Next time you're late for work and wish you had a faster car, you may
want to consider buying a Hennessey Venom GT, officially the new
fastest car in the world! Six months ago we reported that the Koenigsegg
Agera R had broken nearly all of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's speed
records to become the
fastest car in the world.
The only record the Koenigsegg did not beat was Bugatti's overall top
speed, which still stands at 268 miles per hour. But now the Hennessey
Venom GT officially holds the Guinness world record for accelerating
from 0-186 MPH, making it the fastest car in the world today.
Hennessey Venom GT
Earlier this week, a team from Hennessey took their Venom GT out onto
a Houston track to test the super car's limits. The team was well aware
that the standing record for accelerating from 0-186 MPH was 14.53
seconds, set by the Koenigsegg Agera R. Koenigsegg took the record from
Bugatti which had a previous high mark of 16.7 seconds. After several
practice runs and much anticipation, the Guinness team officially
clocked the Hennessey Venom GT's 0-186 MPH at
13.63 seconds.
Fast enough to make it the fastest car in the world today! The Venom GT
also went from 0-100 in just 5.88 seconds, and hit 205 MPH after one
mile flat out.
Guinness World Record Holder
Now before you feel too bad for Bugatti, keep in mind that the Veyron
Super Sport still holds two very important world records: 1) The Super
Sport's top speed of 268 MPH is still the fastest in the world and 2) at
a base sticker price of $2.4 million, the Super Sport is till, by far,
the
most expensive car
on the planet. On the other hand, the Hennessey team is quick to claim
that if they also had access to Volkswagen's famous Ehra-Lessien test
track, the Venom GT could would easily smash Bugatti's top speed record.
The Hennessey team is now on the hunt for a track or private toll rode
that would allow them to really go after the Super Sport's 268 MPH top
speed mark. Hennessey's world record test driver believes that hitting
270 MPH would be no problem with the right course.
Another thing you may want to consider when purchasing a super car
like the Venom GT or the Bugatti Veyron is fuel economy. These super
cars obviously require the highest quality and most expensive gasoline.
They also clearly have very low MPG. When performing at top speed, the
Bugatti Veyron gets just three miles per gallon! In other words, when
driving at top speed the Bugatti will burn through 1.5 gallons of fuel
every minute. That means if you are driving at top speed, you will burn
through an entire tank of gas in just over 10 minutes! Assuming you pay
around $4 for premium fuel, that's $70 every time you burn through a
tank.
If you're interested in purchasing a Hennessey Venom GT, you should know that the base sticker price is
$1.43 million.
And if that wasn't bad enough, the company is only planning to make 29
of them! Actually they only have 28 left after Aerosmith frontman Steven
Tyler took ownership of his special addition convertible Hennessey
Venom GT.
More info:
Steven Tyler's Hennessey Venom GT
Steven Tyler Hennessey Venom GT
So, if money was no object but you had to choose one or the
other, would you buy a Hennessey Venom GT or the Bugatti Veyron Super
Sport?
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