Upcoming Hennessey Venon GT2 Promises 1,500 HP, 287 MPH, Uses LS7 Small Block V8
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When it comes to crazy numbers, Texas tuning company Hennessey Performance Engineering tends to come to mind. The high-profile shop shocked the supercar world when it unveiled the Venom GT, with a power:weight ratio of 1 hp to every 2.2 lbs. The car would go from 0-200 miles per hour in a freakishly scary 15.3 seconds — 11 seconds faster than that of the Bugatti Veyron. So, yeah. Simply put, the Venom GT is that surprise knockout punch that knocks out the champion and strikes fear into the hearts of the performance world, as well as its occupants. And now, it’s old news, because there’s an even more ferocious monster emerging from the Hennessey stables.
Enter the Venom GT2. Thanks to an E85 tune, the Venom’s twin-turbocharged 7.0L V8 engine (based on the LS7 block from the beloved Corvette Z06) is firing out 1,500 (!) horsepower. And with its light weight and proper aerodynamics, Hennessey states that the GT2 will go all the way to 287 miles per hour. Oh. My. God.
For the sake of exclusivity, only seven are planned to be produced, and will fetch the stratospheric price of $1.25 million when it releases sometime late next year. Seven Venom GT2 copies seem like enough to us, as there is probably that exact amount of people in the world that match the amount of insanity, money, and driving skills that the GT2 commands.
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Hennessey and also SSC uses Corvette derived engines.Wow! Now I am begining to think that the Corvettes engines are in deed outstanding
dude GM’s small block V8 (used in the corvette) is bulletproof. you can modify it in any way possible and it would still be running perfect, heck it coined the term “you can fix it with a hammer” that’s why hennessey is using it
That’s what I’ve always found admirable of the small blocks.
Versitile, powerful, compact, cheap, reliable. 5 different generations in nearly 60 years, hundreds of different versions. Work site, driveway, highway, track.
We may run out of oil and we may all go electric, but in all of ICE history, no engine will stand taller and brighter than the small block.
287 wow what is next….300 has to be insight.LS7 it’s a good thing
whether it is the same size as the Opel speedster.hennessey This technique is still the devil:)
http://www.autogespot.ca/en/opel-speedster-turbo/2012/10/18#img2
ls7, good choice, nice to know that the engine is being pushed