That’s 437.1 km/h!
The Hennessey Venom F5’s purpose is to break the 300-mph barrier. This is pretty much everyone. After hitting 200 mph (322 km/h during aerodynamic validation testing 2021, and 250 mph (402km/h back in January during high speed testing), the American-born hypercar slowly is getting there. It’s back with an airbag-less machine, this time hitting 271.6 mph (437.1 km/h).
The run was held in February at the Johnny Bohmer Promoting Grounds in Florida. Hennessey used the Venom F5 for final calibrations of the engine, steering, and aerodynamics. The company didn’t set out to achieve a faster speed than in previous tests. It did reach 271.6 mph (437.1 km/h).
John Hennessey, the company founder, says that there won’t be another high-speed run anytime soon. Hennessey said that the company’s focus is now on building cars. If all goes according to plan, 12 Venom F5s might be delivered in this year. According to the Texas-based tuner, high-speed testing of the hypercar will resume in 2022. We expect the 1,817-horsepower V8 to allow it to reach 300 mph.
The Venom F5 was long sold out at $2.1million per unit. It comes with only 24 units, and a single-clutch semi-automatic transmission with paddleshifters. Although the twin-turbo beast is advertised at speeds exceeding 311 mph (500 km/h), we will only believe it once we see it. Although the quoted 0-249mph (0-400km/h) takes 2.6 seconds, it is more impressive than the claimed 0-262mph (100 km/h).
Hennessey isn’t the only one interested in speed records. SSC North America also wants to reach 300 mph with its Tuatara. Koenigsegg, with its Jesko Absolut, will be able to get in on the action. Bugatti isn’t interested in this speed after reaching 304.77mph using a prototype Chiron Super Sport 300+. Although it wasn’t the average speed of a two-way race as required to qualify for an official record this was still an impressive achievement.