Hennessey 300 MPH for a Million Dollars? First Look at 2020 Hennessey Venom F5
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Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) is an American hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator. In addition to building the Venom F5 hypercar, the company specializes in 'making fast cars faster' modifying sports cars from several brands including Chevrolet, Dodge, Cadillac, Jeep, Ford, GMC, and Lincoln. Established in 1991 by John Hennessey, their main facility is located 45 minutes west of Houston in Sealy, Texas. Official website: Hennessey
Tourbillon
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Couple of observations comparing the record breaking car to its previous form (I assume they're the same chassis):
- The lower canards are enlarged
- A Gurney flap was added to the rear wing, which itself is set in high angle of attack
- The car is slammed to the ground (I wonder if this has been possible due to the hydraulic suspension or if this specific car was manually lowered just for the run)
- More negative camber on the front axle
The question is, is this lap time really representative of a normal Venom F5 Revolution, without all these addons?
Also, weird how the Gurney flap is missing in this photo.
OK I see. As long as the delivered cars get this then fine. I remember reading an age ago updates would be retrofitted backwards to client cars.
The slamming/camber isn't that much of a thing as long as the suspension is standard.
We will see for the former.
But anyway how much difference in time will the FLAPS make anyway?
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Revvd
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Lol, they added wing risers, changed wing endplates and cut fenders!
I always wondered why the front fenders were blocked off on these.
IIRC, the Multimatic boss said (about the Mustang GTD) there is about 90 kg of lift generated in that area when it's closed off like that. That's why just adding canards without venting pressure from the wheel well cancels out the added downforce.
They clearly introduced a lot of disbalance in the aero setup with that wing and had to do something with the front.
There better not be any more lap record announcements done with this car, unless they offer the package to the current owners.
Edit: I just noticed they even added a second Gurney flap under the wing.
Look how loaded up it is. Riding on bump stops
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Tourbillon
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It was two up with John Hennessey driving. There's a little more there definitely!
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tristatez28lt1
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171 trap in the 1/4 with such a launch is crazy
Tourbillon
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We can measure it upto 227MPH and compare it to the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut. I've been told the Hennessey is quicker.
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I don't really comment on this car, because I am not that interested in what a non-production car that uses some highly modified prototype to post records does, but just as a reminder, these were their acceleration claims:
0-100: 3.1s (from the previous video)
100-200: 3.3s
200-300: 4.4s
1/4: 9.82s at 169mph (from previous video)
1/2: 14.51s (14.44s in the previous) at 221mph (219mph previous)
Which is 0-200 in 6.4s and 0-300 in 10.8s. And that's combining the best numbers from two separate runs.
Not anywhere close to their stated goals... but it's not like this wasn't totally obvious from the start.
Anyway, for comparison, these are the Koenigsegg Jesko numbers from their latest run:
0-100: 3.2s
100-200: 3.3s
200-300: 4.3s
1/4: 9.7s at 172mph
1/2: 14.2s at 219-220mph
As you can notice, the 1/2 is actually faster than the Venom's... So this isn't even a WORLD RECORD*TM, unless their are just counting the trap speed, which is 1-2mph higher (and that could probably be within the GPS error range anyway).
Meanwhile, this is what we got:
0-100: 3.1s (from the previous video)
100-200: 3.3s
200-300: 4.4s
1/4: 9.82s at 169mph (from previous video)
1/2: 14.51s (14.44s in the previous) at 221mph (219mph previous)
Which is 0-200 in 6.4s and 0-300 in 10.8s. And that's combining the best numbers from two separate runs.
Not anywhere close to their stated goals... but it's not like this wasn't totally obvious from the start.
Anyway, for comparison, these are the Koenigsegg Jesko numbers from their latest run:
0-100: 3.2s
100-200: 3.3s
200-300: 4.3s
1/4: 9.7s at 172mph
1/2: 14.2s at 219-220mph
As you can notice, the 1/2 is actually faster than the Venom's... So this isn't even a WORLD RECORD*TM, unless their are just counting the trap speed, which is 1-2mph higher (and that could probably be within the GPS error range anyway).
