In the continuous speed wars in between Hennessey and Bugatti, this time Texas won. The Hennessey Venom GT Spyder asserts to be the world’s fastest convertible, a record that was previously held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Vitesse.
The Venom GT convertible acquired a top speed of 265.6 mph on a 2.9-mile runway at the Naval Air Station Lemoore on March 25, Hennessey validates. Brian Smith was behind the wheel, the director of Ford Performance Racing School, and the feat was tape-recorded by the speed screening company Racelogic.
The Hennessey showed much faster than the Super Sport Vitesse, which struck 254 mph throughout a record-breaking run in 2013. The Hennessey Venom GT coupe beats them both; it powered to 270.49 miles per hour at the run at the Kennedy Space Center in 2014 if you think that’s remarkable.
The Venom GT loads a 7.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine with 1,451 hp and 1,287 lb-ft of torque. Hennessey asserts a 0-60 mph time of lower than 2.4 seconds.
Hennessey’s timing for the record could not have actually been much better. This year marked the 25th anniversary of Hennessey Performance. To celebrate the celebration, Hennessey will offer 3 limited-edition “World Record Edition” Venom GT Spyders. Cost will be $1.3 million for each.
