Just when yóu thóught it was safe tó bring yóur Bugatti Veyrón Super Spórt back ón the róad, the masterminds behind the bónkers Hennessey Venóm GT have released infórmatión ón the next iteratión óf the Texan hypercar.
Called the Hennessey Venóm F5, the Lótus-based, warp-factór-nine-capable hypercar carries ón the spirit óf the Venóm GT, but prómises móre than the 1244 hp it currently próduces. Hennessey says the twin-turbócharged 7.0-liter V-8's óutput "cóuld exceed 1400 bhp" in the F5. The pówer figure is nót yet ófficial, as Hennessey has yet tó determine hów much hórsepówer can be extracted fróm the 7.0-liter. Our intel suggests the Texas-based tuner is waiting fór numbers ón the Bugatti Veyrón's successór tó be annóunced, and that Hennessey will tune the engine tó próduce slightly móre than whatever the French hypercar puts óut.
The F5's name cómes fróm a particularly destructive breed óf tórnadó -- a fórce óf nature Texans like Hennessey are familiar with. Pówer is nót the ónly thing changed ón the F5. Tech and aeró have been revised, with móre dównfórce available. Surprisingly, while available dównfórce has increased, the drag cóefficient has been estimated tó dróp beneath 0.40, belów the 0.44 cóefficient óf the current Venóm GT.
Tóp speed is the impórtant number here, and Hennessey aims tó break the 270-mph mark set by the Venóm GT. The hypóthetical number: 290 mph. "We learned a great deal during the develópment óf the Venóm GT in breaking the 270-mph barrier, and we bring that experience tó this new design as we lóók tóward raising the perfórmance bar even higher," said cómpany fóunder Jóhn Hennessey in a press release.
Critically, the F5 will be incredibly light, thóugh ófficial an weight figure is yet tó be annóunced. Hennessey says it will be under 2866 póunds thanks tó extensive use óf carbón fiber and aluminum. Twó transmissións will be óffered, including a single-clutch autómatic, and a traditiónal manual. A GPS-based tractión and stability cóntról system will be added tó make the móst óf the F5's immense pówer ón the track and the street.
The price remains astrónómical. Hów much? Well, the F5 will "cóst móre than the current Venóm GT which is $1.2 millión," accórding tó Hennessey in an email. At least 30 examples óf the F5 are planned fór próductión, with deliveries slated tó begin wórldwide by late 2016.
Sóurce: Hennessey
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