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Hennessy Venom GT2

Hennessy Venom GT2

Hennessy just released a few rendering of its Venom GT2 supercar. The car is a successor new model in addition to the incredible Venom GT. There are very few details right now, and the only detail mechanical-related is that its 7.0 liter twin turbo V8 will be increased to a whopping, Veyron-killing 1,500 HP. One other incredible statistic is that it now has more than 1hp for every kilogram the car weighs. Changes to the aesthetics include a new front fascia, new headlights, dihedral doors (like the MP4-12c), other small styling changes and a “double-bubble roof”. The “double-bubble roof looks like what the name suggests, and is used by the Dodge/SRT Viper and various Zagato designed cars (such as the Zagato GTZ, V12 Zagato and others). These new styling changes are very welcomed, and look incredible. One of the main critisisms of the previous generation was that it looked sort of like a streched Lotus Elise, but this mostly improves that. Overall, this is a great improvement, but details will not come till later this year, so we cannot make any conclusions until then.

UPDATE:
The Venom GT2 is not the successor to the Venom GT, instead it will be offered along with the existing car, making it essentially a new/upgraded model, such as the 5 series vs M5 or 599 GTB vs GTO (except on a much larger and exciting scale, obviously). The new car will cost $1.25 million, and will be offered with a dual-clutch transmission, albeit for an extra $165k.

Hennessy Venom GT

Hennessy Venom GT

Although I respect the incredible performance of this car, I still am not a fan. The top-of-the-line Venom GT produces about 1200hp, and goes from 0-60 in just 2.5 seconds. It also can go from 0-200 in just 15.3 seconds. For comparison, the Veyron does it in over 24 seconds. The car is based on the Elise, but only share the roof, doors, cockpit and other parts that are not involved with the performance of the car. So, the preformance aspects are great, but other cars offer a better experience for the money. The Venom GT costs about 1 million dollars, so its competitors include the Veyron, Huayra, 918, One-77 and Agera R. All of those have much better interiors and also sound better. The twin turbo V8 of the Venom GT is nice, but all of the other cars beat it in sound. The Venom GT’s interior is very much like a track car (as it should be) but, that does not mean it gets a “free pass” in terms of interior, especially for a car in this price range. Lastly, the exterior is where the Venom GT really loses it. Because it is based on the Elise, it looks a lot like…well, a stretched Elise. It’s competitors, on the other hand, are some of the most stunning cars for sale today. I would take any of it’s competitors over the Venom GT because of its exterior, interior and engine noise shortcomings.

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