FIRST DRIVE: Hennessey Venom F5 - World’s Maddest Hypercar? 1817bhp 300mph+ Bugatti Rival

FIRST DRIVE: Hennessey Venom F5 - World’s Maddest Hypercar? 1817bhp 300mph+ Bugatti Rival | Top Gear

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Say hello to John Hennessey's baby: a love letter to excess horsepower, but not in the form of a tuned truck or muscle car. This is the Hennessey Venom F5, an entirely bespoke extreme-engined hypercar capable of speeds in excess of 300mph. Powering it is an engine appropriately named 'Fury', a whopping 6.6-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 1817bhp. Weighing only 1360kg, the F5 is only 30kg heavier than a Ferrari F8 Tributo but with 1000bhp more. That equals some impressive performance figures: 0-62mph in 2.6s, 0-124mph in 4.7s, and an insane 0-250mph in 15.5s - that's nearly twice as fast as a Bugatti Chiron... Right, enough comparisons, time to strap Top Gear Magazine's Jack Rix to this rocket to see how it drives.
Chapters
0:00-0:58 Intro
0:59-1:39 Numbers
1:40-4:15 First Launch
4:16-7:14 Rundown
7:15-8:41 Road Test
8:42-9:52 Interior
9:53-10:54 Gearbox
10:55-11:39 Steering
11:40-11:56 Ride Comfort
11:57-11:38 Usability
11:39-14:06 In Town Driving
14:07-16:17 Outro
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@Spcyamigo95 Жыл бұрын

Jeremy Clarkson would said something like “it weighs almost as much as the average American”

@savagetuner2404 Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@ASS_ASSASSIN696 Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate😂

@DeathDestroyer90 Жыл бұрын

Just like his teeth are worse than the average impoverished British resident in North London

@wickedhouston5538 Жыл бұрын

jeremy clarkson weighs more than the average american

@holymacarenafin2319 Жыл бұрын

@@savagetuner2404 do you know what that word means?

@Chunky_dunky Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that they kept the beefy and American v8 but still make it very technical and fast

@sylvaind.6786 Жыл бұрын

"Technical" 🤣🤣🤣

@ImKairyu Жыл бұрын

I added your pfp to my nft collection

@lll9416 Жыл бұрын

@@sylvaind.6786 spoken like true diesel hatch driver. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bradIeyyy Жыл бұрын

Incoming triggered euro-pee-ons 😂

@piercemccauley7079 Жыл бұрын

@@sylvaind.6786 I mean it has drag racing internals now it’s pretty technical

@alexturnqest6202 Жыл бұрын

I think what makes the f5 so cool is how raw it is. Everybody’s focused on the future and technology and hybridization. This is a gigantic middle finger to all of that. This is probably one my fav hyper cars I’d love to drive with a hot rodders spirit. Let’s go. 🔥

@Miata822 Жыл бұрын

Yet, as the video illustrates, it is almost undrivable in day-to-day use. Cars like this are good for two things; flogging on a private track (you don't want a public trackday clown smashing your $2million toy) and being a poseur at a cars&coffee circle jerk.

@savagetuner2404 Жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 you’re just hysterical lol

@alexturnqest6202 Жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 lol even a Honda Civic drives well nowadays. Trust me as an enthusiast you want something that’s not perfect to drive. Is it practical? No. That’s not the point. Lol

@Miata822 Жыл бұрын

@@alexturnqest6202 I am an enthusiast, cars and motorcycles, love track days, love quirky cars. Overpowered cars like the Venom have only one trick, a big engine. It's not really a track car. It makes more power than a RWD setup can use. Wouldn't stand a chance on a road course against a GT3 for a fraction of the price, but that GT3 won't stall in a drive through. So what is it actually for besides making noise and "bragging rights"? For the same money you could get a Rimac, which is genuinely fast.

@joeleonard9965 Жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 For this money every single new hypercar from Bugatti to Rimac to Hennessey is completely stupid. Get a stick shift, exotic, no-longer-existing and rare at the time car. Cars similar in price include the Ferrari F40, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, Carrera GT, a REAL Audi Sport Quattro S1, Lamborghini Miura P400S, Ruf Turbo R, etc.

@thebigokie6.4_392 11 ай бұрын

The fact that it's a 6.6l Pushrod cam in block engine that turns 8500 RPM is awesome. Sounds like a solid roller cam setup at idle.

@chesspiece81 Жыл бұрын

I met John and actually talked to him for a long time and didn't realize it while at TX2k waiting for the storm to blow over back when it was still at his facility Lonestar Motorsports Park. He really is a super nice, knowledgeable, and genuine seeming guy. We talked for 20-30 minutes and I had no idea who he was, I thought he was just another guy attending the event trying to stay dry.

@regular_man2779 Жыл бұрын

Did you also get check mate

@catinthehat5140 Жыл бұрын

Unlike those elites who don't care if they get rained on?

