Hennessey Reveals its First Concept Car

[LEXION]

Hennessey Performance Engineering announced that it is introducing the company's first concept car - The Venom GT.

Penned by British auto designer, Steve Everitt, the Venom GT would incorporate Hennessey's potent Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper V10 powerplant into a light weight mid-engine chassis weighing "under 2,700 lbs". Power would be run through a 6-speed transmission or optional sequential gearbox.

With a power to weight ratio of just 2.7 lbs per bhp Hennessey estimates that the Venom GT could attain 0 to 60 mph times in less than 2.5 sec. and a 0-186 mph time of around 14 seconds. Company founder, John Hennessey, is careful to point out that the Venom GT is not being built as a 'Veyron Slayer'. Hennessey point out, saying, 'The Veyron is an ultra fast and ultra luxurious grand touring car which also happens to be quicker and faster than any other road car, except for our Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT which beat the Veyron earlier this year from 0-200 mph. The Venom GT will be a much more engaging sports car to drive by challenging the driver with 1000+ horsepower in a chassis that is nearly 1500 lbs lighter than the Veyron.'

Hennessey said, 'The company already has existing Venom 1000 Twin Turbo clients interested in ordering the lighter, mid-engined Venom GT. "Right now are taking a serious look at building 2 concept cars that could be shown to the public sometime in 2009. If there is enough demand we may consider doing a very limited production run of the Venom GT.'

If the Venom GT goes into production, it would be built at the company's facility at Lonestar Motorsports Park which is located just west of Houston, Texas.

[RC45]

ROFLMAO

So this is how Hennessey is planning to fund the road race track he is "building" there at next to his drag strip on Lonestar Motorsports Park land - he is going to take "deposits" from potential buyers...

[666fast]

Originally Posted by RC45 ROFLMAO So this is how Hennessey is planning to fund the road race track he is "building" there at next to his drag strip on Lonestar Motorsports Park land - he is going to take "deposits" from potential buyers...

Important bit in bold.


So, who's dumb enough to hand him this kind of money with his reputation?

[Bizi Jones]

Originally Posted by RC45 he is going to take "deposits" from potential buyers...

isn't that y he shut down in the first place...lol

[gigdy]

So he putting a different engine in the elise?

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by gigdy So he putting a different engine in the elise?

I doubt that you'd be able to call that thing an Elise.

...but yes.

[r2r]

Can you be any less original in the design department?

[RC45]

Originally Posted by r2r Can you be any less original in the design department?

I think the designer is an ex-lotuser

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by r2r Can you be any less original in the design department?

Apparently, the guy who designed the Lotus Elise, and Elise GT1 (with the ZR1 motor) penned this...

But basically, he took a page right out of China Motorcars book here

Copy + paste

[Coupons]

I will be shocked if this sells more than 30 units.

[sentra_dude]

Originally Posted by 666fast Important bit in bold. So, who's dumb enough to hand him this kind of money with his reputation?

"A sucker is born every minute..."