Hennessey Venom GT

Take an engine of a sports car with oatmeal and trapiantatelo a car weighing just over a ton. Done? Well, the result is called Hennessey Venom GT and is more like a missile at a car.

The new supercar of Hennessey, a small American automaker, it uses the chassis of the Lotus Elise, a symbol of “made in Britain” and mounts a powerful 6.2-liter 1200 hp (but also more “quiet” from 735 or 1000 hp ) Corvette, a true icon of the stars and stripes.

Given the premise is not really that surprised to read the statement of the House, which says that the Hennessey Venom GT accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.2 seconds and reaches 421 km / h top speed. 1200 CV that move only 1071 pounds can do this and more. In comparison, excellent, let’s just say the Bugatti Veyron, another sports car for more than 1000 hp, reaches 100 km / h from a standing start in 2.5 seconds even.

Such power must be managed at best, so the Hennessey Venom GT uses a sophisticated and accurate system for electronic traction control, fully programmable and customizable. To “paste” the more grounded the car then there are a movable rear wing and suspension intelligent and also adjustable. Course was made widespread use of carbon fiber for the bodywork and wheels.

To curb the Hennessey Venom GT thinks a system of carbon-ceramic Brembo. The price of the Hennessey Venom GT will be about $ 600,000 (447,000 euros) and will be produced 10 per year.