All-New Venom GT Supercar 1200Hp only 1225kg!
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All-New Venom GT Supercar 1200Hp only 1225kg!
Hennessey is working on an all-new supercar that will have 1200 Horsepower and 1100+ lb/ft torque and weigh 800+ lbs less than a Viper with the 1000 Horsepower upgrade! The power to weight ratio will be alot better than even a Veyron or Koeniggsegg or anything else it seems.
How many of you think it'll hit 60 in 2 seconds flat? 260+ MPH top speed for sure....
Link to Article:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...m-gt-supercar/
Link to Video of Mr. Hennessey describing the car briefly:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5...d800f57993.htm
How many of you think it'll hit 60 in 2 seconds flat? 260+ MPH top speed for sure....
Link to Article:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...m-gt-supercar/
Link to Video of Mr. Hennessey describing the car briefly:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5...d800f57993.htm
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after hearing all the horror stories of Hennessey I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole.
Not to mention at that weight and HP its realy all about traction. I doubt it can get in the 2 sec range.
Not to mention at that weight and HP its realy all about traction. I doubt it can get in the 2 sec range.
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There already 1200 hp Vipers, Ford GTs, etc.. on the market with custom turbos and different setups, but like SLK55R said, they lack traction. They actually lack design and engineering to maximize traction for that much brute power.
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agree about dealing with them. I have heard alot of bad things about that guy and would not want to give him any money. Also the veyron is the only car I can think of that can hook up. All that power is cool if you just like to go around saying you have a 1200hp car but for actual use it is very hard to get down.
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Would it be possible?
Do you guys think it'd be possible for this new Venom GT to put the power down if they can put in a very good LSD? Or can the car be retrofitted with all wheel drive?
Since Lingenfelter got their older Corvette twin-turbo which I think "only" had like 900 or so horsepower to get to 60 MPH in 1.97 seconds, then why not this much lighter, more aerodynamic car? Interesting ......
Since Lingenfelter got their older Corvette twin-turbo which I think "only" had like 900 or so horsepower to get to 60 MPH in 1.97 seconds, then why not this much lighter, more aerodynamic car? Interesting ......
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Hennessey...
Ugghhh...
Where does one begin. Local (civil) court records in Texas, and numerous on-line forums. Absolute scam artist, no two ways about. He's fugged his customers out of $100Ks if not millions of dollars...
Was on the Jeep (SRT) forum when a Hennessey Jeep SRT owner realized that Hennessey had done a magazine photo shoot, complete with 1/4 and top speed flogging, to HIS car, it even showed his plates in the damn article.
He couldn't give me that car for the bubble. What an unbelievable piece of crap...
I'm amazed someone hasn't found a hole in the desert for him yet.
Ugghhh...
Where does one begin. Local (civil) court records in Texas, and numerous on-line forums. Absolute scam artist, no two ways about. He's fugged his customers out of $100Ks if not millions of dollars...
Was on the Jeep (SRT) forum when a Hennessey Jeep SRT owner realized that Hennessey had done a magazine photo shoot, complete with 1/4 and top speed flogging, to HIS car, it even showed his plates in the damn article.
He couldn't give me that car for the bubble. What an unbelievable piece of crap...
I'm amazed someone hasn't found a hole in the desert for him yet.
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Do you guys think it'd be possible for this new Venom GT to put the power down if they can put in a very good LSD? Or can the car be retrofitted with all wheel drive?
Since Lingenfelter got their older Corvette twin-turbo which I think "only" had like 900 or so horsepower to get to 60 MPH in 1.97 seconds, then why not this much lighter, more aerodynamic car? Interesting ......
Since Lingenfelter got their older Corvette twin-turbo which I think "only" had like 900 or so horsepower to get to 60 MPH in 1.97 seconds, then why not this much lighter, more aerodynamic car? Interesting ......
So far, only the Bugatti Veyron holds the record for the fastest production car in the world..... going from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds and up to 253 mph on street tires (this speed limit is electronically limited due to tires). They say, if you're going MAX speed in the Bugatti for 15 minutes straight, the tires will disintegrade
............ but that's okay because at full WOT, you run out of fuel in only 12 minutes 
. In fact, I've heard that at 253 mph, the Bugatti must quadruple its down force to prevent it from taking off By the way, Bugatti is working on an upgrade version that will put down 1200 to 1500 hp plus they will include the newly upgraded quattro system.
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From what I have read, Hennessey is a crook. I have read stories about him selling parts off of customers cars and worse. For some reason he gets a fair amount of press coverage, but I think that is all about selling magazines and maybe not getting too indepth with the story. I think there are more reputable tuners out there.
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Hennessey's fleecing of Viper owners created at a number of successful tuners out of the fallout; Heffner and Underground Racing in particular, just to name two.
Azzclown doesn't begin to describe this guy. The reason why he cannot accept credit cards and now has to do business basically cash only is because of the number of (successful) chargebacks from disgruntled customers...
If you really want to know what he's like, just spend some time on the Viper forums. The press has largely ignored his history with customer service, although it hasn't completely escaped their attention...
Azzclown doesn't begin to describe this guy. The reason why he cannot accept credit cards and now has to do business basically cash only is because of the number of (successful) chargebacks from disgruntled customers...
If you really want to know what he's like, just spend some time on the Viper forums. The press has largely ignored his history with customer service, although it hasn't completely escaped their attention...
