Hennessey Venom GT: The worlds fastest production car.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Takes the crown from the Bugatti Veyron SS.

[r ! z]

Very impressive but I wouldn't call that a "production" car.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Very impressive but I wouldn't call that a "production" car.

I would agree.

But I had to make the thread title enticing.

[!! Shawn]

Very impressive but I wouldn't call that a "production" car.

Neither would I. They dropped a massive engine in a Lotus, its not light they actually designed a car, and if that is what constitutes a production car, there are many drag cars that will do better than that.

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I was seriously gonna post this vid and title the thread "Before Sweet Pea makes a thread about it".

[Sweet Pea 50]

I was seriously gonna post this vid and title the thread "Before Sweet Pea makes a thread about it".

I see this car as kind of like the 427 Shelby Cobras, but on a much more extreme scale. British original, the AC Ace, with an American made powertrain. This happens to be a Lotus Exige with a GM sourced 427 cubic inch engine sporting some hair dryers, with the the whole thing combined by Hennessey Performance. I still can't figure out if it is a bored out LS9 or LS7.

It isn't a "one" off car.

But it isn't considered a "production" car by Guinness to claim their record. Plus it only ran the one time, and not twice up and back.

One thing is for sure. It's fast as holy hell.

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I was about to say... can't be a production car.

But 270 is insane. Just went Ludicrous Speed off the launch.

[r ! z]

Good ol pea using the bait and switch.

Another fast one is the Koenenessig(sp? lol) Agera R, but at the same time, I hardly consider that a "production". I mean strictly speaking, yes, they will produce it for the (relative) masses. I haven't read exactly but I'm sure they'll make like 7 x year at most.

[r ! z]

I was about to say... can't be a production car.

But 270 is insane. Just went Ludicrous Speed off the launch.

No way it's faster than a Buggati to 60 or even 100mph for that matter.

It's a manual, and as much as I or anyone else loves manuals- dual clutch transmissions have proven their worth. Porsche's PDK, Nissan dual clutch tranny in the GT-R, etc. That being said, it looks the car hits the 60mph mark in around 3 seconds.

[r ! z]

Perfection