Hennessey Cars

The new 2011 Hennessey Venom GT had been in testing for quiet a few months ago in England, and now its ready for final production with some close-up shots provided by Hennessey. As we know earlier that the 2011 Venom GT supercar is built on the Lotus Elise chassis and powered by the 6.2-liter LS9 V8 found in the Corvette ZR1.

Likewise of all Hennessey modified cars, there are three engine configurations available. The base model is a supercharged engine that produces about 725 horsepower and 741 lb-feet of torque. And the other two upper versions are both available in twin turbocharged that produce about 1,000 hp and 1,200 hp. The 2011 Hennessey Venom GT uses the same six-speed Ricardo transmission that found in the Ford GT. Due to the light weight of the Lotus chassis, the Venom weighs in at about 2,548 lbs.

With such light-weight and astronomical horsepower, the Hennessey Venom GT can sprint from 0 – 60 in just 2.2 seconds with top speed of 262 mph on a six-speed manual transmission. Compared to the Bugatti Veyron, it has an acceleration speed from 0 – 60 mph in 2.6 seconds with top speed of 253 mph. The Hennessey Venom GT may be a Bugatti Veyron-killer.

Serious power requires serious dinero, the 2011 Hennessey Venom GT is not cheap like other Hennessey supercars. It clocks in at around $600,000 a piece, and Hennessey intended to build only ten Venoms per year. Check out the press release below if you like to crunch the numbers.

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Cars

Hennessey Performance Engineering based out of Texas (HPE) introduced the Corvette ZR1 to the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and it’s a monster. This limited edition Camaro will sport 705 horsepower which matches the likings of other Hennessey projects such as the Godzilla 700 Nissan GT-R and others.

The new LS9 engine from the ZR1 in supercharged form will be used in this beast along with other components from the ZR1 such as the carbon ceramic breaks, HRE wheels and even the clear hood scoop so you can show off to your friends what you are really packing.

Believe it or not, this is supposed to be a packaged offered at your local Chevrolet dealership. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill bolt-ons, this is major work considering the price tag of $109,000.