Comments on: Hennessey Venom GT set for Geneva reveal

By: rashed

rashed — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:23:30 +0000

really a cooooooooooooo……….k car !

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:52:26 +0000

I agree with abosco. Apparently people do not remember history on this fellow

By: ninetysixvert

ninetysixvert — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:49:07 +0000

WOW.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:04:20 +0000

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.

By: abosco

abosco — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:46:36 +0000

Hennessey is junk. Ask the Viper guys. They’re sustained on urban legend and marketing, not true performance.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:11:30 +0000

and i’d still rather own a veyron

By: reedfast

reedfast — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:58:23 +0000

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.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:36:28 +0000

the 9ff GT9 is also faster than the Veyron.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:16:26 +0000

…the Ultimate SSC Aero already beat the Veyron?

By: reedfast

reedfast — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:43:12 +0000

i hope that someday a car manufacturer can make a car that beats the veyron – and has it’s own look.

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:40:33 +0000

So they’re taking a Lotus Exige and putting a turbocharged V8 in it….well it’s about time someone did that!! lol

By: 2morrowdesign

2morrowdesign — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:33:02 +0000

272 MPH is an outrageous claim.
I remember when vector made an outlandish claim of that nature, it didnt quite work out for him.

By: zfenderguy

zfenderguy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:15:36 +0000

Bring it the f*** on!!!

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:07:11 +0000

Put a fart can and some sweet Dodge decals and that’ll add like 50hp right there.

By: eff1Fifty

eff1Fifty — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:03:04 +0000

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!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:54:55 +0000

2,400lbs, damn. Surely there must be some way for me to eek out another 850hp from my ‘95 neon.

By: BAD124

BAD124 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:41:40 +0000

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

By: scratchy

scratchy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:39:47 +0000

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.

By: cocksterS

cocksterS — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:31:50 +0000

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.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:11:45 +0000

Oh my! Are we looking at the next IT car? 272mph says it all.

By: Bosley

Bosley — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:32 +0000

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.