@nero7.171 Жыл бұрын

Ehh John Hennessy team over price some if there cars when a good tuner can do it for 4 to 7k while they're doing it for 40k to 200k

@O2TG Жыл бұрын

He's a con artist.

@AndrewC89 Жыл бұрын

Google him and his company and see how many ppl have complained about his sketchy business practices over the years.

@isakhansen9572 Жыл бұрын

Bro nearly ran it straight off the runway, you could see the fear in his eyes😂

@kevinmcgowan7788 Жыл бұрын

Proper downright fear, man thought his life was done for😂😂😂

@sjf1981 Жыл бұрын

I agree. He looked absolutely gassed and his eyebrows were on high alert lol

@alexrekzu4079 Жыл бұрын

2:20

@slickburrito Жыл бұрын

Facts. That left turn was unplanned at that speed, it was a last ditch effort to save the car 😂

@makarandratnakar2116 Жыл бұрын

He is no Jeremy Clarkson

@chupacabratx Жыл бұрын

Having grown up around 20 miles away from Sealy, I’m impressed Top Gear took the time to go out there. Hope the crew enjoyed their visit!

@PhineasFreakUK Жыл бұрын

His comments about the gearbox reminded me of the SMG in the E46 M3 CSL. You can get the shifts pretty smooth, with a bit of throttle play as you shift. Takes a bit of practice. And as he also said, when you're flat shifting on full throttle its fine, lol

@austinreed5805 Жыл бұрын

Richard Hammond is hard looking at this car.

@nkosiphilempofu3798 Жыл бұрын

He probably would crush it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@iliasamar2837 Жыл бұрын

I get it lol

@LBNMKRS Жыл бұрын

He is an "american" after all.

@marley354 Жыл бұрын

@@LBNMKRS is he

@2stepsaway820 Жыл бұрын

@@marley354 no.

@barrettoliver2009 Жыл бұрын

This is badass , I'm so glad cars like this are still being made

@mihailpetrovici5044 Жыл бұрын

last ones😢

@KRMG99 Жыл бұрын

@@mihailpetrovici5044 not the last ones

@barrettoliver2009 Жыл бұрын

@@mihailpetrovici5044 I think electric cars are a bit dull right now , but I'm sure that sooner or later an exciting EV will come out . The story of awesome cars isn't over yet , just entering a new chapter . I'm personally hoping an affordable RWD EV will come out at some point so that I can indulge my inner boy-racer

@falcongamer5867 Жыл бұрын

@@barrettoliver2009 entering a new chapter more like getting shoved into it forcibly

@barrettoliver2009 Жыл бұрын

@@falcongamer5867 Hey , the same thing happened with emissions , and crash regulation , and pop up headlights . Change is neither good nor bad , its just change .

@jplabs456 Жыл бұрын

That gearbox, an automated manual type thing rather than a DCT, really rounds out the mad sound of the thing. I can’t say much about the car yet, but that sound with that gearbox makes me love it already.

@mustang5ojeff 11 ай бұрын

A dct is a robotized manual. The inside of a dct is literally a manual gearbox but with automated clutches.

@kevinhicks3294 Жыл бұрын

Great video. An insane review on this insane car. Loving it. Can't wait to get my C8 ZO6.

@NeedForSpeed.2004 Жыл бұрын

What I love about this car is that on the outside, it looks highly exotic & shit. But it sounds like a fully built dragster with an LS

@Model_Student Жыл бұрын

Yep, same. Close your eyes and you’d picture a very different machine.

@harshalshetty9865 Жыл бұрын

*hemi

@donjon5442 Жыл бұрын

Shit? You’re blind lmao

@charlesfisher3983 Жыл бұрын

@@harshalshetty9865 it's literally an LS block. Plus it didn't throw a rod or drop a tranny so it's definitely not a dodge

@aliyousuf2342 Жыл бұрын

It's unapologetically American and I love it. Hennessy was like 'you know what? what if you could get a Zonda but with a pushrod V8 making enough power to orbit a smallsat?'. If you had asked me to describe what an American hypercar would look/be like 10 years ago, I don't think I'd have come up with something better than the Venom F5. It's a beautiful marriage between modern automotive engineering and good old-fashioned hot rodder sensibilities.

@yrokelyod3471 Жыл бұрын

The power to weight ratio on this thing is INSANE.

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

Question is:How fast it is.

@sergeibatiuk3468 Жыл бұрын

@@joe125ful Probably the fastest car... (pause) In the world!

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

@@sergeibatiuk3468 Lets see if can beat insane Jesko Absolut what can go 532Km but there is no place where can be tested..

@sergeibatiuk3468 Жыл бұрын

@@joe125ful And on that bombshell it's time to end

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

@@sergeibatiuk3468 Yep Titans war coming.

@johannjohann6523 11 ай бұрын

Well done video. Love the stop at Whattaburger in town, and giving the workers a look at the car!

@byates59 Жыл бұрын

The F5 is absolutely gorgeous! Love it! Thanks!

@TimDuncan21Rules Жыл бұрын

As a Texan, topgear great job filming at a whataburger. You've done well.

