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Some say you can't make a Lotus any better. Well, maybe they haven't head of Hennessey and its SEMA Show-bound Venom GT. The American firm's new toy is based on the Lotus Elise and, in its flagship version, comes equipped with an out-of-this-world 1,200 hp (895 kW) twin turbocharged V8 engine sourced from the Corvette. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox.
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- John Hennessey Tells The Story Of The Venom Gt
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- Lotus Elise S Cup R Is A 217hp Track-only Toy For Grown Ups
Following the Exige V6 Cup R, Lotus has revealed another track-only car, the Elise S Cup R. The model is the first Elise-based Cup variant to use the supercharged 1.8-liter 2ZR-FE engine from Toyota. Mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, the unit produces...
- Watch Hennessey's Venom Gt Set New World Top Speed Record At 265.7mph Or 427.6 Km/h
There's no stopping John Hennessey and the company the bears his name from shattering one speed record after the other with their Lotus Elise-based, but evidently, hugely modified, Venom GT. After being established as the world's fastest production...
- Hennessey Shows Us Just How Fast The 1,244hp Venom Gt Is With New Videos
Shoehorning a 638hp Corvette ZR1-sourced, 6.2-liter supercharged LS9 V8 into a lightweight Lotus Elise is in itself, insane, but choosing to swap the stock supercharger for twin ball bearing turbochargers that push output to 1,244 horsepower takes craziness...
- Hennessey’s 1,200hp Venom Gt Heading To Pebble Beach Festival
Hennessey Performance, the creator of some of the world’s most powerful cars such as the Cadillac V1000 CTS-V Coupe, will hold the U.S. debut of its 1,200HP Venom GT supercar tomorrow, August 17, at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival during...
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Hennessey's Venom GT is a Corvette-Powered Elise with 1,200HP
Some say you can't make a Lotus any better. Well, maybe they haven't head of Hennessey and its SEMA Show-bound Venom GT. The American firm's new toy is based on the Lotus Elise and, in its flagship version, comes equipped with an out-of-this-world 1,200 hp (895 kW) twin turbocharged V8 engine sourced from the Corvette. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox.
Read more »
- John Hennessey Tells The Story Of The Venom Gt
...
- Lotus Elise S Cup R Is A 217hp Track-only Toy For Grown Ups
Following the Exige V6 Cup R, Lotus has revealed another track-only car, the Elise S Cup R. The model is the first Elise-based Cup variant to use the supercharged 1.8-liter 2ZR-FE engine from Toyota. Mated to a six-speed manual gearbox, the unit produces...
- Watch Hennessey's Venom Gt Set New World Top Speed Record At 265.7mph Or 427.6 Km/h
There's no stopping John Hennessey and the company the bears his name from shattering one speed record after the other with their Lotus Elise-based, but evidently, hugely modified, Venom GT. After being established as the world's fastest production...
- Hennessey Shows Us Just How Fast The 1,244hp Venom Gt Is With New Videos
Shoehorning a 638hp Corvette ZR1-sourced, 6.2-liter supercharged LS9 V8 into a lightweight Lotus Elise is in itself, insane, but choosing to swap the stock supercharger for twin ball bearing turbochargers that push output to 1,244 horsepower takes craziness...
- Hennessey’s 1,200hp Venom Gt Heading To Pebble Beach Festival
Hennessey Performance, the creator of some of the world’s most powerful cars such as the Cadillac V1000 CTS-V Coupe, will hold the U.S. debut of its 1,200HP Venom GT supercar tomorrow, August 17, at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival during...