Hennessey Venom GT Sets New Speed Record

[FoMoJo]

Read about it...Hennessey Venom GT Sets New Speed Record

[cawimmer430]

Is this thing based on a Lotus Elise? Because it sure looks like an Elise that was tortured and stretched against its will...

[MrH]

Lotus Elise body that's stretched is what it is.  I'd be interested in seeing how they do that exactly...

[Soup DeVille]

Is this thing based on a Lotus Elise? Because it sure looks like an Elise that was tortured and stretched against its will...

Technically, an Exige, but yeah...

[Galaxy]

"But the performance is not eligible for a Guinness World Record, which uses an average speed taken from two runs as the official record."

Makes me wonder if that one run completely destroyed the car.

[r0tor]

There is no way that thing should be compared to the Bugatti... One is a glorified tuner car, the other is a car that's been actually engineered to go that fast safely and reliably.

[FoMoJo]

Price starts at a $million.  Comparable Veyron is 3 $million.

[r0tor]

Price starts at a $million.  Comparable Veyron is 3 $million.

We are talking about the "production" car speed record.  Real production cars are designed and engineered to handle their top speed.  The venom is in no way, shape, or form engineered to handle the speeds they are trying to get out of it as a production car should be.

Furthermore, anyone that hands of over a million dollars to Hennessey with his shady past should have their head examined.

[FoMoJo]

We are talking about the "production" car speed record.  Real production cars are designed and engineered to handle their top speed.  The venom is in no way, shape, or form engineered to handle the speeds they are trying to get out of it as a production car should be.

Furthermore, anyone that hands of over a million dollars to Hennessey with his shady past should have their head examined.

Basically, just a high-priced hotrod.

[Xer0]

Price starts at a $million.  Comparable Veyron is 3 $million.

Veyrons are 3 million now?  I remember just like 3 years ago they were a mil.  Damn you inflation 

[FoMoJo]

Veyrons are 3 million now?  I remember just like 3 years ago they were a mil.  Damn you inflation 

I believe you can still get one for a million...but it's only about 750 bhp.

[veeman]

that's just to buy it.  It costs a boatload just to maintain it.  Routine annual maintenance of 20,000 dollars.  50,000 dollars to change  all four tires at 10,000 miles. 

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-cost-to-own-a-bugatti-veyron

[giant_mtb]

$10,000 detail job?  Ermagherrrrrd that would be AWESOME.

[MX793]

I believe you can still get one for a million...but it's only about 750 bhp.

750 kW.  They've never made a Veyron with less than 1000 PS (987 HP).  That said, I think they discontinued the base Veyron.  I believe all you can get now are the more powerful and very limited (<200 made) Super Sport and Vitesse models.

[FoMoJo]

750 kW.  They've never made a Veyron with less than 1000 PS (987 HP).  That said, I think they discontinued the base Veyron.  I believe all you can get now are the more powerful and very limited (<200 made) Super Sport and Vitesse models.

True, I was looking at a lesser model Bugatti.

[MrH]

750 kW.  They've never made a Veyron with less than 1000 PS (987 HP).  That said, I think they discontinued the base Veyron.  I believe all you can get now are the more powerful and very limited (<200 made) Super Sport and Vitesse models.

And they can't even sell all of them!  They're still available for sale new.

LaFerrari sold out within minutes.  All McLaren P1s are accounted for.  I think even the 918 is sold out.

[Soup DeVille]

And they can't even sell all of them!  They're still available for sale new.

LaFerrari sold out within minutes.  All McLaren P1s are accounted for.  I think even the 918 is sold out.

Maybe Supercar buyers have more taste than I generally give them credit for?

[giant_mtb]

Now that I think about it...does Bugatti even make/sell (or attempt to sell) anything other than the Veyron and its various modified models...??  How are they in business.

[FoMoJo]

Now that I think about it...does Bugatti even make/sell (or attempt to sell) anything other than the Veyron and its various modified models...??  How are they in business.

Apparently...http://www.topcarrating.com/price.php?brand_id=110

[giant_mtb]

Apparently...http://www.topcarrating.com/price.php?brand_id=110

What?  I'm talking new cars, not 2008.

[FoMoJo]

What?  I'm talking new cars, not 2008.

Oh...anyways, somethings up coming...http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bugatti/2015-bugatti-16c-galibier-ar107441.html

[giant_mtb]

Oh. Wow that's lazy. A four-door Veyron. lol

[SVT666]

The 4 door is not happening.  It was already kyboshed by Bugatti.

[Soup DeVille]

Now that I think about it...does Bugatti even make/sell (or attempt to sell) anything other than the Veyron and its various modified models...??  How are they in business.

It's the halo car for the entire VWAG. Somebody broke it down, and by the time you take into account the factory, the development and so on; each Veyron has cost about sixteen million to produce.

[Galaxy]

It's the halo car for the entire VWAG. Somebody broke it down, and by the time you take into account the factory, the development and so on; each Veyron has cost about sixteen million to produce.

And what a "factory" it is. They bought the old Bugatti Château, used for offices, and helping customers configure their car, and built the factory in the garden.

[FoMoJo]

That is one beautiful building.  I assume it's located in France.

[Galaxy]

That is one beautiful building.  I assume it's located in France.

Today the town of Molsheim is in France yes. It used to be Germany until WW1.

[giant_mtb]

Wow. I wonder what sort of salary the people building them make. That would be a dream job.

[Raza]

Wow. I wonder what sort of salary the people building them make. That would be a dream job.

Not for me.  "You want me to do what?  With my hands?  I think you've got the wrong guy, buddy." 

[giant_mtb]

How many Razas does it take to change a light bulb?