This Is Our First Look At The Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster

What we do know is that the Venom F5 Roadster will have the same motor as the hardtop. This engine is dubbed ‘Fury’ and is a 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V8 pumping out 1,817 hp at 8,000 rpm and 1,193 lb-ft of torque at 5,000 rpm. It is primarily based on the LS architecture but characteristics bespoke light-weight components, which include a billet steel crankshaft, cast aluminum pistons, connecting rods, and a personalized forged metal motor block with improved cylinder wall and deck thickness. Coupled to this potent V8 is a seven-speed semi-computerized transmission driving the rear wheels.

Hennessey has manufactured no secret of its aims to eclipse the 300 mph (482 km/h) mark in the Venom F5 and although the hardtop will no question have a increased best velocity than the Roadster, the latter need to still be pretty fast. Following all, the previous Venom GT Roadster was the moment the world’s swiftest convertible obtaining strike a major speed of 265.6 mph (427 km/h) back in 2016.