Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
02-24-2010, 09:02 AM
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Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
Just saw a link to Leftlanenews on the Corvetteforum - http://www.leftlanenews.com/hennesse...gt-future.html
Apparenlty it's using the new LS9 from the ZR1. IMO it looks like an Elise ripoff that they made bigger.
Apparenlty it's using the new LS9 from the ZR1. IMO it looks like an Elise ripoff that they made bigger.
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As far as the Venom goes we make no claim of what it will run for top speed as we have not done it. Based upon our CFD numbers and power figures we estimate that 262 mph is possible. But we will not know until we begin testing top speed and that will be later this year at the earliest. The truly exciting part of the car besides its looks is its super light weight. So regardless of top speed, it's acceleration from 60 to 160 mph should be interesting with a power to weight ratio of 2.4 lbs per horsepower. Or to put it more simply, take a new ZR1, take away 1000 lbs, add more power and then put the engine in the rear with more weight over the rear tires, then give it some downforce.
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
I saw this on another forum. Looks like a neat little car. But I agree, looks like they shoved the LS9 up an elise's ass and called it a day
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
I just read the blog comments on leftlanenes.... everyone is all over it being an Elise copy. The fact that the test car has euro plates on it, and some of the body panels look right off an Elise/Exige makes me guess that Lotus is working on the car w/ Hennessey.
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
They would have to find someone dumb enough to give him money without a car in hand and I doubt that's going to happen.
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
Just saw a link to Leftlanenews on the Corvetteforum - http://www.leftlanenews.com/hennesse...gt-future.html
Apparenlty it's using the new LS9 from the ZR1. IMO it looks like an Elise ripoff that they made bigger.
Apparenlty it's using the new LS9 from the ZR1. IMO it looks like an Elise ripoff that they made bigger.
http://jalopnik.com/5422827/hennesse...first-pictures
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
Actually the company is doing well from what I can tell... he's overcome his old Viper rip-off/punch customers days.... the company has packages for nearly every car out there and always does well at the super-tuner challenges. I think he got some new investors a few years back with very deep pockets.
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Re: Apparently Hennessey is making a supercar - Venom GT... anyone hear about this?
Thanks for the link Matt... in those pics it's just a stock LS9. There's one crazy ZR1 owner who's doing a custom TT on Corvetteforum right now. He's leaving the factory blower/intercooler in palce but hogged them out so they serve as an box intake manifold so it'll looks "stock" w/ the hood closed... not sure how you can have a 1000 rwhp "sleeper" ZR1 but whatever.
I actually really like this concept.... neat idea... smart from a production POV.... take an allready developed car, make some modifications and bam... Supercar.
I actually really like this concept.... neat idea... smart from a production POV.... take an allready developed car, make some modifications and bam... Supercar.