Jay Lenno is the best... Shirt unbuttoned halfway down, missing a button by his belly, belt buckle off to the side, all on the denim tuxedo. Hes the most normal super rich guy in the world
Yeah because everyone wants to watch Jay talking about a 1994 Honda Civic ..with 300.000 miles.. with used diapers .. Mcdonaldes bags falling out and that sticky gum/spilled soda blob of change thing at the bottom of the broken cup holder...but i get ya
I'd be nervous, jay is driving his baby. He wrecks this. Hennessey will be having a bad day.although im sure jay would help pay for it. Its the time and it will never be the same
John and his team have done an amazing job on these cars. I'm still shocked that they're still so underappreciated but, being a native Houstonian myself, I've known about these guys for a long time now and they've been doing awesome work for quite a while.
I was just thinking that in my mind. All the negative comments yet, these comments won't stop the hennessey gt from making its mark in a positive way. A real drivers car! Was anyone paying attention? I'll also take a stick any day over a computer controlled and assisted car. Those might as well drive themselves!!
expert here and let me tell you now since i have a proper thread to rant on, hennesy didnt even adjust the hydrolocking dampers to the right SPI adjustment flux. so they are so dumb, and turning the lutrux egixle into a hyper car was a very poor decision, all of the motors cylinders dont even move properly inside the piston sleeves, AND fora car thats supposed to do 270mph it doesnt have enough Nm of downforce last time i checked it only made 800 ft pounds of downforce torque. just a death trap really.
I like Hennessey's design style where he selects parts in a way as to have a large stress tolerance overhead. It means this thing will rarely break down and will continue to operate after decades of use without major repairs/renewal. He even sleeved the cylinders for increased stress tolerance from the extra pressure of the twin turbos.
I've watched this video so many times and for some reason I keep getting the impression that Jay Leno isn't too impressed with the Venom GT. I wonder am I the only one that noticed it or am I wrong about it.
davidrivas305 Of all the comments I've read on this video this is easily the best. It makes me happy that there are other people, including Jay Leno, who see this car for what it is. This car, and Hennessey himself, are not to be compared with Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Ferrari, or any other supercar manufacturer. We all know it's fast. But at the end of the day it's still a $1,000,000 tuned Lotus, built by a guy with a bad attitude and a general understanding of tuning Chevrolet engines.
Yup. Watch the show where Jay has on Christian Koenniggsegg. He told him hes not crazy about the whole; take a body and stick a bunch of others peoples parts in it. Plus he saw that the detail fit and finish is probably pretty poor.
4:55 "LS2 from a C5 Z06 Corvette" That...that doesn't sound right whatsoever. I thought the C5 Z06 had LS6 engines. And if this car really uses a LS2, I'm impressed, that or he misspoke.
@Alex Eidenier thanks for the info. I mainly have experience with modding Japanese cars so engine being bored is very common. Mind you I'm not experience at all in making those kinda figures talked about in these videos lol. I do have much respect for the ls engines though I know very little about them. Days at drag strips have taught me that at least haha. Just figured if they said it's the ls2 with 6.0 L then it's not a stretch to assume that they bored it out. So what engine are they using exactly then? Did they just fib and say it was 6.2 when it was really a 6.0? Or was it a ls3?
Just love Jay's simplicity in Dressing sense and how casual he is no matter you watch him which video,he;s simple and cool in all of them, even he doesn't care about his button loose open :) #Respect
There's a reason the name was changed from Henessey motorsports. This has been an issue for the better part of a decade and a half. Check the viper and vette forums.
Damn, this was the first Jay Leno's Garage video I ever saw. I was 12, had hardly a clue who Jay Leno was and that he had a cameo in Cars, and I've been watching this channel ever since. Crazy it's been 10 years.
3 reasons why I'd never buy this car: 1) i will never be able to aford it..and if i did 2) I'd never get to enjoy its full speed 3) a lambo looks way sexier than a lotus that's why im happy with my lambo...i never let my girlfriend drive it tho..why? 1 i dont have a girlfriend 2 i dont have a lambo
Jay is just a guy who likes cars, he's got his shirt for working in the garage on and its like oh hey this famous person just turned up while i was just under the bonnet of a 2million dollar relic like its another day lol..
