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CHICHESETER, West Sussex, England Everyone has had to deal with a tyrant games, the child twice your size who repeated the first year just so he could be bigger and stronger than everyone in the automotive world, the name of this despot is Bugatti, and I saw him down a fight with something even more threatening.
I've had enough of the Veyron the fastest in the world and all the superlatives heaped on the car, I'm so over and so is John Hennessey.
id partner jalopnik Anyone who knows cars knows the guys at Hennessey Whoever turns fast cars in the absurdly fast cars and it's shaking the playground since the unveiling of the Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo But put down 1,200 horsepower of a twin-turbo V10 impress.
To call the venom of a car is an understatement it goes from zero to 200 mph in 20 2 seconds, it isn ta car, the rocket to destroy automobile records Those who were lucky enough to have led it in speaks again, almost reverential tones in the conversation usually starts, you have no idea.
This is exactly what I describe last car Hennessey Venom GT You have no idea that it is almost impossible to describe the Venom GT Statistics help, a little moist it weighs 2685 pounds, it demeans 1,200 horsepower and it zero to 200 mph in 15 seconds 9 absolutely crazy latter must be repeated.
Watch the video of me getting in the car the hill looking in my eyes is not quite fear, it is a How is this possible-Is runners feel the first time they drive a car Formula one, I'm not sure, but the Hennessey Venom GT feels like the next fastest thing to an F1 car.
I have not found a legal street car that can still turn corners and beat not only the fastest thing, the corners are friends, not something to pass the time until the next line The car tons of grip Its rear suspension is super compatible, which is impressive considering the amount of energy it needs to ask.
I'm sure the Bugatti guys will tell you they are gentlemen and don t engage in street fighting, but it wasn t a street fight.
And the shocking part I sat in the car while John Heinricy made a tour to three points in a crazy crowded pens stress Heinricy had a conversation with me while doing it, to worried penalty clutch or all people standing around the car the car is as civilized I do not know what's in it, but somehow the clutch holds 1,200 horsepower angry and allows you to drive around as the BMW 3 Series with five speeds.
You can lift the front of the car with the push of a button to clear the unusual entries, which is a good thing because if I owned this car I drove all over In-N-Out Same cinema the grocery needs passengers when you have 1,200 horsepower.
So back to the speed it is ungodly See the video again I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about the speed-What would take something like that to the 24 Hours of Nurburgring and pay Porsche and BMW a visit is so fast and our friends Bugatti must have thought the same thing.
So here we are in the largest automotive playground in the world, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the big boy in the sandbox is the Bugatti Veyron SS So what we do We lined up behind the starting line of rising hill John Heinricy was driving man can lead His resume lists four professional drivers championships, 11 SCCA national championships and a trio of the FIA World Speed records what __gVirt_NP_NN_NNPS<__ chose cool d'avoir sur votre CV, il est la raison pour laquelle tant de General Motors voitures sont fous rapide sur une piste de course - il les écoute.
Si vous êtes curieux, voici s Heinricy à partir de l'arrière d'une course SCCA T1.
Est-ce juste, je crois Heinricy est un gars ordinaire qui a grandi dans le Dakota du Sud et se trouve être rapide vraiment rapide Hennessey est un gars ordinaire du Missouri et arrive à construire des voitures rapides voitures très vite Presque tout ce que son entreprise construit semble être disponible avec 1000 chevaux Vous cochez la case correspondante sur le formulaire de commande, comme le choix des sièges en cuir ou navi.
Donc, ces deux gars ont été à elle pendant un certain temps, et ils re vraiment bien à ce qu'ils font, mais là encore, c'est Bugatti nous ve alignés derrière Ils avons été en compétition depuis avant l'un de nos grands-parents sont nés enfer la compagnie fini deuxième au grand Prix français en 1909 Vous d pense qu'ils pourraient gérer une voiture construite aux Etats-Unis par une société basée dans une ville du Texas plus connu pour matelas que toute autre chose.
The Bugatti bitched on the start line and just shot at us from waves by WTF really Wow We just got up to the biggest bully on the playground and he walked away that I'm willing to bet that the Bugatti guys know everything Hennessey knew exactly what was aligned behind.
They knew they were in trouble back better than having most of the automotive world in the UK see down, I'm sure the Bugatti guys will tell you they are gentlemen and don t commit street fighting, but it wasn ta fight street was a hillclimb showcasing some of the best supercars in the world do not worry Bugatti, Hennessey, you will find a good match in the near future.
So what was the Venom GT as the hillclimb Cool, fast, but also very normal, I could probably have driven it almost as fast on my first outing Power is smooth and seems manageable Heinricy is good, yes, but s more that Hennessey has built an incredible car.
A quick look at the super-large, a rear suspension lets you know this car packs a ton of power I stared for a long, long time I could not understand how the car could put both power and not have this hopping wheel, traction kick thing seems to be happening with the jacked-up street cars.
I know the difference is that the Venom GT was built to handle this kind of power, but it comes out of the wheels as I could so feel the tires start to come off, but Heinricy just feather the throttle a little gas and we have continued to accelerate.
The other thing that's hard to believe how quiet it is inside the car Of course, I could hear the cars that started in the parking lot, but I also could hear Heinricy by his helmet as we accelerate the hill this car was built for the street.
Oh, I forgot to mention it on his computer dashboard that allows you to change the boost parameters We employed only 1,000 horses It is another 200 horsepower just sitting there, waiting for you when you're ready press the button and s yours, much like the control of the car on the website of Hennessey.
Well, sort of Venom GT is a little expensive, but that is a good thing if I thought I could afford it, I would sell everything I have to have one.
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