Venom GT Runs 0 to 265.7 mph in 2 Miles
02-05-2014, 12:20 PM
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Venom GT Runs 0 to 265.7 mph in 2 Miles Venom GT Runs 0 to 265.7 mph in 2 Miles
OK, OK, so this isn't breaking news, but I still can't wrap my head around the Hennessey Venom GT. The mid-mounted twin-turbo LS7 motor is good for a claimed 1244 HP and 1155 LB-FT and it's moving just 2700 pounds. When translated into forward motion it's good for a 0-60 time of 2.7 seconds on the way to a quarter mile of 9.92 @ 163 MPH. But when the throttle is mashed for a full 2 miles the car can reach 265.7 MPH. For reference, it took the almighty Bugatti Veyron a whopping 4 miles to reach to 254 MPH. Score one for the American supercar! Here's the best part; the Venom GT was still accelerating when they ran out of runway!
Watch the video and enjoy!
Look for the post on the main page soon!
OK, OK, so this isn't breaking news, but I still can't wrap my head around the Hennessey Venom GT. The mid-mounted twin-turbo LS7 motor is good for a claimed 1244 HP and 1155 LB-FT and it's moving just 2700 pounds. When translated into forward motion it's good for a 0-60 time of 2.7 seconds on the way to a quarter mile of 9.92 @ 163 MPH. But when the throttle is mashed for a full 2 miles the car can reach 265.7 MPH. For reference, it took the almighty Bugatti Veyron a whopping 4 miles to reach to 254 MPH. Score one for the American supercar! Here's the best part; the Venom GT was still accelerating when they ran out of runway!
Watch the video and enjoy!
Look for the post on the main page soon!
but a goodie 
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02-11-2014, 03:19 PM
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Food for thought:
"This guy" and about 40 other people on his team are still in business, building over 500 cars a year, for people who are happy enough to own multiple HPE cars at a time mostly, out of the same 30,000 square foot facility, located less than 100 feet from the 3rd largest Interstate in the country we've been at since 2007. We have a location in SoCal, and brick and mortar shops/offices now on four continents.
Don't you think if the e-stigma your speaking of was true, there are about 10,000 problems stemming from the facts I just stated? HPE is located off exit 713 off I-10 in Texas, paints a much clearer picture than some old stories on the internet, that simply boil down to the fact that a shop had grown over 400% within 2 years, couldn't keep up, and issues stemmed from that, which were solved. Common sense.