Hennessey Burns Up the Track With 1817 Horsepower Venom F5 Revolution
With a twin-turbocharged V8 powertrain engine.
Texas-based performance engineering company Hennessey has flipped the switch on the powerful Venom F5 model by turning it into a track-focused animal. Birthing the Venom F5 Revolution the new hypercar still harbors the signature strength of Hennessey’s performance.
Leading the charge is a brag-worthy stat of 1,817 horsepower with a twin-turbocharged V8 powertrain competition-ready engine. Even though the Venom F5 was just as fast, the Revolution model has been outfitted with a few new updates to give it an edge over its relative. The range of enhancements includes retuned suspension, a roof-mounted air intake, digital track telemetry, improved agility and re-designed elements for aerodynamics.
Another notable alteration is the group’s focus on weight reduction – making it the lightest Venom F5 as the Revolution sits at under 3000 pounds.
“I led engineering on some of the most extreme cars to come out of GM, including the Corvette Z06 and Cadillac CTS-V, but nothing compares to designing, developing, and refining a race car for the road like the Venom F5 Revolution,” said John ‘Heinrocket’ Heinricy, Hennessey’s chief engineer. “From the outset, we designed the Venom F5 hypercar to be ultra-light and monstrously powerful, with dynamics to match. So, taking these ingredients and adding track-focused aerodynamics, suspension, and gearing, enabled us to create a machine that is the ultimate visceral and emotional driving experience.”
With a price tag of $2.7 million USD, Hennessey is limiting the hypercar to just 24 units. Hennessey’s Venom F5 Revolution is set to make its debut at Miami Motorcar Cavalcade Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, January 15.
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