@NoRevving Жыл бұрын

I'm loving all the Texas love between this vid and the F150 Lightning vid

@SGTSpliffer Жыл бұрын

Whataburger in Texas....great. Whataburger in Arizona...gross.

@benjaminguess6555 Жыл бұрын

Whataburger is garbage asf.

@polystictus Жыл бұрын

@@SGTSpliffer Really? I recall when they were good...40 years ago....my first was in Texas 50 years ago...HUGE.

@SGTSpliffer Жыл бұрын

@@polystictus The fries are white and dry here in AZ. I'm a Corpus Christi boy.

@flyingphoenix113 Жыл бұрын

A Battista, Concept 2, Nevera, or Evija probably "feels" quicker because of the shorter gearing, instant torque, and superior traction, but this thing is on a different level from those cars when it comes to outright speed, and it will dissapear into the horizon once you pass 200mph. The power to weight, top speed, low coefficient of drag, are all class-leading. I can't wait to see what this thing can do on a sufficiently long straight. Oh, and did I mention that it sounds incredible?

@napalmhotdog4365 Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure they would feel quicker tbh (and I have noticed that you put feel rather and are). The fact that this has the noise (as he said, almost no sound deadening), the heat, the vibrations and low weight might actually make this car feel faster than any other road car ever made. In theory anyway.

@bonifacelukosi9580 Жыл бұрын

project 2?

@budja1501 Жыл бұрын

It sounds like an old school muscle car at idle, which is awesome

@vepromud Жыл бұрын

@@bonifacelukosi9580 rimac

@davidmusil4145 Жыл бұрын

Shorter gearing? Those cars are electric with just one gear man.

@philliplyn2692 Жыл бұрын

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work what a beast 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

@sk8punk318 Жыл бұрын

looks so damn good and performs even better!

@DroneStrike1776 Жыл бұрын

I love the shape of this car. Well done Hennessey.

@purwantiallan5089 Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Pkliugff56 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@UltraVoidPlaysRoblox Жыл бұрын

ye same

@DaveLock999 Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is one hypercar design I'm seriously impressed with

@joshuathomas512 Жыл бұрын

it's ugly, design flow and proportions are quite bad, especially compared to the it's counterpart, the SSC Tuatara

@letsgetdoing Жыл бұрын

I remember Hennesey from back in the day when supraforums was the absolute KING of the internet and the Supra was at the peak of taking down American Muscle. This dude started and made his company buy robbing EVERYONE in the viper community. Literally just took their money with no intention of even doing anything to their cars. Never made amends for any of eat either. Him and overly expensive kit cars based of lotus can all go up in flames financially.

@muddystick Жыл бұрын

I get really frustrated seeing this guy get press, he is a scam artist.

@O2TG Жыл бұрын

Once a con artist always a con artist. Watch these cars fall apart 😂😂

@robocop3961 Жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s a lying a hole! 👊🏻

@NRF787 Жыл бұрын

I'm just confused how he's been so successful if you say he keeps scamming people. I'm sure there were instances in the past, but what have you heard recently?

@ehsanmafi6546 Жыл бұрын

I remember that!

@charliewolf7500 Жыл бұрын

4:04 Hennessey is using an Iron based Ferrocene Dicyclopentadienyl octane booster, to help control the knock. (Good luck with that). Thank you for entertaining and sharing.

@Ethan_Mendoza_04 Жыл бұрын

After a careful examination, It was putting out 2lbs of boost (out of 24) throughout the 1/4 mile run. I’m thinking that’s why the speedo seems to move so slow.

@WyFoster Жыл бұрын

You could see reading the speedo that the horsepower was definitely turned way down. 150mph in over a 1/4 mile is achievable with far less.

@byronboost Жыл бұрын

detuned asf

@WyFoster Жыл бұрын

@@byronboost Agreed. Don't want to kill the journalists or perhaps the car is a bit of a sham. Hard to say with Hennessey.

@jasons2562 Жыл бұрын

ya I think so. He wouldnt have been that calm at WOT with 1817 horsepower.

@DizzyMan24 Жыл бұрын

Definitely. The old Venom was faster what that. I'm sure they turned it down cause he's driving it lol

@larryhouse3776 Жыл бұрын

Far less. Yes, a bone stock kawasaki ZX14r will outrun it. I own one, it'll almost achieve 160mph in a quarter mile.

@just.chiyna Жыл бұрын

This is literally a road jet 🤯

@GIBBO4182 Жыл бұрын

It’s fine on a runway

@just.chiyna Жыл бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 very much 😄

@sergeibatiuk3468 Жыл бұрын

It is a road jet that you cannot use as such on the road

@unclefista Жыл бұрын

No it isn't. . You mean "figuratively".

@AuroraTheRobot Жыл бұрын

@@sergeibatiuk3468 Same with most supercars

@TeamSexyPaintball Жыл бұрын

You can't beat the V-8. The sound is pure man.