I don't care what any one says Hennessey is the Definition of a man with a dream to go stupid fast... This car is amazing and Jay really seems to dig the car which says something.
It's essentially a MILLION dollar kit car, with mostly off the shelf parts. A $20,000 kit car doesn't have ABS, or traction control, mainly because they add over $10,000 in parts, and more in development costs. The Venom doesn't have ABS because Hennessey is NOT an engineer, and can't calibrate the electronics. For a million bucks, there's no reason why he can't pay someone qualified to do it. "It's a driver's car" is a weak excuse.
There is a reason - he is stupid. It's like the American people woke up one day and realized "Heeey what if we make our cars lighter aswell... Then in theory they should go faster right? Because the power doesn't have to push the weight of 500 elephants... OMG this is revolutionizing! America is the best!" When in reality the same concept has been around since the 50s in the rest of the world.
Adam Sjöberg Yes, that is exactly what the American people woke up one day and realized, as one large collective whole. It is known as the Great Awakening.
Personally, i can't understand why you would take a Viper and 1) put a chevy engine in it and 2) make it look like a Lotus Elise. As far as Americans "waking up"...please don't say stupid things. This is not a mass production car-it's a one-off million dollar toy.
For a car builder of something of this magnitude... You'd expect him to know that an LS2 is from a base model 2005-2008 C6 corvette, not a C5 Z06... That had an LS6...
I as I read comments of people that think this a kit car or the fact that one comment that John isn't an engineer and I must say I don't know or not , but living in San Antonio not far from his shop and have friends that have taken cars to him and know a little about the man and his company and passion for what he does , you that leave comments like that sound like fools. If a car can go that fast he has a staff of engineers that work for him and FYI fools that is not a kit car and a car made complete out of carbon fiber is one thing that allows it to go that fast along with the tires and wheels that you can't buy at tire warehouse that are engendered for that speed think people or do your research and leave a educated opinion although I love reading your stupid comments that make me want to respond about a man from the great state of Texas that I was born and raised in love and proud to have John represent our great state -- God love yall .
the veyron is just a masterpiece of a car, fast, beautiful, well thought out, the Venom is fast yes but it isnt the safest thing on the Planet, its basically a kit car, its just recently became street legal, it essentially wants to kill you.
Deante Haney I totally agree with you, Volkswagen built the Veyron to prove that they were capable of making a car that looks good, drives like no other car and beats every other car, and to top it off they said each Veyron costs 5 million to build and they are selling them for just over 2 million, That's one hell of a loss, Whereas hennessey built this car just to say we built a car that beats the Veyron, They didn't care about outsourcing the design and parts, making the car undriveable at high speeds for the average person who can afford it but has little to none experience driving "Hyper cars", All they really care about is building the car at the cost they are building them for and selling them for absurdly high numbers, Which I bet it doesn't cost half as much to build it.
And that's thing , Bugatti is sales so Veyrons now they actually make a profit, they are expensive but they are absolutely breathtaking. The venom is just a longer faster Lotus Elise . I think Hennessy's main goal was to tackle the Veyron . Bugatti Veyron is a feat of technology, performance and innovation. It should the 8th wonder of the world lol. If I had a $1 million I'd put it towards a Veyron anyday
Deante Haney Im sorry bud but the veyron is just a butt ugly car in my opinion. Looks like the hunchback of Notre Dame. This car looks better aesthetically. The technology that went into both cars is amazing and I salute Bugatti and Hennesey on that aspect but if it came to it, I would buy this car because I feel I would be happier with the look, interior, and power it offers.
A Chevy motor, Ford transmission and some composite material. Who are they kidding asking for 1M? I've seen stupid, but this definitely tops it all. Ohh yeah sorry, it goes fast. Wow, it's all worth it now!
cheap rates promote business here all carbon fiber, sleeved block, the car is realiable and can be daily driven, faster than a Bugatti which costs more, a 6 speed compared to every other supercar which uses dual clutch.
