Hennessey Venom F5 History
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The Venom F5 is Hennessey's first hypercar designed and engineered from a clean sheet rather than built on a donor chassis, developed by the dedicated Hennessey Special Vehicles division (formed in 2017). First teased in 2014 and shown in production form in 2020, it uses a carbon-fiber monocoque and a Hennessey-developed twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V8 named 'Fury,' rated at 1,817 horsepower on E85 — among the most powerful production internal-combustion engines ever fitted to a road car.
The car is named for the F5 rating on the Fujita tornado-intensity scale and is engineered with a stated goal of exceeding 300 mph (around 311 mph / 500 km/h). Production began in 2020 and was capped at 24 coupes, all of which sold quickly at a price that rose from roughly $1.6 million to about $2.1 million. An open-top Roadster followed, and a more extreme, track-biased F5 Revolution variant was added later.
Generations
Coupe · Venom F5 Coupe
The closed coupe; a 24-car run, powered by the 1,817-hp 'Fury' twin-turbo V8 and targeting 300-plus mph.
2022 Photo: “2022 Hennessey Venom F5 1.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Roadster · Venom F5 Roadster
The open-top F5 with a removable carbon-fiber roof panel, sharing the coupe's 'Fury' V8; unveiled at The Quail in August 2022.
2022 Photo: “2022 Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster 6.6 Front.jpg” by Vauxford / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Body styles
- Coupe
- Roadster
Notable special editions & performance variants
Venom F5 Revolution
A more extreme, track-focused F5 with added downforce and chassis upgrades; offered as a coupe and roadster.
Venom F5 Revolution LF
A 1-of-1 manual-transmission F5 with an uprated 'Fury' engine quoted at 2,031 hp.
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