@samhianblackmoon Жыл бұрын

Never thought I would be head over heels in Love with a car🔥👍🏽❤️

@C-M-E Жыл бұрын

This car reminds me a lot of when the Agera was released by Koenigsegg (sounds rather similar, but not the point). Both companies were established with their own marquee supercars, but the 2nd effort was designed strictly to break molds. Not sure if the Venom quite matches up to Christian's fanatical design philosophy or attention to detail, but I'm glad it exists.

@BlazerManiacNumber96 Жыл бұрын

Personally, I think the F5 looks better than the Agera. I love Koenigsegg’s performance, but I’ve never thought their cars are attractive

@piercemccauley7079 Жыл бұрын

@@BlazerManiacNumber96 to each their own they say

@cezarpinzariu7276 Жыл бұрын

Just as Jeremy Clarkson appreciated the Corvette c6 zr1, we must appreciate this car from Texas. Well done. I'm waiting for them to break some records. 👍💪👏

@slicaltimistic1 Жыл бұрын

Hennessy did it again. That shape is astonishing. If Jeremy Clark drove this car, he gonna regret the day he talk about how boring muscle car enthusiasts are.😊👍🏽

@yt.personal.identification Жыл бұрын

@@slicaltimistic1 Muscle car?

@robocop3961 Жыл бұрын

‘Records lol’ keep waiting 😂

@estebanlaine2459 Жыл бұрын

Most likely won’t break any records

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

Lmao what records???Jesko is still faster.

@pete6705 Жыл бұрын

I’m curious how this and the Tuatara would do on the Nurburgring. I know track times weren’t the priority with these cars, but still would be very interested to see

@R4M_Tommy Жыл бұрын

The thrid beast, the Jesko, will probably be the better car.

@vitoandolini2064 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure all these cars would be far behind the top. But what is really interesting is what they can do on the maximum long road with ideal conditions.

@donjon5442 Жыл бұрын

@@R4M_Tommy The regular Jesko maybe, the Absolut would be just as bad around a track lmao

@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle 9 ай бұрын

@@R4M_TommyYes but the jesko track version is not made for top speed

@farishanafiah8461 Жыл бұрын

That engine sounds great, really loving it. Definitely will take this over Rimac Nevera or Lotus Evija or any EV hypercar all day long.

@dcogburn1986 Жыл бұрын

I don’t like Hennessy I’m ashamed that they are Texas based I can’t stand the new top gear so it’s a match made in the depths of hades worse meets terrible

@Smokey1981 Жыл бұрын

Except the Nevera will smoke the F5 all day every time

@farishanafiah8461 Жыл бұрын

@@javierpena4822 That shouldn't be a surprise considering EV torque. But then again, EVs has always excels that kind of thing.

@dcogburn1986 Жыл бұрын

Problem I have with their 6x6 they buy 65k truck and stretch the truck to accommodate for the extra axle but I don’t understand how they justify a price hike 135k so asking price 200k John Hennessy enlighten me and I see your comment I will give you more respect but your f5 is just a corvette with a different frame and body I prefer koenigsegg he’s a engineer and a business man what do you have to offer except a tuning shop I could do for a fraction of the price myself with my brother and a tuner

@xanimosityxgaming2664 Жыл бұрын

@@dcogburn1986 tell me you don't know shit about fuck without telling me you don't know shit about fuck. Look I don't have a dog in this fight i.e I'm not a Hennessey fan nor do i own anything made by or tuned by them, but what I do know is manufacturing, and the body panels and engineering alone to design up and get functioning just the body of the F5 was at least 900k per car. Carbon monocoque technology isn't cheap, and the molds to do it aren't cheap either, simple triple curve panels can cost in excess of 50k for just the molds. So I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell everyone else who has zero concept of how this shit works but thinks they do, you think you can build a 600+whp 6x6 for sub 200k, do it. Don't give excuses, you have a KZfaq channel, do it document your process, costs, then at the end put it through the same tests that others i.e. Hennessey has. Run it off road, straight line, turning, independent suspension testing. Put your money where your mouth is.

@40Rouge Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the Carwow drag race with the Tuatara, Venom F5, and the Jesko Absolute. "Hi, Matt Watson here from Carwow with a drag race!"

@ewanssoman6321 Жыл бұрын

Nevera smokes everything

@HTown99 Жыл бұрын

"Hi, Mat Watson from Carwow and I'm sat in a Hennessey Venom F5"

@bluemonstrosity259 Жыл бұрын

@@ewanssoman6321 until Evija comes around

@Mystipaoniz Жыл бұрын

14:09 Insects love the car. So in love they merged with the car. Impressive noise that beast :o

@DonaldSeymourjr Жыл бұрын

This car has murdered more insects than pesticide.

@Not_Hans Жыл бұрын

love bug season!

@TexRobNC Жыл бұрын

I remember when Hennessey was just a place in Houston that modified Vipers and would show up to car meets in a Viper Venom 600 regularly

@ScottOrd Жыл бұрын

That's an absolutely stellar interior, bravo!

