New Hennessey Venom F5 unveiled with a 1,792bhp twin-turbo V8

This is the new Hennessey Venom F5. It is the American tuning company’s newest hypercar, which will offer fresh new competitiveness for the likes of the Koenigsegg Regera and the Bugatti Chiron SuperSport. Production will be confined to just 24 models, with each individual instance carrying a setting up price of $two.one million (about £1.5 million).

The Venom F5 is powered by a twin-turbocharged six.six-litre V8 engine, Hennessey developed and created totally in-residence. It is a conference point for high-energy components, with each individual device featuring cast aluminium pistons, cast steel connecting rods, titanium exhaust manifolds and a billet aluminium ingestion manifold.

Electric power and torque figures stand at one,792bhp and one,617Nm respectively – ample, states Hennessey, for a 0–62mph time of two.six seconds. The firm also states the F5 will protect the 0–186mph sprint in eight.four seconds, which is faster than a Formula One particular racer. Dry, the Venom weighs one,360kg, which presents the car a claimed energy-to-pounds ratio of one,322bhp per tonne.

A major speed of 311mph is currently being specific, and an independently confirmed major speed examination is planned for 2021 at NASA’s Kennedy Area Centre. 

New Hennessey Venom F5: chassis and aerodynamics

As opposed to most über-effective hypercars, the Venom does devoid of four-wheel-push. As a substitute, energy is despatched by a 7-speed automated gearbox to the rear wheels only – and Hennessey opted for aerodynamics alternatively than mechanical grip to tame the F5.

Up entrance there is a deep entrance splitter and wide ducting, which channels air beneath the car’s chassis toward an monumental rear diffuser. There is also a little spoiler mounted among the rear lights, though prospective buyers can spec a greater rear wing and a extra aggressive entrance splitter as optional extras.

The Venom F5 is created about a carbon fibre monocoque, which weighs just 86kg. All of the hypercar’s system panels are also created from carbon fibre – and the bodywork was developed to be as smooth as attainable, to enable the car to reach the firm’s specific major speed. Many thanks to the lower stage spoiler and undertray, Hennessey reached a drag coefficient of .39Cd.

Underneath, the F5 options double wishbone suspension and specifically developed coilover dampers from Penske. Carbon ceramic brakes also arrive as conventional, with discs equipped by Brembo and calipers by AP racing. Ultimately, the Venom sits on a set of cast aluminium alloy wheels, shod in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup two tyres.

Consumers will also get a option of 5 distinctive push modes – Sport, Monitor, Drag, Wet and F5. The first four options tinker with the car’s traction command configurations and engine map to match their respective scenarios, whilst the latter selection unlocks the engine’s total likely and enables the Venom to reach its major speed.

Venom F5: interior style and design

To aid preserve the Venom F5’s pounds to a minimum, Hennessey clad its total cockpit in raw carbon fibre. For the exact same purpose, even the car’s doorway pulls have been hewn from the exact same light-weight content – and only the areas of the steering wheel that the driver holds are completed in leather-based.

The steering wheel alone is a Formula One particular-fashion device, which options controls for the F5’s lights, wipers, ignition and indicators. Guiding the wheel sits a 7-inch electronic instrument cluster, which Hennessey states was motivated by the head-up display screens equipped to fighter jets. The device has a distinct display for each individual of the car’s push modes.

Nonetheless, there are a couple of luxury touches. The carbon fibre bucket seats and doorway panels are upholstered in a mix of leather-based and Alcantara – and, even with Hennessey’s fastidious pursuit of speed, there is air-conditioning and a 9-inch infotainment method, with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The pedals are floor-hinged and completed aluminium, whilst there is a toolkit mounted in the passenger footwell. As a nod to its American heritage, each individual Venom F5’s doorway playing cards will also function enamel inserts that depict the Texas and US flags.

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