A SUPERCAR brand has revealed their goal for 2024 is to top 300mph with their latest motor.
American maker Hennessey has confirmed they plan to send their stunning Venom F5 model out to hit the mythical milestone – which could be topped at 328mph.
HennesseyHennessey’s Venon F5 has been earmarked as their challenger to hit over 300mph this year[/caption]
Hennessey Special VehiclesOnly 24 models of the incredible supercar exist – costing over £1million each[/caption]
So far, the 300mph-mark has only ever been reached by Bugatti, who smashed through the barrier back in 2019 when British racing driver Andy Wallace drove a Chiron Super Sport to a recorded 304.77mph at Ehra-Lessien.
Hennessey, whose tag-line is “making fast cars faster”, have previous when it comes to speed records, having held the record for a single direction top speed test run back in 2014 when they took their Venom GT supercar to 270.49mph at the Kennedy Space Center.
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As reported by Top Gear, the brand’s founder and namesake John Hennessey said: “I love that Koenigsegg is gearing up for big speed, I hope that Bugatti joins the party too.
“It’s rivalries like this that fuel our passion, and drive us to go faster, innovate more, and push harder.”
The Venom F5, which was unveiled back in 2017 with ever intention at breaking speed records, has a price-tag of $1.6 million (roughly £1.2m) with only 24 built by the brand.
John added: “Our hypercar has a simulated theoretical top speed of 328mph. – but we’re certainly not chasing that number.
“Breaking 300mph in two directions is this year’s goal, while hitting 500kmh (310.8mph) is one direction would be the ultimate way of celebrating the internal combustion engine.”
Last year the world’s fastest EV broke the Guinness World Record with an eye-watering speed while driving in reverse.
At a slightly slower speed, a student picked up a new world record by hitting over 90mph on a toy car.
GettyThe car brand held the straight-line speed record with their Venom GT model in 2014[/caption]