@donjuan150 Жыл бұрын

With an off the shelf Alpine screen....wow! Could not even develop their own tech....

@Sniper269 Жыл бұрын

During that last burn-out I noticed the passenger side door panel /lower side skirt panel flexing a bit. Even with a super stiff carbon tub and panels that is crazy to see it flexing and moving about a bit.

@iDropPhats Жыл бұрын

Enough power will do that to a tub. Carbon tubs were ever only really meant for “normal” powered cars and not beasts like this that have the power to flex a chassis. That being said, it’s still very impressive that it holds together under such load

@ivangomez8067 Жыл бұрын

That wasn't the monocoque/carbon tub it was the door panel. So poor door panel fitment, but hey who cares about build quality in a multi-million dollar dragster.

@ivangomez8067 Жыл бұрын

@@iDropPhats carbon fiber was originally designed for fighter aircraft frames. The first "car" to have a carbon tub was a Mclaren F1 race car, with modern cars crashing against walls at insane loads without breaking. CF also doesn't tend to bend, it's more likely to crack/split. Granted in the video it is the door panel that is vibrating.

@blacktoothfox677 Жыл бұрын

@@iDropPhats you know a panel and a chassis are not the same thing, right? Virtually every single thing you wrote there, is massively uninformed and mistaken on every level. top tip; if you don't know what on earth you are talking about, don't post

@blacktoothfox677 Жыл бұрын

@@ivangomez8067 CF does not bend? Guessing you don't fish...

@onkouth Жыл бұрын

I love hearing every day how all these cars can do 300mph+ and not one has achieved it, apart from of course Bugatti, who not only did it, they didn't even feel the need to really mention it.

@adrian9098 Жыл бұрын

All of them including Koeniggseg claim their cars can achieve 300+ mph. Bugatti is the only one who first does and then talk

@thatfordguy2268 Жыл бұрын

There is a road legal Ford GT that ran 300 mph in the Texas standing mile

@kron1206 Жыл бұрын

@@thatfordguy2268 doesnt that thing have 3000 hp barely street legal

@Gaudine Жыл бұрын

Because they probably can do it but it’s all down to tire technology. Bugatti has good partnership and Volkswagen money.

@suitsandstrings2641 Жыл бұрын

If Bugatti really felt safe, they'd lend out the Nardo Ring.

@justins4393 Жыл бұрын

I twin turbo LS supercar with a single clutch transmission is so raw, I can only imagine what it’s like blasting around in it

@sentinel_0099 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful machine. All around, really. The single caveat is the steering yoke. I want a proper wheel or at least the option for it.

@kevlarnegative Жыл бұрын

I love how raw it is but still sensible. Using off the shelf rubber for example.

@dcogburn1986 Жыл бұрын

It would be awesome to see a piston shoot up from the engine block and go through the hood

@MarMPB Жыл бұрын

Amazing car! I think there’re no roads in Texas, just public drag strips, if you can’t go to the private drag strips! The idea of a specialized track car is awesome, but I really would like to see how good that “street” version is doing lap times against, let’s say, a McLaren 765 LT.

@charleswalton6211 11 ай бұрын

Haven't had chills watching a car review since I was. in my teens... thank you MR. Hennessy

@Lik3ToSing Жыл бұрын

Best car design and sound I had. Amazing

@Matty18795 Жыл бұрын

They need to take this car to that long straight road the old top gear hosts visited. I think it was route 66 I'm not familiar with the US. The performance stats for this car are unbelievable the 0-250mph in 15 seconds

@jakem6720 Жыл бұрын

It was Route 50 somewhere in the middle of Nevada. That road would be perfect

@dreplays3118 Жыл бұрын

Based on the speedo it’s doing nothing close the that time

@bdz2152 Жыл бұрын

Or a trip to the Autobahn would do the trick 👍

@srfhdx5584 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that’s where koenegsegg did their 280 run and ssc did their ‘330’ (275) run

@swollysxpw2025 Жыл бұрын

@@dreplays3118 cos the guy ain’t flooring it and he’s short shifting

@hockdg Жыл бұрын

With that much power I think I would like a complete steering wheel….

@intorsusvolo7834 Жыл бұрын

Maybe not because that would obstruct your view of the road and instruments. And you don’t want to turn too much at high speed anyways.

@napalmhotdog4365 Жыл бұрын

@@intorsusvolo7834 obstruct your view? Have you ever driven a car before?

@hcolt360 Жыл бұрын

I like it, it reminds me of the Tesla Plaid but this is wayyy cooler and faster than that is.

@brayden_holmes Жыл бұрын

@@napalmhotdog4365 no he's just really short lol

@GoofieNewfie Жыл бұрын

@@intorsusvolo7834 square wheel would solve visibility and safety issues.

@Pedro5antos_ Жыл бұрын

It sounds amazing! Wow!

