February 5, 2012

Gallery: Hennessey Southern California Open House

Over the weekend Hennessey Performance held our open house event at our new Southern California location. The turnout was amazing and a big thanks goes out to everyone who dropped by.

Check out the gallery below for pictures from the event…

Bugatti Veyron Backs Down from Venom GT at Goodwood?

During the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb, the Bugatti Veyron SS had been lined up directly in front of the Hennessey Venom GT. But at the starting line, inexplicably, the Bugatti driver moves aside, prompting the Venom GT piloted by John Heinricy to be ushered ahead to conduct its run.

It was all captured on cameras affixed to the Venom, and raised some eyebrows as to why the Veyron yielded its turn.

Jalopnik’s Bill Caswell was riding shotgun in the Venom GT when it all went down and wrote about the incident along with his experience as a passenger storming the hill.

Read the Jalopnik Article Here

Venom GT: Chassis Number 03 Runs Red on the Streets of Silverstone

Chasiss Number 03 Red Venom GT

All-new images of our latest Venom GT — “Chassis Number 03″ — are now up on VenomGT.com.

Click Here to See the Gallery

And while you’re at it, head over to Jalopnik to read their exclusive first drive of the twin turbo Venom GT.

Exclusive Road & Track Venom GT Road Test

Venom GT in Road & Track Magazine

The editors at Road & Track have just released their full road test of the Venom GT. In it, the 1,200 HP Venom is put through the paces at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in the Nevada desert as the RT crew gives their impression on the car’s acceleration, traction, handling and more.

The February 2011 issue of Road & Track will include the full write-up, but you can read the full article online now, even before it hits newsstands.

And be sure to check out their short video below to witness the Venom in action:

2011 Hennessey Venom GT Hits the Cover of duPont Registry

Venom GT in duPont Registry

The August 2010 issue of the duPont Registry is hitting newsstands and mailboxes now and features the 2011 Hennessey Venom GT in an exclusive cover story.

Get a closer look at what does into building the twin turbocharged Venom GT and why calling it a “stretched out Louts” is a gross understatement to what lies beneath its aggressive carbon fiber body to make the Venom it’s own unique supercar.

Grab your copy today for the full color spread and make the jump over to our website to read the article in its entirety.

And for more images and pictures of the new Venom GT, visit www.VenomGT.com