The Hennessey Venom GT becomes the world's fastest production car after shattered the Bugatti Veyron record of 268 miles per hour on the 14th of February. The Hennessey achieved a top speed of 270.49 miler per hour at the Kennedy Space Center's runway. Driver Brian Smith drove the car to it’s limit on the 3.2-mile long runway.
The Venom GT has a massive 7-liter V8 made by America's own General Motors and produces an unbelievable 1,244 horsepower (greater than the Bugatti’s 1,001 hp). 0-60 mph takes only 2.7 seconds while 0-200 mph is achieved in a record-setting 14.51 seconds. But before the Venom GT is immortalized in the Guinness Book of World Records, they have to average a top speed over two runs that beats Bugatti. Smith believes the car can go even faster if it is given a longer length of pavement.
The Venom GT has not only trumped the Bugatti in speed but also on price. Where the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport costs a whopping $2.4 million, the American supercar costs only half of that at $1.2 million. With less cost and more speed than a Bugatti, the Hennessey Venom GT may just be the best supercar in America and even the world.