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New Venom F5 'Stealth Series' Celebrates Extreme Personalization!
Sealy, Texas (Aug 16, 2024) – Hennessey Special Vehicles, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, has revealed the ‘Stealth Series’ – a new, ultra-limited trio of its 1,817 bhp Venom F5 hypercar. Celebrating intricate, skilled craftmanship and the finest, most elaborate individualization options, just three models are to be built to the exclusive Stealth Series specification.
Only available on track-focused Revolution models, the Stealth Series balances exposed carbon fiber, in black and tinted forms, with painstakingly hand-painted body panels. Unique to the Stealth Series, the exposed carbon fiber runs from the nose-mounted ‘H-badge’ down the entire spine of the hypercar. The exposed carbon ‘reveal’ initially broadens to meet the windscreen before flowing over the roof and narrowing organically – past the engine cover for the 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged ‘Fury’ motor – right to rear deck’s trailing edge above the mid-mounted quad tailpipes.
Beyond the meticulous engineering and construction of the car and its powertrain, each Stealth model requires around 2,350 manhours just to create the flawless carbon fiber body and chassis, with a further 650 to 750 manhours to complete each complex paint treatment. Craftsmen hand lay the cosmetic carbon fiber, hand-paint every exterior panel, painstakingly upholster every piece of the dash, seats, and doors, embroider the ‘Hennessey’ script, and include personalized ‘easter eggs’ – unique to each customer. Every detail is considered in the utmost detail by Hennessey’s design team, from using the finest hand-laid carbon fiber found anywhere in the automotive industry, to the imperceptible surface changes from exposed carbon, to paint, to accent color on the bodywork.
Just three of the uniquely American models make up the ultra-exclusive series of Venom F5 hypercars. Part of the 99-car total Venom F5 production run, all three models sold even before the series was shown at The Quail, during Monterey Car Week.
John Hennessey, company founder and CEO: “Everyone knows that the Venom F5 is the most extreme, powerful, and visceral pure-combustion hypercar in the world, but the real selling point for our customers is the craftmanship, quality, beauty, and attention to detail. Combining all these elements into the Stealth Series creates a unique art piece that celebrates the finest craftmanship alongside raw, visceral, unapologetic American horsepower.”
Hennessey’s design team works closely with Stealth Series owners to curate a specification that will achieve immortality through careful, thoughtful personalization. For example, unique features on the Stealth Series specifications shown at The Quail include tinted carbon fiber inside and out, body color-matched brake calipers, and personal racing numbers ghosted into the carbon fiber.
Nathan Malinick, Hennessey Director of Design: “In creating the unique specification for the limited-edition Venom F5 Stealth Series, we were inspired by the hypercar’s aerodynamic form and the beauty, authenticity, and craftmanship of its exposed carbon fiber. The Stealth Series is a ‘best of both worlds’ presentation of exquisite, exposed carbon fiber and world-class, impactful paintwork that accentuates the F5’s form.”
Hennessey debuted the Venom F5 Stealth Series at The Quail on Friday August 16 during Monterey Car Week in California. The Hennessey display featured a Revolution Roadster and Revolution Coupe version of the Stealth Series cars with attendees able to soak up the quality and attention to detail in the Californian sun. While exact customer specification costs remain private, the complete build price for each Stealth Series car exceeds $3 million.
The third Stealth Series model is a Venom F5 Revolution in coupe form. Distinguishing the track-honed Revolution from its regular Coupe sibling is a full-width rear-mounted carbon fiber wing, roof-mounted air scoop, a significantly larger front splitter and rear diffuser. The Revolution features reworked suspension, engine cooling, and digital telemetry alongside dive planes ahead of each front wheel that channel air to improve grip at turn-in.
