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Going to the moon…and back.
There’s fast and then there’s fast. The Hennessey Performance Venom GT is fast. It’s so fast, that it now holds the world record for being the fastest two-seat sports car with its recent Valentine’s Day run at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On February 14th, 2014, the Hennessey Performance Venom GT became the fastest two-seat sports car in the world with a verified 270.49 mph run. The speed was independently verified by Racelogic engineer, Joe Lachovsky. But what’s even more impressive is that the VBOX GPS data was still accelerating at a rate of 1 mph per second while speeding from 260- to 270 mph.
The run encompassed a total of 2.4 miles and was driven by Brian Smith, the Director of Miller Motorsport, experienced race driver and a former Michelin tire test engineer. “It was still pulling,” said Smith after the record run. “If we could run on an 8-mile oval we could go faster than that. On the very top end there was a little wandering but, hey, we’re going 270 mph! The Venom GT didn’t [require] any big corrections, and the Michelins held traction really well.”
The Hennessey Performance Venom GT is built for speed. The 7.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V-8 engine producing a massive 1,244 bhp while weighing in at a mere 2,743 lbs. (1,244 kg.) for an incredible 1 hp/1 kg power-to-weight ratio.
The Hennessey Venom GT adds this top speed record to its trophy case that also has the fastest from 0-300 km/h record of 13.63 seconds, and 0-200 mph acceleration time of 14.51 seconds.
“I knew the car had it in it, but it’s a thrill to officially validate the Venom GT’s 270-mph speed,” said Hennessey CEO Don Goldman. “Venturing anywhere above 200 mph—let alone 270—is not to be taken lightly, and we’re elated to have accomplished our goal.”
So far, Hennessey Performance has built 11 of these super-exclusive ultra-lightweight hypercars. Each vehicle takes six months to build and total production will stop at 29 units to maintain the car’s exclusivity.
Hennessey Venom GT Top Speed Run Gallery
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Would you try and hit 270.49 mph in the Hennessey Venom GT?
