2011 Hennessey Venom GT: identified flying object (16 pictures)

Henneseey, U.S. specialist preparation uncompromising, recently unveiled the first pictures of its unique formal and Venom GT. 725 horses at least 1200 at most, that is all. Or almost.

Why so much power? Just for fun. This could be the motto of the American Hennessey, who did nothing less far that reworking of existing models particularly athletes. But now, it's another thing: the Venom GT is the fruit of his imagination, his creation, his creature, his marshal's baton.

A supercar that is not in the lace. Indeed, within this body of Lotus Elise of only 1088 kg, the sorcerer is grafted Houston also experienced an engine, the thundering supercharged LS9 V8 block 6.2 of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. We had worse reference.

It resulted in three versions, including the entry level is already developing a whopping 725 horses. And if, by chance, this insolent powerful enough you do not, however, two others are also in the catalog. First, the account is round, that of 1,000 horses, and then, adding 200 additional thoroughbred to reach, you made the account, 1200 hp! Hallucinating figures obtained through the provision of a second turbo on the same V8.

As for performance, it's heavy, necessarily: 0 to 100 km / h in 2.4 seconds is stripped and the maximum speed flies beyond ... 420 km / h. Produced in dribs and drabs, the Venom GT is sold between 600,000 and 850,000 dollars

Watch : Hennesey Venom GT show in late March video

American company Hennessey Performance Engineering, specializing in tuning cars, released a video teaser of the first own model - Venom GT. The world premiere of the car will be held on March 30 this year. Note that previously a novelty in the studio had planned to bring to the Motor Show in Geneva, but the machine did not appear on the show - it did not have time to prepare.

Supercar to be built on a lengthened by 60 centimeters and 30 centimeters of the expanded platform sports car Lotus Exige S, but its mass will be only 1,086 kilograms. Rear-wheel Coupe Hennessey Venom GT will be equipped with an eight petrol engine, which will be available in three capacities - 725, 1000 and 1200 horsepower. The motor can be paired with a six-speed manual gearbox.

According to preliminary data, tysyachesilnaya version Venom GT supercar from zero to 96 miles an hour drive away for 2.2 seconds, to 160 - over 5.3 seconds, to 240 - over 8.9 seconds and to 320 - for 14,3 seconds . Its top speed is about 420 kilometers per hour. For comparison, the 1001-strong all-wheel drive Bugatti Veyron to the "hundreds" of 2.5 seconds faster, and its "maximum speed" is equal to 407 kilometers per hour.

Dynamic characteristics for the 725 - and 1200-strong version of "Venom" has not yet reported.

It is expected that the U.S. prices for novelty will begin from 600 thousand dollars. 1200-strong modification of the Hennessey Venom GT will cost 725 thousand dollars.