The Hennessey Venom F5 is likely one of the most monstrous manufacturing automobiles launched in latest reminiscence and after being in improvement for years, the wild hypercar was just lately put by its paces by High Gear.

Like several automobile from Hennessey, efficiency is the highest precedence of the Venom F5. As such, it’s powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V8 that churns out 1,817 hp and 1,193 lb-ft (1,617 Nm) of torque, that means it has considerably extra energy than a Bugatti Chiron regardless of being 8 cylinders quick and having two fewer turbochargers. It even has greater than the 1,603 hp delivered by the 5.1-liter twin-turbo V8 of the Koenigsegg Jesko.

Hennessey’s declare is that the automobile wants simply 2.6 seconds to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) and 4.7 seconds to succeed in 124 mph (200 km/h). It may additionally apparently hit 250 mph (402 km/h) in an eye-watering 15.5 seconds.

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When testing out the automobile for the primary time, High Gear’s Jack Rix is shocked by the acceleration, noting that it pulls by the gears more durable than the rest he has pushed, aside from the all-electric Pininfarina Battista. After having some enjoyable on Hennessey’s non-public drag strip, Rix heads out onto some native Texas roads to see how the Venom F5 handles on a regular basis driving duties.

Unsurprisingly, the Venom F5 is rather more uncooked and aggressive than most different supercars and hypercars from Europe. It makes a McLaren 720S appear tame and has an particularly agency journey.

The seven-speed semi-automatic transmission discovered on the event automobile pushed by Rix will profit from some extra refinement earlier than the automobile is full. It really works nicely at full throttle and excessive speeds however is a bit jerky at low speeds.

Growth of the Venom F5 is continuous and in early March, the Hennessey crew pushed the hypercar by to 271.6 mph (437 km/h) whereas testing on the similar Florida runway the place NASA used to land the house shuttle. The Texas tuner hopes to ultimately eclipse 300 mph (482 km/h) with the automobile.