11:29 - 11:31. "It's just nice to have your hand on a nice big shift knob!" If I was the passenger I would want to get out as soon as I hear Jay say THOSE words!
WeStandToFight you have said this more than once now... 99,9% don"t even care about top speeds since top speed isn't any fun and it's nearly impossible to do it anywhere. you can buy veyrons, laferrari's, p1's and 918's but for me, if i had to pick a hypercar? koeniggsegg all the way
ashton Bowers Well okay, its a modified overpriced Lotus with a LS engine it. People build cars with this kind of horse power all the time, for a fraction of a million dollars. Pricing it a million dollar, doesn't make it a million dollar car.
This car is a beast.. Anyone that thinks its a Lotus is ignorant and hasn't studied up on it. There is very little Lotus in this car.. Seems most of the people that hate on it like the Veyron, and the Veyron is fast, but it looks like a bloated dead cow, and there is no point in owning one unless you want to show off... They don't handle well around a track even if its an SS, and would be nowhere near as fun to drive around a track or the town as a Venom would be... Just my 2 cents..
FerrariDMC which id precisely why it didnt make it to guinness world record, its not a real car from a real manufacturer, i mean it is a real car, ( lotus exige) but you know what else is a real car, veyron super sports, koenigsegg one:1 and agera r. Those are cars that are stock and faster than this heavily modded lotus that sells for the price of a house in the hills,
lotus: hey girl want to go out with me girl: eww no your like 7 years old buggati: you want me girl girl: oooh yes please 6 years later hennesy venom gt: what about now girl : yes henessy venom gt: well guess what I don't like GOLD DIGGERS ha ha
But bugatti would say no cause they’re gay germans, designed all fabulous and sophisticated. Something girls go crazy for, but in the end, it’s a fabulouth car! Haha
2:14 John Hennesey says this car has one hp/kg, that would make it a mega car right? And koenigsegg states thet they have made the worlds first mega car.. and when did the venom gt get released? Earlier than the Koenigsegg One:1... I DONT GET IT
I feel like most of the people within this comment section haven’t driven anything fast enough to get a grip as to what this car is capable of. If you’re a person who cares about feeling that rush of driving a fast car, while shifting the car manually down a road while also getting the performance of its top competitors, the Venom is for you. Otherwise stick to your dual clutch, paddle shifting cars that don’t sound or drive as badass as this car. I dont care what you say, this thing is a complete monster
People saying its a lotus with an LS swap. Are you forgetting the whole carbon fiber body that's several feet wider than a lotus costs more by itself than your camry? Lets not forget transmission, brakes, suspension, ect. Its like saying a rally car is a ford fiesta....the only thing stock is the windshield.
That may be right. However, I can't help noticing distinct lotus elise/exige design-features. Perhaps not a 1 : 1 lotus but i can't help thinking they look long and hard to an Elise. Don't get me wrong : It's a killer-design!
How To MLG WRONG it is a Lotus. constructed in the UK. hennessey is only a tuner.. not a manufacturer The car is still a Lotus Exige and that is why they are legally registered as a Lotus Exige in the US.
Very cool video Jay! But this is a true kit car, Stretched Lotus body, chevy small block V8, TT precision turbochargers, Ford GT gearbox, brembo breaks.... And it's $1 million? This car probably cost John 350,000$ to put together MAX. As with any Hennessey product he is ripping customers off as usual. He probably don't wana talk to you when the engine is toast and you bring it back.
Jay is not just another bloated blowhard with money to burn. He is a philanthropist too. He often slows down to at least 85 mph when driving through rural areas, cracks his tinted windows and throws ALL of his loose chain to the poor kids walking to school. What a guy!
Give me a nice deep purple Koenigsegg Agera R with white accents over any car in the entire world. I would drive a Bugatti any day, let's not be foolish,now...but both the style and the performance of the Agera most certainly give it the upper hand.
LOL. This car is several FEET longer and wider than the Exige. Saying this is only an engine swap is like saying a LaFerrari is just a Fiat Panda with a V12 swap...
+Adeum Deus That still does not change the fact it is a modified Lotus Exige using the same VIN. LaFerrari is a production car, that Venom GT body work done by Delta Motorsport isn't.
