Venom F5 Hits 271.6 MPH During Testing
In one of HPE’s recent videos, John Hennessy shares updates regarding the development of the Venom F5 supercar which hit a top speed of 271.6 MPH during testing.
Over the years, Hennessy Performance Engineering has been responsible for building some of the most exciting high octane machines the world has ever seen. Hennessy fans and enthusiasts worldwide are impatiently awaiting the arrival of the Venom F5. Here at Teamspeed, we cannot wait to see the Venom F5 take on the likes of Bugatti Chiron.
The supercar is currently under development, and recently Hennessy Performance uploaded a video where the Venom F5 achieved a top speed of 271.6 MPH during testing. It is quite possible that future versions of the supercar might even achieve a top speed of 300 MPH. If you are not following the development of the supaercar, a 6.6-liter twin-turbo V8 motor powers this hypercar.
John Hennessy shares exciting updates about the Venom F5.” Over the last year, we’ve tested a number of our cars, and our technical development process has now been completed. During that process, we’ve done a lot of the testing here at our own private test track next to our factory, the Pennzoil proving ground, but we’ve also completed four runway tests.
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The powerplant produces 1817 HP of maximum power and 1193 lb-ft of peak torque. Since the car weighs 2998 lbs, the car can accelerate to 60 MPH from a complete standstill in just 2.6 seconds. After the Texan tuner sells the first 24 examples of the Venom F5, it plans to build a model that can achieve a top speed of 311 mph. The company intends to deliver more than 12 cars to customers by the end of this year.
The supercar is aiming for the title of not just America’s fastest car but also the quickest production car in the world. “When the idea of the Venom F5 came about many years ago, the idea of making that car the fastest and having it break 300 miles per hour was core to the DNA of the car that’s still something that we’re very intent on doing so the journey to 300 miles per hour continues,” shares John.