessey
Hennessey Performance Engineering was founded in 1991 by John Hennessey in Sealy, Texas. The company began as an aftermarket performance shop specializing in high-horsepower modifications for sports cars, muscle cars, and trucks, gaining early prominence through its heavily modified Dodge Vipers and Ford GTs.
In 2010, Hennessey transitioned into low-volume vehicle manufacturing with the Venom GT, a twin-turbo V8 hypercar built on a modified Lotus chassis that reached a top speed of 270.49 mph at the Kennedy Space Center in 2014. To produce standalone custom models, the company established Hennessey Special Vehicles, launching the Venom F5. Built around an in-house carbon-fiber tub and a 6.6-liter twin-turbo V8 engine producing 1,817 horsepower, the Venom F5 was engineered specifically to target speeds exceeding 300 mph.
Alongside its hypercar development, Hennessey continues to operate its core vehicle modification business, producing high-output trucks and muscle cars such as the VelociRaptor series.
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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.
The Venom F5 uses 390 mm carbon-ceramic brake discs at both axles.
The F5 uses double-wishbone suspension at both ends with fully adjustable Penske coil-over dampers.
The Venom F5 offers five drive modes: Sport, Wet, Drag, Track and F5.
In addition to the monocoque, the Venom F5’s exterior body panels are made from carbon fibre.
Hennessey states that the Venom F5’s carbon-fibre monocoque weighs 86 kg.
The “Fury” engine produces a maximum 1,193 lb-ft of torque, about 1,617 Nm.
The Venom F5 is powered by the 6.6-litre twin-turbo “Fury” V8 producing 1,817 hp.
In 2016 the Venom GT Spyder reached about 265.6 mph, which Hennessey promoted at the time as a production-convertible speed record.
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