The Hennessey Venom F5 marked its European debut this past week with a showing at the Geneva Motor Show. The 1,600-horsepower (1,193-kilowatt) hypercar was on display alongside some of its closest competitors, including Bugatti and Koenigsegg, with CEO John Hennessey at its side.
Even though we learned almost all there is to know about the F5 at SEMA, the CEO let slip a few crucial new details in Geneva surrounding his so-called 300-mile per hour Venom F5.
Venom F5 hypercar will have a “completely bespoke, 8.0-litre twin-turbo V8” with no less than 1,600bhp.
He also admitted he’s considering adding another couple of turbos – because you can never have too many turbos – and that the decision will be made before this year’s Pebble Beach Concours in August. We can’t wait.
John also told us he’s going to have another crack at the outright top-speed record with the F5. “You’ve got Koenigsegg in first position now. Bugatti is not going to take it sitting down, so they’re gonna jump back in the game,” he says, “but I think there’s a squabble somewhere in the 280s, and about the time dust settles from those guys slapping each other about then we’ll turn up”.
And where could Hennessey – a company that doesn’t have a five-mile long test track of its own – hope to set such a record? “When the Koenigsegg news got out, a friend of mine who used to work for the State of Texas – who helped us with our road runs – sent me an email, and said ‘when you’re ready to go get your record back, we’ll find a road in Texas for you’.
The Hennessey Venom F5 marked its European debut this past week with a showing at the Geneva Motor Show. The 1,600-horsepower (1,193-kilowatt) hypercar was on display alongside some of its closest competitors, including Bugatti and Koenigsegg, with CEO John Hennessey at its side.
Even though we learned almost all there is to know about the F5 at SEMA, the CEO let slip a few crucial new details in Geneva surrounding his so-called 300-mile per hour Venom F5.
Venom F5 hypercar will have a “completely bespoke, 8.0-litre twin-turbo V8” with no less than 1,600bhp.
He also admitted he’s considering adding another couple of turbos – because you can never have too many turbos – and that the decision will be made before this year’s Pebble Beach Concours in August. We can’t wait.
John also told us he’s going to have another crack at the outright top-speed record with the F5. “You’ve got Koenigsegg in first position now. Bugatti is not going to take it sitting down, so they’re gonna jump back in the game,” he says, “but I think there’s a squabble somewhere in the 280s, and about the time dust settles from those guys slapping each other about then we’ll turn up”.
And where could Hennessey – a company that doesn’t have a five-mile long test track of its own – hope to set such a record? “When the Koenigsegg news got out, a friend of mine who used to work for the State of Texas - who helped us with our road runs - sent me an email, and said ‘when you’re ready to go get your record back, we’ll find a road in Texas for you’.
