The HENNESSEY VENOM GT is an American sports car that was first revealed on March 29, 2010. Its light weight, mid engine chassis, powerful V8 engine and maximum power-to-weight ratio makes HENNESSEY VENOM GT the fastest car in the world.

HENNESSEY VENOM GT-World’s Fastest Car

JOURNEY OF WORLD RECORD

Along with the fastest car in the world, HENNESSEY VENOM GT also sets another record- the fastest accelerating car of the world. On January 21, 2013 , John Kiewicz, the driver of the HENNESSEY VENOM GT reaches from 0-300 km/h(0-186 mph) under just 13.63 seconds making a Guinness World record at Ellington Airport in Housan, Texas, USA. The HENNESSEY VENOM GT also sets another Hyper car World record of reaching 0-200mph(0-322km/h) in just a span of 14.51 seconds which was previously hold by Koenigsegg Agera R for 14.53 seconds.

On April 13, 2013, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT reaches a speed of 427.6 km/h(265.7 mph) over the course of 2 miles (3.2 km) during testing at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California. On February 14,2014, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT created history by breaking the record of Bugatti Veyron in the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. It reaches the record break top speed of 435.31 km/h (270.49 mph) on a 3.22 mile long shuttle landing strip making it a world’s fastest car.

THE POWER TRAIN

The HENNESSEY VENOM GT is powered by a Twin turbocharges 7.0L , 90-degree V8 engine. The engine produces a maximum power of 1,244 bhp@6,600 rpm and a massive torque of 1,566 Nm@ 4,400 rpm . The interesting thing about the engine is that you can adjust your engine power to 800, 1,000 & 1,244 bhp.

ACCELERATION

0-60 mph 2.7 sec

0-100 mph 5.6 sec

0-300 km/h 13.63 sec

0-200 mph 14.51 sec

Verified Top Speed 270.49mph

Est. Top Speed 278 mph

DIMENSIONS

Length 4,655mm

Width 1,960mm

Height 1,135mm

Wheel Base 2,800mm

Fuel Capacity 18.5gal/70 litre