Hennessey Venom GT

The **Hennessey Venom GT** is a high performance sports car manufactured by Texas-based Hennessey Performance Engineering. The Venom GT is based on the Lotus Elise/Exige.

The Venom GT utilizes a heavily modified Lotus Elise/Exige chassis. The manufacturer states that the modified chassis uses components from the Lotus Exige, including the roof, doors, side glass, windscreen, cockpit, floorpan, HVAC system, wiper and head lamps, though the manufacturer is not associated with Lotus Cars. For road use, the car is registered as a Lotus Exige (modified) and is not a series production car.

The Venom GT has a curb weight of 2,743 lb (1,244 kg) aided by carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. The brakes have Brembo 6-piston calipers at the front and 4-piston calipers at the rear. The rotors are 15 in (380 mm) carbon ceramic units provided by Surface Transforms.

The Venom GT is powered by a twin-turbocharged 427 cu in (7.0 L) GM LS7 V8 engine. The LS9 architecture incorporates specific design features such as reinforced internal components and additional head bolts with aluminum heads including twin Precision dual ball bearing turbochargers. The engine has a power output of 1,244 hp (928 kW; 1,261 PS) at 6,600 rpm and 1,155 lb⋅ft (1,566 N⋅m) of torque at 4,400 rpm. Engine power output is adjustable by three settings: 800 hp (597 kW; 811 PS), 1,000 hp (746 kW; 1,014 PS) and 1,200 hp (895 kW; 1,217 PS). The engine has a redline of 7,200 rpm.

The mid-mounted engine is mated to the rear wheels with a Ricardo 6-speed manual transmission, which also had a previous application in the Ford GT.

A programmable traction control system manages power output. Computational fluid dynamics tested bodywork and downforce also help keep the car stable. Under varying conditions on both the road and racetrack, an active aero system with adjustable rear wing will deploy. An adjustable suspension system allows ride height adjustments by 2.4 in (61 mm) according to speed and driving conditions. The car is fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires

## Editions

### White [4.5 mil IGC ]

The "White" edition of the car comes with Street Improved perfomance parts and no Aftermarket Parts or Skill Mods.

### Black [4.5 mil IGC ]

The "Black" edition of the car is a completely stock version of the car featuring no Perfomance, Aftermarket Parts or Skill Mods.

### Action Express [5.3 mil IGC ]

The "Action Express" edition of the car is a drag oriented version featuring Pro Elite Perfomance Parts, Drag Skill Mods along with a 6th 'Missile' Skill Mod that increases the mass of the car in Drag Races and a custom US themed livery.

## Overall Perfomance

### Recommended Tune

**B B B R R B**

```
 OR

```

**B B B B R R**

### Acceleration

The car has very good acceleration, however it suffers from very heavy wheelspin in the first few gears and is therefore slow off the line. The effects of this wheelspin can be countered by getting a perfect start.

### Handling

The car is extremely slidy and is difficult to control at speed without proper parts. The player needs to spend some time getting used to the car and learn to control it's slidyness inorder to get the most out of it in races.

### Pursuit and Team Escape Performance

The car is not viable in Pursuit Outruns and Team Escapes. Although the car's acceleration and speed allows it to disable cops rather easily, the car is light and can get knocked about pretty easily. The heavy wheelspin also prevents the car from getting back up-to-speed easily and makes it easier for the cops to pin the player.

### Viable Classes for the Car

The car is one of the best S class metas and is suited for open highway tracks where it can open up without any issues. Twisty tracks may give the player trouble due to the slidyness.