Its just an elongated British lotus with a huge engine in. Not very forward thinking , i could just buy a lotus and whack a big engine in it and a ford gt gear box 🤷🏼♂️ amazing how hennesy describe how they make it but its all other brands of car thrown together.
@@cncit But, the wheelbase is .5m longer. It has 243km/h faster top speed. It goes 0-100 3.8s quicker. It has 1406Nm more torque. 1110 more hp. A little taller; a little longer. And the Spyder is 12+mph faster than the Veyron Spyder. The Spyder has 1451hp. Next up>>>F5 @1600+hp. With NO Lotus anything. 24 to be built.
anthony clark lotus main aim is small fast sports cars great handling and throw them round the track. This is an abomination of a lotus. But hey its fast
Jay Lenno is the best... Shirt unbuttoned halfway down, missing a button by his belly, belt buckle off to the side, all on the denim tuxedo. Hes the most normal super rich guy in the world
Chris Rock said it best ,"If Bill Gates woke up tommorow with Jay Leno's money he would LOSE HIS MIND"hahaha
He only has 2 buttons snapped. Jay's wealth is reportedly 330 million. Smart with his money.
He looks like he actually slept right before the interview. Look at his hairs. Maybe he forgot about it completely
He always wear that shirt like family guy 🤣🤣🤣
He is probably my favorite American, a real "normal" guy for the guy he is.
Hennessey looked scared shitless while Leno was driving!!! I would be too by listening to the way he was shifting it!
Mad respect to Hennessy and what the team did. Watching this in 2020 and I still am amazed by this thing.
Watching this in 2022 and still amazed
It’s just a glorified Lotus Elise.
@Amarjit Singh Dhesi The latter part is probably one of the most clueless comments ever made in this video.
@Amarjit Singh Dhesi I’d never imagine Indians to be so aggressive. You must be a misfit.
@Amarjit Singh Dhesi So what doesn’t it have to do with the fact that the Hennessy is just a Lotus?
When jay was driving the henessy dude was shitting his pants
He is worried the car will fall apart.
mjmkkkkklklkk you
Turkeynek and you were eating it!
He built it he owns the company
9:25, love the sound of turbos spooling in the morning.
the guy sitting next to Jay isn't quite sure the car won't explode...
No he's afraid leno is gonna send them both ito a wall
He owns the company he knows they won't explode
He had that traction control might have been a good idea look didn’t he
he also isnt sure what engine it has "we didn't change displacement its a 6.2 ls2 out of a c5 z06.."
@@BingBangBrinehe's John Hennessy
why do i always watch videos of cars i can't afford?
everyone watching this video cant afford these cars Lenno reviews. but its always fun to dream
so painful
Yeah because everyone wants to watch Jay talking about a 1994 Honda Civic ..with 300.000 miles.. with used diapers .. Mcdonaldes bags falling out and that sticky gum/spilled soda blob of change thing at the bottom of the broken cup holder...but i get ya
only car i own is a customed honda s2000
nice
John looks like he's stressed out.
“I dont want to die in car i make” in borat
Hennessey looks so dopey on all the close up shots of him riding shotgun.
He's just nervous that Jay will wreak it
I'd be nervous, jay is driving his baby. He wrecks this. Hennessey will be having a bad day.although im sure jay would help pay for it. Its the time and it will never be the same
Hennessey thinking he's about to die on the car he built lol
9:44 close your eyes and listen lol
😂
The best thing I like about the show, is Jay's honesty. Go Jay. :O)
Jay is the MAN! Late Night Will NEVER BE THE SAME! GO JAY! We LOVE Ya Brother!
john looks so uncomfortable riding in the passenger seat lol
I wonder if jay hid his vipers so john couldn't steal any parts
It looks like a Lotus on steroids.
IT IS A LOTUS ON STEROIDS. Hahahaha!
Still has its balls, though.
yep.
@@sporeGAnerd lol no
@@isaaceyfish lol no
Thats's a bad ass looking lotus kit car!