In March this year, a Revolution coupe confirmed the Venom F5’s status as ‘America’s Hypercar’ by setting a new production car lap record of 2:10.90 at Circuit of The Americas. The company then turned its engineering focus to a push towards the car’s +300 mph V-max, building on the 271.6 mph set during its development. Continuing its evolution, Hennessey set a production car World Record speed achieving 221.92 mph in the standing half mile.
Design, specification, and assembly of each Venom F5 is carried out just 100 miles from COTA at Hennessey’s HQ in Sealy, Texas. Hennessey has already built and delivered 24 Venom F5 Coupe, Roadster, and Revolution models to customers across the U.S. and around the world with a further 16 orders booking out build slots through 2024 and 2025.
Unique specification enhancements for the two Venom F5 Stealth Series models shown at The Quail are as follows.
Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Stealth Series – ‘Elemental Green’
- Hennessey’s ultra-limited Stealth Series pairs exceptional craftmanship with extreme performance
- +$3m ‘Hypersonic Blue’ Stealth Series F5 confirmed as final Revolution Roadster build
- Stealth Series trio sold out ahead of Monterey Car Week public debut
Sealy, Texas (Aug 16, 2024) – Hennessey Special Vehicles, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, has revealed the ‘Stealth Series’ – a new, ultra-limited trio of its 1,817 bhp Venom F5 hypercar. Celebrating intricate, skilled craftmanship and the finest, most elaborate individualization options, just three models are to be built to the exclusive Stealth Series specification.
Only available on track-focused Revolution models, the Stealth Series balances exposed carbon fiber, in black and tinted forms, with painstakingly hand-painted body panels. Unique to the Stealth Series, the exposed carbon fiber runs from the nose-mounted ‘H-badge’ down the entire spine of the hypercar. The exposed carbon ‘reveal’ initially broadens to meet the windscreen before flowing over the roof and narrowing organically – past the engine cover for the 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged ‘Fury’ motor – right to rear deck’s trailing edge above the mid-mounted quad tailpipes.
Beyond the meticulous engineering and construction of the car and its powertrain, each Stealth model requires around 2,350 manhours just to create the flawless carbon fiber body and chassis, with a further 650 to 750 manhours to complete each complex paint treatment. Craftsmen hand lay the cosmetic carbon fiber, hand-paint every exterior panel, painstakingly upholster every piece of the dash, seats, and doors, embroider the ‘Hennessey’ script, and include personalized ‘easter eggs’ – unique to each customer. Every detail is considered in the utmost detail by Hennessey’s design team, from using the finest hand-laid carbon fiber found anywhere in the automotive industry, to the imperceptible surface changes from exposed carbon, to paint, to accent color on the bodywork.
Just three of the uniquely American models make up the ultra-exclusive series of Venom F5 hypercars. Part of the 99-car total Venom F5 production run, all three models sold even before the series was shown at The Quail, during Monterey Car Week.
John Hennessey, company founder and CEO: “Everyone knows that the Venom F5 is the most extreme, powerful, and visceral pure-combustion hypercar in the world, but the real selling point for our customers is the craftmanship, quality, beauty, and attention to detail. Combining all these elements into the Stealth Series creates a unique art piece that celebrates the finest craftmanship alongside raw, visceral, unapologetic American horsepower.”
Hennessey’s design team works closely with Stealth Series owners to curate a specification that will achieve immortality through careful, thoughtful personalization. For example, unique features on the Stealth Series specifications shown at The Quail include tinted carbon fiber inside and out, body color-matched brake calipers, and personal racing numbers ghosted into the carbon fiber.
Nathan Malinick, Hennessey Director of Design: “In creating the unique specification for the limited-edition Venom F5 Stealth Series, we were inspired by the hypercar’s aerodynamic form and the beauty, authenticity, and craftmanship of its exposed carbon fiber. The Stealth Series is a ‘best of both worlds’ presentation of exquisite, exposed carbon fiber and world-class, impactful paintwork that accentuates the F5’s form.”
