Texas-based Hennessey Performance is a company that specializes in "making fast cars faster," according to the company's motto.
Most of the cars Hennessey sells are highly modified versions of well-known cars such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. The idea for the Venom GT came as company founder John Hennessey wondered what to do to top his ultra-high performance version of the Dodge Viper, a car that was already faster than a Bugatti Veyron.
The 1,244 horsepower Venom GT's body is taken from the Lotus Exige. Beyond that not much remains of the donor car. The 7.0-liter V8 engine, transmission and cooling are pretty much all new, according to Hennessey.
A short drive in the Tesla Model S leaves a very positive first impression.
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