Amen
It's actually sold as a production car
@@travisberry4777yea but it is literally a big lotus
John and his team have done an amazing job on these cars. I'm still shocked that they're still so underappreciated but, being a native Houstonian myself, I've known about these guys for a long time now and they've been doing awesome work for quite a while.
Sealy Tx technically… 😜
It's not just about the power, it's about the engineering that went into it. Look how balanced it is and how well it hooks the power
I love reading comments from all the experts on here.
I was just thinking that in my mind. All the negative comments yet, these comments won't stop the hennessey gt from making its mark in a positive way. A real drivers car! Was anyone paying attention? I'll also take a stick any day over a computer controlled and assisted car. Those might as well drive themselves!!
expert here and let me tell you now since i have a proper thread to rant on, hennesy didnt even adjust the hydrolocking dampers to the right SPI adjustment flux. so they are so dumb, and turning the lutrux egixle into a hyper car was a very poor decision, all of the motors cylinders dont even move properly inside the piston sleeves, AND fora car thats supposed to do 270mph it doesnt have enough Nm of downforce last time i checked it only made 800 ft pounds of downforce torque. just a death trap really.
I prefer the term "think tank"
I like Hennessey's design style where he selects parts in a way as to have a large stress tolerance overhead. It means this thing will rarely break down and will continue to operate after decades of use without major repairs/renewal. He even sleeved the cylinders for increased stress tolerance from the extra pressure of the twin turbos.
megolito bucci
Doesn’t stop it from being a legend
11:30 John was like .. nothing happened nothing happened :))
11:29
Alex 10,000 (;
lol
Gold
Whenever Jay says "My McLaren F1", I'm going to drink.
9:50 Hennessey face "hello darkness my old friend"
Haha 😂
Look how John Hennessey has to keep his left arm on his lap in order for Jay to shift.
"This is a REAL drivers car" translation- we dont know how to do drivers aids but we"ll still charge a cool 1m for a tuned LS.
AKA you can't drive lol
That's how it should be, nowdays they make sports cars to rich pussies who cant drive.
@@renato7184 without the rich pussies you wouldn't even have any supercars
@@Alphabet7 I dont have any supercar, so whatever
@@Alphabet7 i mean we were fine for decades before supercars had all of these aids and assists
John Hennessey reminded me of Homer Simpson when he carved a small spoon out of a bigger spoon.
Didn't Lenny say that... about Homer tho.
Jesus is Dog : Barney Gumble 😂😂
Shame this car didn't exist when the Viper TV show was running. Would have made an excellent nemesis!
Hands off the paint Jay!!
This looks absolutely gorgeous in yellow
Watching Jay Leno's Garage between studying, best break you can have!
I've watched this video so many times and for some reason I keep getting the impression that Jay Leno isn't too impressed with the Venom GT. I wonder am I the only one that noticed it or am I wrong about it.
Because Jay knows cars. He knows this is just a kit car. He never took it seriously. Makes perfect sense to me.
davidrivas305 Of all the comments I've read on this video this is easily the best. It makes me happy that there are other people, including Jay Leno, who see this car for what it is.
This car, and Hennessey himself, are not to be compared with Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Ferrari, or any other supercar manufacturer. We all know it's fast. But at the end of the day it's still a $1,000,000 tuned Lotus, built by a guy with a bad attitude and a general understanding of tuning Chevrolet engines.
alex Bruce
Exactly I couldn't have said it better myself.
Yup. Watch the show where Jay has on Christian Koenniggsegg. He told him hes not crazy about the whole; take a body and stick a bunch of others peoples parts in it. Plus he saw that the detail fit and finish is probably pretty poor.
Expressionless man.
4:55 "LS2 from a C5 Z06 Corvette"
That...that doesn't sound right whatsoever. I thought the C5 Z06 had LS6 engines. And if this car really uses a LS2, I'm impressed, that or he misspoke.
@Alex Eidenier exactly, he’s all over the place. How tf do you not know what engine is in a car that YOU BUILT
Very confusing.probably not an ls2. Why the heck would he use a ls2 anyway? 6 liter .
