📰 Auto News Hennessey Venom F5 Debuts With 1,817-HP V8, 311-MPH Top Speed

[Mook]

Hennessey Venom F5 Debuts With 1,817-HP V8, 311-MPH Top Speed

Hennessey has revealed the new Venom F5 hypercar, which sports a 1,800-horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 and a claimed 311-mph top speed.

www.motor1.com

The Hennessey Venom F5, a little more than three years after its introduction, is nearly ready for the world. Deliveries of the super-exclusive hypercar – Hennessey will build just 24 examples – will begin next year after the company puts the car through a final shakedown to fine-tune the high-powered machine. Hennessey claims the F5 will be capable of reaching a top speed of 311 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour).

Hennessey will achieve that speed thanks to its bespoke twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V8 that makes 1,817 horsepower (1,354 kilowatts) and 1,193 pound-feet (1,617 Newton-meters) of torque. Sprints to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) will take less than three seconds, according to the company. Hennessey claims that zero to 124 mph (200 kph) is achievable in 4.7 seconds. The potent mill is paired with the car’s 2,998-pound (1,360-kilogram) dry weight, giving the car a 1,289-horsepower-per-ton power-to-weight ratio.

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[Thirdgen89GTA]

Its a Hennesssy, and because of the way he's screwed people over I want to hate it for that reason alone.

 

[YoushallgoFo]

Pretty boring looking for a $2m car.

 

[SleeperLS]

Not a fan of the steering wheel, but I am a fan otherwise.

 

[willsmysticcobra]

But how would this fair against the HOONICORN ?!

 

[Mook]

 

[Mook]

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I'm sure its fast as fuck, but that exhaust note is just regular LS Turbo, maybe its just that particular recording. but it just sounds like a wet fart.

I much prefer the V8 noise from the Brabham BT62 which is a Coyote based V8.

 

[Mook]

I think it sounds great

 

[YoushallgoFo]

But how would this fair against the HOONICORN ?!

They'd only let it race the hoonicorn in a distance short enough for it to win.

 

[10sec]

It would look just as cool hard parked in a garage if it had 200hp.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

271mph top speed so far.

 

[The Beast]

Car sounds wicked

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The Hennessey Venom F5 is now the fastest production to lap COTA. But can this care truly be considered production? Its really more boutique than anything else considering I doubt they even build 50 of these things.

What I think is even more amazing is that Hennessey is still around as a company considering all the shit he got up to in the early 2000's with failing to deliver on customer cars.