Proposed Specifications:

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

Dimensions: Curb Weight: Less than 2,700 lbs
cd: 0.39 (with VenomAero rear wing up)

Brakes: front - 14 inch carbon rotors with 6-piston calipers; rear - 14 inch carbon rotors with 4-piston calipers

Engine: Viper V10 (8.5 litre)
Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo System

Power: 1000 bhp @ 5,200 rpm
1100 lb-ft torque @ 4,200 rpm

Estimated Performance: 0-60 mph: 2.4 sec.
0-100 mph: 5.3 sec.
0-150 mph: 8.9 sec.
0-200 mph: 15.7 sec.
Top Speed: 260 mph (421 km/h)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual

Optional Equipment: 1200 bhp Engine Upgrade (must use 98 octane fuel)
Sequential 6-speed Transmission
Automatic Transmission
Custom Interior
Matching Luggage
Right Hand Drive
Driving Instruction
Air Freight Shipping

 

HENNESSEY VENOM GT
Concept Car

1000 BHP + 2700 lb Mid-Engine Chassis = New Benchmark of Sports Car Performance


HOUSTON, TEXAS (November 20, 2007) - Hennessey Performance Engineering today announced that it is introducing the company's first concept car - The Venom GT.

Using the Lotus Exige S chassis as its platform, the Venom GT would incorporate Hennessey's potent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper V10 powerplant into a light weight mid-engine chassis weighing "under 2,700 lbs". Power would be run through a 6-speed transmission or optional sequential gearbox.

With a power to weight ratio of just 2.7 lbs per bhp Hennessey estimates that the Venom GT could attain 0 to 100 km/h times in less than 2.5 sec. and a 0-300 km/h time of around 14 seconds. Company founder, John Hennessey, is careful to point out that the Venom GT is not being built as a 'Veyron Slayer'. Hennessey point out, saying, 'The Veyron is an ultra fast and ultra luxurious grand touring car which also happens to be quicker and faster than any other road car, except for our Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT which beat the Veyron earlier this year from 0-200 mph. The Venom GT will be a much more engaging sports car to drive by challenging the driver with 1000+ HP in a chassis that is nearly 1500 lbs lighter than the Veyron.'

Hennessey said, 'The company already has existing Venom 1000 Twin Turbo clients interested in ordering the lighter, mid-engined Venom GT. "Right now are taking a serious look at building 2 concept cars that could be shown to the public sometime in 2009. If there is enough demand we may consider doing a very limited production run of the Venom GT.'

If the Venom GT goes into production, it would be built at the company's facility at Lonestar Motorsports Park which is located just west of Houston, Texas.

About Hennessey Performance Engineering
Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) specializes in designing, testing, manufacturing and selling high-performance parts and services for the Dodge Viper SRT10, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Chrysler 300C SRT8 and Dodge Magnum SRT8 as well as other high performance and exotic brands such as Bentley, AMG Mercedes and Porsche. HPE is completing the construction of the company's new 30,000 square foot engineering and manufacturing facility at the company's Lonestar Motorosports Park - a 1/4 mile dragstrip located 45 minutes west of Houston, Texas. HPE is the only aftermarket tuning firm in North America that owns and operates its own vehicle testing track / proving grounds. The company will move to its new facility at the end of 2007.

 

absolutely ridiculous.

 

elise GT1 much? ~edit ha its on the elise platform


Performance is killer though


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I don't know how they cramped the Vipers engine in that little thing, wonder how the balance will be.....

 

He's a crook.

 

Who would let Hennessey touch their Porsche?

 

 

lotus?

 

YES

"Using the Lotus Exige S chassis as its platform"

 

I might seem a bit naive in the hennessey ordeal but why is he using the Lotus exige s chassis... shouldn't Lotus take action against him/them? I sure would , after all it seems like it's a complete replica of the Lotus Gt3.

 

Why? It's no different than what Techart, Gemballa, Ruf and others do..

 

Well, I'm pretty sure that Ruf and the others give recognition to Porsche but in Hennessey's case he didn't, he just stole a chassis/design...

 

Read the article, it mentions it.

Where are you from in Qu? I will be in tremblant for the weekend!

 

why do companies buy a car and change the looks of it and market it as their own brand?