Hennessey Performance wasn’t content just tuning other brand’s vehicles. In 2017, the Texas-based shop announced plans to design, develop and build a high-performance sports car of its very own. The resulting Venom F5—named after the most powerful grade of tornado—is exactly the kind of beast you’d expect from the storied tuner. It has a slick design that doesn’t feel overly indebted to Italian supercars and is powered by the twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter Fury V-8. The mill, which is connected to an automated manual gearbox, kicks out 1,817 horses and 1,193 ft lbs of twist. It’s because of this that Hennessy thinks its first original vehicle, which is available as a more expensive roadster, can become the world’s fastest production car.
Debut: 2020
Powertrain: Twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V-8
Power: 1,817 hp and 1,193 ft lbs of torque
Zero to 60 mph: 2.5 seconds
Top Speed: 311 mph
From the article by Bryan Hood
