Hennessey along with Shell and Pennzoil took the wraps off the much anticipated Venom F5 at the ongoing SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Hennessey Venom F5 is an all-new hypercar designed and built from the ground up with drag coefficient of just 0.33. Hennessey aims that the new Venom F5 will become the absolute fastest road car on earth, and for this, the company has produced the hypercar on a completely new design, chassis and carbon fibre body focused solely on the aerodynamics. The base price for the Venom F5 is $1.6 million and will be exclusive to only 24 units.
(Hennessey aims that the new Venom F5 will become the absolute fastest road car on earth)
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John Hennessey, Founder & CEO, Hennessey Special Vehicles said, "We've designed Venom F5 to be timeless so that in 25 years it will still have a level of performance and design that will be unmatched. The F5 is an all new car designed and built from the ground up."
The Hennessey team is developing an all new, twin turbo V8 engine that will deliver over 1600 bhp. The Hennessey engine will be mated to a 7-Speed single clutch paddle shift transmission and delivering power down to the rear tires. The Venom F5 will also feature an all new light weight chassis and all carbon fibre body. While acceleration from 0 to 300 kmph will be less than 10 seconds, 0-400 kmph and back to rest will be under 30 seconds. With these stats, the Venom F5 is quicker than most of the current Formula 1 race cars. Hennessey also expects the new Venom F5 to be the first road car capable of achieving more than 482 kmph.
(While acceleration from 0 to 300 kmph will be less than 10 seconds, 0-400 kmph and back to rest will be under 30 seconds)
Patty Lanning, VP, Marketing, Shell Lubricants said, "Shell is fortunate to have forged technical and co-engineering alliances with some of the most revered automotive visionaries in the industry. Working hand-in-hand with Hennessey on one of the most stunning road cars we've seen has been an incredible experience. We share a passion for performance and know that Pennzoil will protect the F5's engine through development and testing to production."
In addition to the Venom F5, Hennessey will also showcase the Hennessey VelociRaptor 6X6 and the Exorcist, which is based on the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, at the SEMA Show.
