2011 Hennessey Venom GT:
First
Look
Jay Williams - 15/April/2010
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2011
Hennessey Venom GT
The
race wing looks pretty sweet
Supercharged 6.2-litre LS9 V8 is
massive for such a light vehicle
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Texas, United States -
Tuning company
Hennessey Performance has recently released a short clip of its Venom
GT supercar in action.
The vehicle is
based upon the Lotus Elise and combines a high-tech,
lightweight British chassis with a powerful American V8.
The key to
performance is to reduce weight and that's exactly what the team over
at Hennessey Performance have done. The Venom GT weighs in at around
1,071 kilos, this is achieved by its lightweight carbon fibre bodywork
and carbon fibre wheels.
Under the
bonnet
lies a supercharged 6.2-litre LS9 V8 (the same as in the Corvette ZR1)
retuned to produce 540kW of power. There will also be a 745kW and 895kW
twin turbo V8 engine variants available. The mid-engine V8
will send power to the rear wheels via a Ricardo 6-speed gearbox.
Pulling the
Venom GT to a stop will be the Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers up
front and 4-piston calipers in rear clamping down on 15-inch carbon
ceramic rotors.
Other technical
features include a programmable traction control system, CFD
(computational fluid dynamic) tested bodywork, adjustable rear wing
with automatic deploy and an adjustable suspension system.
Hennessey plans to build the power plants at its Texas facility. The
engines will then be shipped to the company's assembly facility near
Silverstone, England where the Venom GT is built and tested.
The company will establish a network of Venom GT dealers and
distributors in the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Asia and Australia.
However production is limited to just 10 vehicles per year.
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