Exclusive: Hennessey shows off CFD drawings of Venom GT supercar
Hennessey Venom GT CFD renderings - Click above for high-res image gallery
At the Quail Motorsports Gathering in Monterey, CA we happened to run into a Mr. John Hennessey admiring the same Lamborghini LP670-4 SV we were drooling over. With the Venom GT set to debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, we asked how the project was going. He promptly produced an iPhone and gave us a sneak preview of dozens of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) renderings. At the time, we had no way to show you the photos, but John was kind enough to send a few our way.
As you can see by the renderings, the Venom GT features an adjustable rear wing that also acts as an air brake. We were informed that the Venom GT should be capable of 1.5 negative g's under braking, and that with the carbon ceramic brakes it will be able to stop from 200 mph in seven seconds flat.
We also learned the Venom GT is actually based on a stretched Lotus Exige chassis, making sense of the visual similarities between the two cars. Hennessey told us that he wanted to keep the car as light as possible, and the Exige was the best platform available to help him achieve that goal. The switch from the Viper V10 to the LS9 V8 was done for the same reason, and John liked the idea of an American V8 in an English car -- the same formula that was so successful for Carroll Shelby back in the 1960s. Expect more details to be revealed in the run-up to the Venom's Geneva unveiling, but until then, check out the high-res gallery of CFD renderings below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Parkerman 8:01PM (9/01/2009)
F that crook.. and F your post about him.
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Taglane 8:04PM (9/01/2009)
Stop blaming it on the alcohol. The cars he makes are still badass- just don't ever, ever, ever buy from him. Like ever.
Parkerman 8:24PM (9/01/2009)
Yea, but other aftermarket people [who aren't crooks] make some bad ass cars as well.. But are never [atleast not that I have seen] mentioned on here.
sitruc 10:19PM (9/01/2009)
Clicks.
Goat Law 8:53AM (9/02/2009)
SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!
This is not a test of the scam warning system. This is a real event.
john 8:03PM (9/01/2009)
stretched Lotus Elise?
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Taglane 8:04PM (9/01/2009)
"We also learned the Venom GT is actually based on a stretched Lotus Exige chassis, making sense of the visual similarities between the two cars."
:-D
chconline 8:06PM (9/01/2009)
We also learned that Hennessey's bank account is stretched by your money...
JL 10:15PM (9/01/2009)
he'll probably build these Venoms from Exiges he "borrows" from another customers...
300istheno. 10:38PM (9/01/2009)
i was thinking the same thing....
Farmboy 8:06PM (9/01/2009)
You know what else will be light? The pockets of the buyers pants after spending a lot of dollar on something they will hardly see. He'll be "busy modifying" it to their tastes or whatever the f*** he does.
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nadnarb 8:13PM (9/01/2009)
Why are all these one off supercar makers using each others designs? Every car I see lately looks exactly the same. An updated Carrera Gt or Lotus clone with a few new wings attached. I want to see someone go way outside the box and try some new stuff.
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vespid82 8:14PM (9/01/2009)
"drawings"?
Really? lol
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chconline 8:25PM (9/01/2009)
Likely because people got smarter and stopped getting him cars to "modify", haha. So he had to resort to drawings and renderings.
JL 10:10PM (9/01/2009)
coming from Hennessey, I woudn't be surprised if the air that's flowing around the car from these "renderings" were actually drawings...
I mean, real drawings... made from MS Paint...
StickShift 8:26PM (9/01/2009)
So, if its a steroidal Exige, does that mean that the LS9 will be transversely mounted?
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EC 8:52PM (9/01/2009)
CFD = Computational Fluid Dynamics
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indijanac 8:54PM (9/01/2009)
+12321654948
tuna 8:54PM (9/01/2009)
Law suit from Lotus in 1... 2... 3...
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Clavius 9:05PM (9/01/2009)
Wow.. um.. another Lotus looking "Super Car". So after hearing and then reading up on Hennessey AB should seriously just stop posting stuff about him. All it is, is free press which he doesnt deserve. That and again its just a stretched Lotus.. um wow! Show me a original design on a original chassis.
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