@bobsmoot8454 Жыл бұрын

John the Engineer, use to work for ZgZm and I think he did the sustaining to the C7 Vette and the Z28 too, not sure if he worked on the CTS-V Gen2. I know he was the guy who set most of GM’s lap records at the Nurburgring

@user-sx6nl3gj3q Жыл бұрын

13:08 Muscle memory reaching for the shift knob, gotta love it

@pilottan3793 Жыл бұрын

exactly xD

@MrCTruck Жыл бұрын

I lost a lot of respect for Hennessy after hearing they scammed customers or build quality wasn’t up to par, but business practices aside, this car looks and sounds gnarly.

@MrSupersaiyangoku Жыл бұрын

They blocked me on Instagram because I kept asking what happened to the F5 when they went quiet about it. I was a fan and was just wondering what was the latest they could share. ANd got blocked for it. Lol

@salvi1398 Жыл бұрын

Hennessy has always been a scam

@chloehennessey6813 Жыл бұрын

Build quality is fine. In fact it gets better with each Venom built. These aren’t OEM cars that have billions in tooling and technicians to piece together. These are bespoke automobiles that are built to spec for each customer who orders one. Are there problems? Certainly. Pagani, Koenegsegg ran into the same problems. Can you give me specifics on customers that were scammed?

@chloehennessey6813 Жыл бұрын

@@salvi1398 That is a lie pushed by OEMs that got mad a man and his shop were beating $5,000,000 super cars.

@ohedd Жыл бұрын

@@chloehennessey6813 Yea I don't think they're scammers, so much as it's just really freaking hard to build 1800bhp cars... Even Koenigsegg, while very established and consistent today compared to 10 years ago, still see challenges particularly with the early examples in their production lines.

@corporalclegg914 Жыл бұрын

I front seated a decom’d Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16B at 1.2Mach, after studying ops procedures for 2 weeks. I imagine that ripping a Venom F5 is a similar experience, but £1.9M for an automobile is silly. I expect a handsome Roi, if I obtain anything over $750K USD. a Venom F5 can & will never be one of them, but I appreciate that it exists. good on you, if you’re one that takes ownership of one. what a ripper

@BMWN54N55 Жыл бұрын

What the most amazing to me about the Hennessy Venom F5 is that it could accelerate from 0-250 mph In just 15.5 seconds! That's how long most cars take to get from 0-150 mph or 0-170 mph!

@perplex103 Жыл бұрын

Not even most cars mate, an audi r8 will barely do 0-150mph in 15 seconds, a gt350r will not even get close, nevermind an average car. Absolutely mindblowing

@MauiWowwii Жыл бұрын

the thunder that thing produces despite being turbo'd is unreal

@TheK9class Жыл бұрын

250mph in 15 secs is the wildest stat I've ever heard in a production car

@daneshkasad Жыл бұрын

Barely a production car

@allwheeldrive Жыл бұрын

@@daneshkasad But still is. The already-sold-out numbers match a whole slew of hand-builts.

@sturomain Жыл бұрын

@@allwheeldrive street driven 2j Supras are doing 200mph in under 8 seconds

@daneshkasad Жыл бұрын

@@allwheeldrive not saying that it isn't a production car as it meets that requirement technically, however a production car is defined as a cars made by a manifacturer for the masses, road leagal and avaliable to the public. It might be 'avaliable' to the public but they're only making like 40. It's also pretty much bespoke which generally also isn't associated with production cars. that's why i said barely production. It still is a production car.

@recon1673 Жыл бұрын

@@sturomain Overrated car.

@scottl.1568 Ай бұрын

I remember Heinricy when he was at General Motors 😮

@79noel Жыл бұрын

My old racetrack. I remember working out there every weekend.

@andrewcholiman Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for Koenigsegg to talk absolute he's already doing press runs about it

@pietertje9832 Жыл бұрын

American engineering at its finest! Good job from The Netherlands🇺🇸🇳🇱

@jensduhem8904 Жыл бұрын

American and fine engineering yeah right lol nobody used those two words in a sentence

@Steven-re3id Жыл бұрын

the chassis is completely designed and manufactured in the uk so it is not 100% american

@jensduhem8904 Жыл бұрын

@@Steven-re3id i hope so otherwise it would only go in straight lines

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

Lmao finest?You are joking right now?

@andrewamani 11 ай бұрын

love the sound of this

@calebzimmer4649 Жыл бұрын

ive been waiting for this

@lovelehstuff Жыл бұрын

Something I love about the Chiron is the simplicity of the cabin it's not trying too much it's just elegant I love Koenigsegg too although I hate that square steering on the jesko but this steering wheel it's just trying too much

@mbizozo6271 Жыл бұрын

Usability too. Chiron can do the mad speeds if/when you want and still be a daily🤷🏽‍♂️

@lovelehstuff Жыл бұрын

@@mbizozo6271 and you have to remember that at this point Chiron is 6 years old and it's still a benchmark

@lovelehstuff Жыл бұрын

@@mbizozo6271 without it no one would be trying to make hypercars usable

@raymonds7492 Жыл бұрын

I disagree, I think it’s trying pretty hard. They put a giant light up C down the middle of it.

