American tuning firm Hennessey has released details of its latest Venom hypercar, set to make its debut at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this week.

‘Being the fastest matters’ says company founder John Hennessey. As a result, the 2016 Venom GT has gained significant power over even its ludicrously potent predecessor and touts some spectacular acceleration and top speed figures.

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Total output has now climbed to 1451bhp at 7200rpm. That’s a gain of 207bhp over its predecessor – a full Peugeot 208 GTi 30th and some change – while Hennessey also claims an increase in torque from the 7-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 sitting amidships.

Some of those gains are down to the car’s newfound ability to run on fuel with heavy ethanol content – E85 Flexfuel. That in turn has allowed Hennessey to turn up the boost pressure from 19psi to 26psi.