EastTnZ28

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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...ntcmp=features

LS Power.

EastTnZ28

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The 2011 was based off a turbo LS9. Not 100% sure on this combo

LS1-450

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IDK...

On Top Gear, James said that the Bugatti test driver went 273 in one direction. So, apples to apples makes the Veyron went faster. Regardless, we're talking about speeds that the normal owners of these cars will never reach. I'd buy the Hennessey before a Veyron even though Hennessey's got a bad rep for making mules out of customer cars.

Exidous

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The Venom just looks SO much better than the Veyron. It's a shame they didn't have more space.

JHL88

I thought the Ultimate Aero was faster than both of them. Or is that old news?

Tainted

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the ultimate aero never even cracked 260

RAMPANT

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A 5.0L Coyote motor would have been faster.

It'llrun

I passed on sharing this yesterday for a couple reasons:

A Ford GT already went 286mph... I wonder how much faster it may have gone on a 3mile run rather than a 1 mile run?

I have to say the title really should be with the Veyron. It did the test as required, running 2 directions and getting an average.

LEO

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VW owns the only track that has a long enough runway for cars of this caliber to achieve true top speeds. It was said that the Venom run will not be in the Guiness book because it did not do the two way runs within 1 hour, but NASA itself did not allow the two way run. Secondly, it will not be counted because Guiness states, there needs to be at least 30 cars produced to be considered a production car, Hennessey had sold 11 and will stop production at 29 cars.

RAMPANT

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Can you pick up the phone and order said Ford GT from a brochure?

Title states in the article “World’s Fastest Production Car”

It meets the production car requirements, like the Bugatti. They are not considered one of a kind prepped streetable race cars, though with tongue in cheek we know they are.

Not discounting the GT, it is very fast, so was the Camaro that ended up wrecking, it went 263 with a $25k body that was $25k new.

It'llrun

When did hand building 29 cars qualify as a "production" vehicle? That's why they put their term "World's fastest production vehicle" in quotations... it's a statement on their end, not necessarily a fact by known standards.

25 must be built within 1yr(FIA) and 30 by Guinness) and it doesn't appear that number will be achieved here. Besides, it's NOT actually a Hennessey car. Sure, they modified it, but what did they really build here? The ordered turbos and fabbed that up, so I guess they built the turbo system. The engine is directly from GM and I suspect the ECM came with it. The body is clearly a Lotus... What's production here???

Also, a true production car isn't one you simply order by brochure. It's one on a dealer lot which the public has access to see and purchase and Hennessey is very clear that their "serious" customers contact them... but not the rest of you...

It'llrun

BTW, a T/A ran like 296mph not all that long ago, on the salt flats...

RAMPANT

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That is why I said "They are not considered one of a kind prepped streetable race cars, though with tongue in cheek we know they are."


I do not recall the 296mph TA. It was not that 3rd Gen European TA was it? I recall it had a Turbo BBC or something.

It'llrun

I believe that's the one... black 3rd gen. I'll try to verify, but all I did was read about it and saw no photos. I have see plenty of that stupid fast black one and think that's it.

Of course, Gale Banks team prepped 88 T/A ran 283... in like 1997... He's built so many record holding vehicles, I can't remember when which did what!

Dr Tran

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This car I have a feeling will be the cream of the crop for a while...

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...-and-info-news

Tainted

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yes the one:1 is one very fine piece of carbon fiber indeed. if it doesnt outdo everything else it should be embarassed

NW-99SS

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Love the Koenigsegg, and did someone say 5.0 power FTW, because that's the basis for the One:1's engine....

Tainted

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The Koenigsegg One:1 is fitted with an in-house developed 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine which produces 1,340hp (999dumkW) at 7500rpm and 1,371N·m (1,011lb·ft) of torque at 6000 rpm. Total weight of the engine is only 197kg (434lb) thanks to a carbon fiber intake manifold and the aluminum construction.dum


EDIT I dunno wtf happened with that copy and paste..fixed now

Z Fury

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I thought I read the One:1 wasn't being designed for the top speed record, but more of a track attack monster. I wonder if they're trying to dethrone the Porsche 918 at the Ring...

94 White T/A

It was stretched and widened. There was a ton of development and fabrication that went into the venom. Not sure its a "Hennessey production vehicle", but it most definitely is no longer a normal lotus with turbo kit/engine swap.

I wonder what the title to the venom states it being