The world's fastest open top car took a lot of development
On Saturday March 26, the Hennessey Venom GT became the world's fastest open top sports car by hitting 265.6 mph. Many people criticize the Venom GT because it is just a "stretched Lotus." However, in a new video from Hennessey, you can see how the joke of stuffing 1,000 horsepower in an Exige, became an unbelievable reality. Taking the roof of the car posed a challenge, because no one knew how it would effect the car at high speed. The team couldn't find a wind tunnel could even replicate the speeds that the Hennessy can hit.
With the Venom GT, Hennessey's philosophy was just "we never know until we try it." What resulted is one of the fastest cars on the planet, and the limited recourses that it was built with make it even more impressive.
After graduating with an MBA, Jared pursued his love of cars by becoming an automotive journalist. An internship with CarBuzz grew into his current position as Editor At Large. Jared now spends most of his time evaluating new vehicles and chasing the latest news stories in the automotive industry. When he’s not attending Cars & Coffee events on the weekend, Jared loves to watch NFL football and cruise around with the top down in his German convertible.
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