@raymonds7492 Жыл бұрын

@@mbizozo6271 The venom is very good for a car made in a shed. The Chiron had all of VW’s resources.

@AlfonsoDeNova Жыл бұрын

The fact that they filmed in front a Whataburger…legendary 😂😂😂

@grsept1 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this. Thank you.

@99yota30 Жыл бұрын

Perfect. Musclecar and exotic in one

@dannyhyde7019 Жыл бұрын

What beautiful sound it makes.

@bobibest89 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see that top speed run.

@mikerobberts9998 Жыл бұрын

0:43 "The 300+mph Venom..." 5:15 "They've done 270 mph in testing" Don't call it a 300mph car when it still hasn't gotten there yet. Theory is nice but real world is what counts.

@Alienated80 11 ай бұрын

I am glad this car came from Hennessey. In between the conventional exotics, hypercars, and - as of late - a certain very vanilla electric automaker, it is nice to see a naturally aspirated, LS-based domestic that can chew each and every one of them up and spit them out as roadkill. I love this car.

@chrishyne6624 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love that Choppy Idle you get from an LS v8! 👌🏼Don’t get that from a modern super cad these days!

@luislongoria6621 Жыл бұрын

Exhaust valves for noise regs

@SayakMajumder Жыл бұрын

SSC did 295+mph today (confirmed by Racelogic’s dual VBOX GNSS system) .. and was still climbing. If not for the limited runaway, could've hit 300+mph Looks like Hennessey's feeling the heat. SSC:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9h0is6VzdzKd6s.html

@CaydeSmax Жыл бұрын

is this ssc run confirmed or another fake ?

@SayakMajumder Жыл бұрын

@@CaydeSmax confirmed by Racelogic’s dual VBOX GNSS system

@Zirion123 Жыл бұрын

Noone cares about ssc anymore after theire horrible lying etc. They shot themselfs in the head

@theracingban Жыл бұрын

Really?!?

@jaket7716 Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t there a big thing about Hennessys run because it wasn’t confirmed when they did 270 in the f5

@spill1t Жыл бұрын

I'm a serious Koenigsegg fan. This car is gorgeous. Sounds insane. Big thumbs up!

@OhMyDaysRecords Жыл бұрын

You can throw in all the V12s, W16s and whatnot, I’ll always love the sound of a V8 being revved and growling to the moon! 🤤 Long live this blessed soundtrack! All this while Mercedes is bringing in 4 cylinder top of the range cars 😅

@matonmacs Жыл бұрын

Great job going to Whataburger! You did that right.

@P4SDetails Жыл бұрын

The genuine shock on Jack’s face says it all.

@aaronb.4830 Жыл бұрын

Damn, it sounds so damn good!!! I shed a tear.

@keptick Жыл бұрын

So the 60-120mph time is faster than 0-60mph? That's insane. Imagine hitting the gas and acceleration increasing with speed

@ryanjamieson5924 Жыл бұрын

Traction

@augl2702 Жыл бұрын

I started following Hennessey and their team when they ran the Texas Mile in a Ford GT, It was awesome and one of the things that got me hooked on straight line speed and drag racing in general. Koenigsegg running 280+ Bugatti running 300+ in the Chiron M2K running 300+ in at the Texas Mile And hopefully soon, we'll get to see the Venom F5 do 300+

@abhi8441999 Жыл бұрын

Jesko absolut could top em all

@tacticalidiot175 Жыл бұрын

@@abhi8441999 forza player?

@justincharles6585 Жыл бұрын

@@tacticalidiot175 got him

@augl2702 Жыл бұрын

@@abhi8441999 can't wait to see it.

@augl2702 Жыл бұрын

@@tacticalidiot175 haven't played forza in years, I'm just addicted to KZfaq..

@epicgtr3614 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous car. Well done Hennessy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@bcarss1970 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL and BEASTLY!

@rainbosprinkles6548 6 ай бұрын

I grew up skipping school and going to the west houston airport where Hennessy used to be and watching them tune cars on the airstrip.

@williamchoat3248 Жыл бұрын

This is sick

@ArthurZakaryan23 Жыл бұрын

The sense of acceleration from that cabin camera was a bit let down by the semi-auto slow shifting but 0-150 in any multi-million dollar current or soon to be released hypercar, combustion or electric is going to be blisteringly quick but cars like the Chiron and those designed to approach 300 and beyond like this F5, they'll be pulling away from those EV's, let's not even mention the sound of this thing which puts any Nevera or Lotus or Battista to shame.

@surferdude4487 Жыл бұрын

ROFLMAO!! Yeah, sure... It pulls away at speeds over 200 mph. And where, even on what race track, are you ever going to care? Oh yeah, I forgot, all those drag races taking place out on the salt flats. And how many gallons to the mile? It is cool, the angriest engine I ever heard, but don't try to tell me about this fanasy where it even beats a Model S plaid around a race track.

@moneymikz Жыл бұрын

I got to see an F5 up close at Concours, what a car...

