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What you can (barely) see above is the upcoming Hennessey Venom GT - a Lotus Elise-based supercar with 1,200bhp.
Yes, 1,200bhp. Time for some medication...
US tuner Hennessey Performance reckons its newest supercar will be available with a twin-turbocharged V8 engine producing enough power to either a) make Volkswagen engineers cry/laugh/spontaneously vomit, or b) send you into the nearest tree. Backwards. And on fire.
Hennessey thinks this ungodly power will make the Venom GT crack the 0-62mph dash in just 2.4 seconds and hit a top speed of 262mph.
Just in case you're thinking, ‘Hennessey has been out window-licking again', it has fitted 15-inch carbon brakes to haul its featherweight one-tonne body to a stop.
The mad Venom GT will be fully revealed at the end of the month, and is being planned for a debut at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bugatti Veyron engineers are reportedly not bothered.
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 02:39 pm on 17 March 2010
FIRST COMMENT!!! I think they have just took a photo of the old (not old, not new) Elise... I really can see that it is based on a lotus. such a shame they spent so much money on it that they couldn't afford to pay thier electricity bills to light the warehouse it's in... FIRST COMMENT!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!
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yorbenm commented on this article
at 02:55 pm on 17 March 2010
not holding my breath here.. there's more to a veyron than numbers. it's HOW it delivers those numbers. this wont even be in the same league as a veyron.
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Robert4 commented on this article
at 03:04 pm on 17 March 2010
It is time for the Veyron to finally give up the top spot. Another legend is born.
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Mozzey101 commented on this article
at 03:06 pm on 17 March 2010
rubbish!!! it will probably have 600bhp, do 0-60 in 4 seconds and then will crash, then you will die and blow up!!! not bad though!!! lol. third comment woooooo!
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at 03:06 pm on 17 March 2010
rubbish!!! it will probably have 600bhp, do 0-60 in 4 seconds and then will crash, then you will die and blow up!!! not bad though!!! lol. third comment woooooo!
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