Horsepower is easy to come by today. A few short years ago my own 500-hp Corvette was a force to be reckoned with at the dragstrip; now it’s slow by comparison. Despite the hp boom, though, not everyone is building a Hennessey, and that’s because modern supercars are behemoths. Even the land yachts of the 1950’s were lighter. A Nissan GTR weighs 3800 pounds, 344 more than a 1957 Chevy Bel Air wagon.The Venom GT is a tuning creation from Hennessey based off the Lotus Elise. Their kit was limited to only five units. The Venom GT is powered by a supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 engine, same used in the Corvette ZR1, that delivers a total of 725 bhp. And if this is not enough, the tuner will also be offering 1000 bhp and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 engine variants. With a curb weight of 2,685 lbs, the 1200 HP Venom GT will hit a top speed of 275 mph. The supercar features lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels, a programmable traction control system, CFD (computational fluid dynamic) tested bodywork, an active aero system with adjustable rear wing, and an adjustable suspension system.
First, an insane person builds this car. John Hennessey has spent his career modifying sports cars to accelerate faster, and that’s pretty much it. This is a man who steps out of a Dodge Viper and concludes that what it really needs is 700 extra horsepower. At least it worked: The 1200-hp Hennessey Venom 1000 Viper beat the Bugatti Veyron to 200 mph by 4 seconds—and somehow managed not to kill its pilot.
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