Venom GT is the owner of the quickest production car title after it recorded top speed 265.7 mph (427). The Venom GT is made by Hennessey Performance Engineering which is specializing in modifying luxury cars, muscle cars, sport cars, super cars and sport utility vehicles (SUV). On January 21, 2013, the venom GT recorded a new Guinness World Record for an accelerating 0-300 km/h just in 13.63 seconds, at 186 mph. This makes Venom GT to be quickest production car in the world. There is also unofficial result from 0 to 200 mph accelerated just in 14.51 sec.
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Hennessey Venom GT
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The next main record set on April 3, 2013 where Venom GT recorded 265.7 mph in two miles distance at the United States Naval Air Station. The Venom GT is faster than the Bugatti Veyron which has 258 mph top speed as factory limited. The chassis of The Venom GT uses highly modified Lotus Exige, curb weight is 2,700 lb (1,200 kg), also used carbon fiber parts on the body to reduce weight. The Venom GT has 7.0 L V8 twin turbocharged engine that produces 1,244 bhp (1,261 PS; 928 kW) and 852 lb.ft (1,155 N.m) of torque. The Engine is mated to Ricardo 6-speed manual transmission. The Venom GT price starts at 600,000 USD 750 hp version while the 1,200 hp version starts at 1,000,000 USD.
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