2008 Hennessey Venom GT Concept
Hennessey Venom GT Concept: a wannabe Veyron killer
The first sketch of the long-awaited Hennessey Venom GT ultra-performance concept car has finally been published by the Houston, TX.-based Hennessey Performance Engineering tuning studio.
As the company says in its press release, the concept will house a powerful 1200hp V10 power-plant outsourced from their Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper sports car.
The engine will probably seat inside a light weight mid-engine chassis.
The American company plans to make the car a decent competitor to VW’s ultra-expensive Bugatti Veyron sports car
Considering the vast resources invested by the German Leviathan in the world’s fastest and safest supercar, HPE’s claim seems to go a little bit over the edge.
The company promises that, being 1500 lbs lighter than the Veyron, the Venom GT will feature a stunning 2.7 lbs per bhp power to weight ratio and will be capable of accelerating from zero to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds or even less.
It will reach 300km/h in 14 seconds if Hennessey’s estimates are correct. And if the supercar is ever built, that is.
Hennessey plans to build just a pair of demo vehicles to be shown to potential customers sometime in 2009.
If the concept gets the positive publicity, the model will go into an extremely limited production.
I truly hope that it is not just another piece of vaporware.
Photos: Hennesey, Bugatti
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