In 2014, the Hennessey Venom GT became the world’s fastest production car, reaching a top speed of 270.4 mph at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Unfortunately for the Texas-based firm, Guinness World Records refused to acknowledge the achievement as Hennessey didn’t manage to do the mandatory two-way run and production of the car was less than the required 30 units. As a result, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport remained the fastest production car at 267.7 mph. Two years have passed and Hennessey has set yet another record with its already iconic Venom GT. This time around, John Hennessey’s company made the Venom GT Spyder the world’s fastest roadster.
The new record sits at 265.6 mph, about 11.5 mph faster than the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, and was achieved at the U.S. Navy’s 2.9-mile long runway in Lemoore, California. The record run was certified by Racelogic technical director, Jim Lau, and witnessed by Commander Darren Fouts, Air Operations Officer. The Venom GT roadster was driven by Brian Smith, director of the Ford Performance Racing School.
“2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Hennessey Performance”, said company founder, John Hennessey. “I thought that this would be a special way to celebrate 25 years of making fast cars faster. I’ve wanted to test the top speed of our Venom GT Spyder, without the roof, ever since our coupe ran 270.4 mph on the Space Shuttle landing runway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2014. This was a great way to validate the technical excellence of our car which includes high-speed stability with an open roof.”
To celebrate the new record and the company’s 25th anniversary, Hennessey will offer a limited run of three "World Record Edition" Venom GT Spyders. This series will be similar to the Venom GT "World’s Fastest Edition" that was launched following the 2014 record. Each of the three supercars will cost $1.3 million plus tax, and chances are that they’re already sold out.
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