@bossahmed4085 Жыл бұрын

That is one beautiful car ❤❤❤ Cross between a Ferrari and McLaren but with Bugatti power..love it!!

@fleuriejeanpierre Жыл бұрын

John if I had the money I'd buy that car in the blink of an eye.... well done 👏

@TheKiltedYaksman1 Жыл бұрын

How many customer cars were left in a state of disassembly so that Hennessey, I mean a "customer", could provide this one to Top Gear? Hennescrewed is a word for a reason. Also, steering yokes are stupid in one-trick-pony cars like the Plaid; they're moronic in actual performance cars. Anyway, Rimac Nevera says hmmmmmmm...

@mcnuggetapple Жыл бұрын

How does the rimac sound

@yourgrandmasalzheimerpills1143 Жыл бұрын

Well the Rimac can’t hit 300+ or even 270 but I def like the rimac more as a do everything car

@ricksmith7659 Жыл бұрын

Hennessey doesn't care about the opinion of a man in a skirt

@amsterluca Жыл бұрын

I drove in front of the factory the other day! A stop at waterburger (that’s how they pronounce it in TX) is a MUST

@fulturk4306 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful machine, the dream car I will never have.

@mannyribera6535 Жыл бұрын

Difference between a Bugatti and this, the Bugatti is a comfortable “luxury” HyperCar. Without the showboating.

@allwheeldrive Жыл бұрын

And massive running/ownership costs, even after laying out enough money to buy a mansion on the coast.

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

@@allwheeldrive Who cares but its owerall better car...

@joe125ful Жыл бұрын

This is why i love those models when first Veyron come it was really awesome car,stable,powerfull,leather seats,air cooling and ppls still cant understand why nearly 2 TONS car can move 407Km!

@Vincetagram Жыл бұрын

Finally we get to see this thing move. Can't wait to see them on the street.

@savagetuner2404 Жыл бұрын

We already saw it top 200mph idk what you’re on

@mr.f1972 Жыл бұрын

With only 24 examples made you might go your whole life without seeing one on the road..

@anynumous001 Жыл бұрын

13:08 it's funny how he turns around and trys to change gear manually instead of clutching the paddle 🤣🤣

@amandaallen1898 Жыл бұрын

sounds amazing🙂

@sushi_edits225 Жыл бұрын

It is indeed a worthy successor to the Hennessy Venom GT

@cristiTM89 Жыл бұрын

The shape of this car doesn't tell me It's very safe for 300 mph+ speeds, considering the effort a company like bugatti puts into the details that keep a car from taking off and make sure it has maximum stability, idk, hopefully its a legitimate machine

@michaelgakanga Жыл бұрын

Never has a Hennesey Venom been slower than its Bugatti counterpart. Just wait and see 300. This one I believe in.

@jacobilacey Жыл бұрын

The problem with that argument is that the Chiron weighs twice as much as this car and has all wheel drive which makes the car feel stable. If you know anything about high horsepower rwd cars, then you know none of them are particularly stable, due to the rear wheel drive nature.

@DefinitelyNotEmma Жыл бұрын

Not even a Mustang is "stable" This is for people who look for cars that are "unstable" on purpose

@cristiTM89 Жыл бұрын

@@jacobilacey Hence why I mentioned the safety aspect, look at the difference between this and the jesko, No doubt cars can reach 300 mph, doesn't mean its a good idea, I'm sorry, but to me this car looks like a 100k sports car and not a 300 mph hypercar, good looking car but that's it.

@nunyabusiness8538 Жыл бұрын

this look like it has a lot more downforce than a bugatti

@CupraRoemu Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that this car finally really exists😍😍 Such a completely crazy and awesome car!

@sayyedameerarkhisro1464 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo when it was launched back in the day

@ethanschmid4104 Жыл бұрын

Having just moved to Texas from Florida a few days ago, I’m absolutely gonna root for the F5 to reach 300 and beyond before the SSC Tuatara can since the Tuatara has reached an official top speed of 295 mph but can still go faster than that. This is gonna be a close race to 300mph after the Chiron Super Sport. If it doesn’t, then the F5 would definitely be faster than the Tuatara in terms of top speed. Good luck John Hennessey! Make us Texans proud!!!

@sauconyful Жыл бұрын

This car is engineered in England bro 😅 The Venom F5 have never seen Texas yet! But be proud cowboy

@jimlee4583 Жыл бұрын

@@sauconyful could you give more info regarding your comment cause that was an F5 and it was clearly in Texas! How i know is because it (the car) was at a Whataburger which are only in Texas.

@jimlee4583 Жыл бұрын

@@sauconyful Btw im saying your wrong im just confused.

@sauconyful Жыл бұрын

@@jimlee4583 maybe this showcar was in Texas. But when an Asian guy orders an F5, this car have never seen Texas and will never. Because it is completely designed and engineered in Europe. Why is Hennessey lying?!

@EzraGingerich 11 ай бұрын

@Aid G. you're so full of shit lmao