John Hennessey has long been known for adding plenty of extra horsepower to cars from various automakers. Now he has fulfilled his dream of creating a lightweight, nimble, mid-engined supercar powered by an American V8 engine. He has called it the Venom GT, and it’s performance credentials are insane.
Power-to-weight ratio is the main game with the Hennessey Venom GT, with over 1,200 horsepower in a tick over 2,700 lbs package. This means serious acceleration, with the Venom GT sprinting from 0-60 mph in just 2.7 seconds, and giving the highest top speed mark a shake with a 265 mph v-max. The source of that power is a 6.2L supercharged LS9 V8 that has been enlarged to 7.0L and lost the supercharger whilst gaining two precision turbos instead. Peak torque has been rated at an impressive 1,154 lb-ft (1,565 Nm).