Hennessey debuted the Venom F5 Stealth Series at The Quail on Friday August 16 during Monterey Car Week in California. The Hennessey display featured a Revolution Roadster and Revolution Coupe version of the Stealth Series cars with attendees able to soak up the quality and attention to detail in the Californian sun. While exact customer specification costs remain private, the complete build price for each Stealth Series car exceeds $3 million.
The third Stealth Series model is a Venom F5 Revolution in coupe form. Distinguishing the track-honed Revolution from its regular Coupe sibling is a full-width rear-mounted carbon fiber wing, roof-mounted air scoop, a significantly larger front splitter and rear diffuser. The Revolution features reworked suspension, engine cooling, and digital telemetry alongside dive planes ahead of each front wheel that channel air to improve grip at turn-in.
In March this year, a Revolution coupe confirmed the Venom F5’s status as ‘America’s Hypercar’ by setting a new production car lap record of 2:10.90 at Circuit of The Americas. The company then turned its engineering focus to a push towards the car’s +300 mph V-max, building on the 271.6 mph set during its development. Continuing its evolution, Hennessey set a production car World Record speed achieving 221.92 mph in the standing half mile.
Design, specification, and assembly of each Venom F5 is carried out just 100 miles from COTA at Hennessey’s HQ in Sealy, Texas. Hennessey has already built and delivered 24 Venom F5 Coupe, Roadster, and Revolution models to customers across the U.S. and around the world with a further 16 orders booking out build slots through 2024 and 2025.
Unique specification enhancements for the two Venom F5 Stealth Series models shown at The Quail are as follows.
Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Stealth Series – ‘Elemental Green’
- Exposed black carbon fiber front-to-rear ‘Stealth’ reveal: front splitter; wing mirrors; roof scoop; engine cover with black aluminum vents; side pod air intake; lower door sill; rear wing with ghosted Hennessey script; CNC-cut rear panel; rear diffuser
- Unique racing number ‘44’ ghosted into front splitter and rear wing end plates
- Elemental Green exterior body panels
- Gold accent stripe: front splitter; front clam, edging carbon fiber; door sills; roof scoop; rear deck, edging engine cover trailing edge; rear diffuser, tracing rear-facing surface
- Matte tinted gold-finish wheels
- Black brake calipers with gold Hennessey logo
- 8 microns thin aluminum Stealth badge beneath clearcoat on rear decklid
- Black interior carbon fiber
- ‘Stealth X of 3’ interior plaque
- Charcoal leather for: seat pads; door cards; dash
- Gold leather for: contrasting inner thigh section
- Black leather for: steering wheel, with gold stitching
- Gold Hennessey-embroidery on shoulder-level seat pad
- Blue-tinted exposed carbon fiber front-to-rear ‘Stealth’ reveal: front splitter; wing mirrors; roof scoop; engine cover with silver aluminum vents; side pod air intake; lower door sill; rear wing with ghosted Hennessey script; CNC-cut rear panel; rear diffuser
- Unique racing number ‘23’ ghosted into front splitter and rear wing end plates
- Hypersonic Blue exterior body panels
- Hypersonic Blue accent stripe on roof scoop
- Blue painted wheels
- Blue brake calipers with white Hennessey logo
- 8 microns thin aluminum Stealth badge beneath clearcoat on rear decklid
- Blue-tinted interior carbon fiber: air vents and central ‘waterfall’
- ‘Stealth X of 3’ interior plaque
- Ink Blue leather for: seat pads; door cards; dash
- Marine Blue leather for: steering wheel; contrasting seat pads; contrasting inner thigh section
- Marine Blue Hennessey-embroidery on shoulder-level seat pad
- Monticello circuit ghosted into inside of footwell storage compartment
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You've taken Hennessey Venom F5 off me too? OMG.
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FK your apologies I want Michael's daughter and a Chateaux. A big house. Then we're even.
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