Sketches of Hennessey Performance Engineering’s Venom GT supercar have been floating around the Web since late 2007, but it appears as though the radical two-door will make an appearance in the flesh at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
However, the Venom GT that will be on display at the Geneva show will be a little bit different from the Venom GT previously described. Since its initial press release, the Venom GT has managed to shed 300 pounds, now tipping the scales at a svelte 2,400 lbs.
The Venom GT’s powertrain has also seen a change, and is probably the reason for the car’s lighter curb weight. Originally slated to use a twin-turbo version of the Dodge Viper’s 8.4L V10 – rated at 1,000 horsepower – the production Venom GT will use a “Hennessey V8.” Although details on the powertrain have not been implicitly given, some sources say the Venom will offer three trim levels of the ZR1-sourced 6.2-liter LS9 V8 – ranging from 750 hp all the way to 1,200 hp for the track.
The Venom GT will also feature a six-speed manual gearbox, and the supercar will rely on 14-inch carbon rotors, paired with six-piston calipers up front, and four-piston calipers out back.
Hennessey expects the Venom GT to make the sprint to 60 mph in just 2.4 seconds, on to a top speed of 272 mph.
08/12, 12:00 PM
posted by:
Bosley
Hmmmm, the pics remind me more of an oversized Lotus Exige with a little bit of Corvette influence. But only 2,400 lbs is impressive. Most small cars weigh close to that much.
08/12, 12:11 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
Oh my! Are we looking at the next IT car? 272mph says it all.
08/12, 12:31 PM
posted by:
cocksterS
A beast, no doubt. But, these American monsters lack the elegance and style of something like a Pagani. The S7 and SSC look so cheap and garish in comparison to their European counterparts.
08/12, 12:39 PM
posted by:
scratchy
272 mph would be faster than the Mercedes W125 Rekord, the current record holder for the fastest car on a public road, 432 km/h , 269 mph in 1938.
08/12, 12:41 PM
posted by:
BAD124
I thought this was an Exige from the back at first. Sounds like allot of speculation for now, but 2.4 secs?! Thats crotch rocket territory
08/12, 12:54 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
2,400lbs, damn. Surely there must be some way for me to eek out another 850hp from my ‘95 neon.
08/12, 1:03 PM
posted by:
eff1Fifty
Yeah, this elise on steroids scares me. In a good way. I can’t even fathom hp ratings over 1000! Its like warp speed. Its at 60 mph before I even realize that the light is green!
08/12, 1:07 PM
posted by:
A4
Put a fart can and some sweet Dodge decals and that’ll add like 50hp right there.
08/12, 1:15 PM
posted by:
zfenderguy
Bring it the f*** on!!!
08/12, 1:33 PM
posted by:
2morrowdesign
272 MPH is an outrageous claim.
I remember when vector made an outlandish claim of that nature, it didnt quite work out for him.
08/12, 1:40 PM
posted by:
05Z88Path
So they’re taking a Lotus Exige and putting a turbocharged V8 in it….well it’s about time someone did that!! lol
08/12, 3:43 PM
posted by:
reedfast
i hope that someday a car manufacturer can make a car that beats the veyron – and has it’s own look.
08/12, 5:16 PM
posted by:
A4
…the Ultimate SSC Aero already beat the Veyron?
08/12, 6:36 PM
posted by:
scratchy
the 9ff GT9 is also faster than the Veyron.
08/12, 6:58 PM
posted by:
reedfast
but are those really production cars?
the SSC could possibly be,
but the 9ff is not on it’s own platform, and they haven’t made enough of them to be production.
08/12, 7:11 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
and i’d still rather own a veyron
08/12, 8:46 PM
posted by:
abosco
Hennessey is junk. Ask the Viper guys. They’re sustained on urban legend and marketing, not true performance.
08/13, 12:04 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
It looks like a Lotus did something nasty in a hotel room with a McLaren…
And yes, the SSC is a production car and while it has a higher top speed than the Veyron it’s just a liiiiitle slower 0-60. Of course for the money you would spend on the Veyron you could buy at least 2 SSC’s.
08/13, 3:49 PM
posted by:
ninetysixvert
WOW.
08/13, 4:52 PM
posted by:
Noah
I agree with abosco. Apparently people do not remember history on this fellow
08/16, 1:23 AM
posted by:
rashed
really a cooooooooooooo……….k car !