The Venom GT is a road car from Hennessey, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped turbocharged engine of 6.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 1030 bhp (1044 PS/768 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 1318 N·m (972 lb·ft/134.4 kgm) at 4200 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1220 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1604 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4655 mm | 183.3 inches | |
| Width | 1960 mm | 77.2 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1220 kg | 2690 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS3 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 1044 PS (1030 bhp) (768 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1318 Nm (972 ft·lb) (134.4 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 124.6 kW/litre 169.5 ps/litre 167.2 bhp/litre 2.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
213.89 Nm/litre
2.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2687.8 kPa (389.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 2.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 856 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.86 PS/kg 629.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.63 kW/kg 844.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.84 bhp/kg 0.38 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.59 kg/kW 2.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12½ x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin PS2 235/30 x 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin PS2 335/30 x 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 381 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 381 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 216040 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Hennessey Venom GT added 2010-06-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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