Didn't know if everybody has heard of this yet. I know the owner's nephew through track and field so I was thinking of heading out to there shop here in the Houston area and check this thing out first hand, here is the article from their site, this thing is going to be amazing:

http://www.hennesseyperformancestore.com/venomgt.html
















Venom GT Specifications:


Vehicle Type:
• Mid-engine, rear-drive; 2-door, 2-passenger

Dimensions:
• Curb Weight: 2395 lbs

Engine:
• Hennessey 1000 HP V8 Twin Turbo System
• Dry Sump Oil System

Transmission:
• 6-speed Manual

Brakes:
• Front - 15 inch carbon rotors with 6-piston calipers
• Rear - 14 inch carbon rotors with 4-piston calipers

Power:
• 1000 bhp @ 6600 rpm
• 950 lb-ft torque @ 4,800 rpm

Estimated Performance:
• 0-60 mph: 2.2 sec.
• 0-100 mph: 4.9 sec.
• 0-150 mph: 7.9 sec.
• 0-200 mph: 14.5 sec.
• Top Speed: 262 mph

 

kinda want

 

Looks like they had a lot of "design influence" from Lotus.

 

Ive loved thsi car from its conception and to see it being born is awesome,,,,
Ultra fantasy car!!!

 

wowzers!


uhh, it looks very much like lotus though..

 

Sweet car and build, but the designer or designers really must love Lotus car designs. I would like to see more origonality to this project instead of a larger scale lotus Elise being built .

 

i would assume it IS a lotus (not styled after one) with a modded rear subframe to hold the transverse v8.

 

I like it but I have to admit I liked the old viper hennesey better

 

I agree...

 

Very nice

 

The first one is finished and they are producing 10 a year now.

It even has Carbon Fiber wheels!!!!!

http://www.hennesseyperformancestore.com/venomgt.html







from website:
"SEALY, TEXAS & SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, March 29, 2010 - Hennessey Performance is pleased to introduce the first official images of its Venom GT supercar. Based upon the Lotus Elise, the Venom GT combines a high-tech, lightweight British chassis with a powerful American V8.

"This is not the first time that Britain and America have joined forces to produce a weapon of mass propulsion", said company founder and president, John Hennessey. "Over fifty years ago the American-built P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft was flown into history powered by a British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Today the Hennessey Venom GT promises to set a new standard of power to weight ratio in the rarefied air of today's supercar market."

SOMETIMES LESS EQUALS MORE
In the case of the Venom GT, less weight means more performance. The Venom GT will have a production curb weight of less than 2,400 lbs (1,071 kilos) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. Stopping power is delivered via Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors.

SOMETIMES MORE EQUALS MORE
The Venom GT's base power plant is the supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1) tweaked by Hennessey to 725 bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants. The mid-engine V8 will transmit its power to the rear tires via a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox."

 

post 1 says twin turbo, this post says supercharged.

either way, pure awesome.

i did feel better reading that is based on the lotus, not just a lack of design creativity!

 

Road test video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnsJa...layer_embedded

 

something i don't get...why bother with 1,200hp, or even 1,000? something that light with 725hp puts it ahead of everything as it is. if it had AWD, i think it'd be different, but you can't get that much power to the ground in a car that light with no AWD. it's going to be a monster, but i bet it won't have anywhere near the stability of other überperformance cars one could spend similar money on

 

From above: "The Venom GT's base power plant is the supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1) tweaked by Hennessey to 725 bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants."

I am sure the 725hp version will be popular, but some people have to have the best available just so they can brag about numbers.

 

Doesn't John have a horrible rep?

 

Yeah his rep certainly isn't the best according to the people I know into muscle cars. He talked to me for a few minutes at SEMA regarding his LS9 camaro and seemed like a decent guy, but that means little to nothing from a business perspective.

 

Wow, looks a lot like a more subtle version of a Furai.... kinda.

 

thats some sexy sh*t!!

 

My Thoughts Exactly.