My guess is this is a special block he don't want to say that
@Alex Eidenier maybe he just bored it out? Like the thing has 1200hp I'm pretty sure he did every trick in the book to make those numbers.
@Alex Eidenier thanks for the info. I mainly have experience with modding Japanese cars so engine being bored is very common. Mind you I'm not experience at all in making those kinda figures talked about in these videos lol. I do have much respect for the ls engines though I know very little about them. Days at drag strips have taught me that at least haha. Just figured if they said it's the ls2 with 6.0 L then it's not a stretch to assume that they bored it out. So what engine are they using exactly then? Did they just fib and say it was 6.2 when it was really a 6.0? Or was it a ls3?
@Alex Eidenier wait they still make these?
Jay Leno has an amazing passion for not only cars but machinery
“It’s just fun to have your hand on a nice big.. shift knob.”
- Jay Leno
As much as I like the way a giant turbo or any turbo sounds. You can't beat the sound a Ferrari or Lamborghini sound
Oh yes you can!
It has beat it American V8
You can and this car did
@@rcaygumicabk8072 Everyones entitled to their own opinion but oooh man listen to an aventador or a murcielago and compare it to this.
@@OkOk-vj9db I have i like this better
Just love Jay's simplicity in Dressing sense and how casual he is no matter you watch him which video,he;s simple and cool in all of them, even he doesn't care about his button loose open :)
#Respect
Hennessey has come under fire recently for not delivering. Many people went to him for custom cars and got nothing in return.
There's a reason the name was changed from Henessey motorsports. This has been an issue for the better part of a decade and a half. Check the viper and vette forums.
lol at 09:50, you can see how worried he is about the temperature etc. haha
Damn, this was the first Jay Leno's Garage video I ever saw. I was 12, had hardly a clue who Jay Leno was and that he had a cameo in Cars, and I've been watching this channel ever since. Crazy it's been 10 years.
It literally sounds like that thing spits Venom. Amazing car.
3 reasons why I'd never buy this car:
1) i will never be able to aford it..and if i did
2) I'd never get to enjoy its full speed
3) a lambo looks way sexier than a lotus
that's why im happy with my lambo...i never let my girlfriend drive it tho..why?
1 i dont have a girlfriend
2 i dont have a lambo
***** i dont even have a bicycle 😭
+Diego Molina LOL, your a boss bro. Your a soldier.
Wouldn't be able to enjoy a Lambo at full speed much either...
+ZAIN AKBAR tru tru..that's why i dont got neither of them
if you say you will never afford you're probably right, don't let your dreams just be dreams
That sound during the burnout, if i ever hit the lottery i will be going to Hennessey for sure
Whats going on with the buttons on Jay's shirt? Did he just finish a strip tease or something?
+GoVicarious Didn't notice for I was checking out the Venom. ;-)
he always looks like he just took a nap.
+ZEZERBING lol 😆😂😴😴😴😴😴
Jay is just a guy who likes cars, he's got his shirt for working in the garage on and its like oh hey this famous person just turned up while i was just under the bonnet of a 2million dollar relic like its another day lol..
🤣
the look on Hennessey Face is so funny.
I don't care what any one says Hennessey is the Definition of a man with a dream to go stupid fast... This car is amazing and Jay really seems to dig the car which says something.
There is no way this car is worth $1M. It's just parts from here and there thrown in a Lotus body. And it is officially registered as a Lotus.
I wanna see u build one
@american with a million bucks you could buy a corvette, a lotus Elise, a bunch of sheet metal and an entire shop equipped for assembly
Isaac Roebuck metal? Carbon fibre you mean
It probably has parts from other customers cars too, lol, John Hennessey is a shady guy, read up on his business practices.
Or just get Ford GT and make a second Badd GT
"So we'll do a little burn-out" - ++proceeds to spin the wheels through three gears++
9:34 that noise though 🤯🙌👏👏👌👌
It's essentially a MILLION dollar kit car, with mostly off the shelf parts. A $20,000 kit car doesn't have ABS, or traction control, mainly because they add over $10,000 in parts, and more in development costs. The Venom doesn't have ABS because Hennessey is NOT an engineer, and can't calibrate the electronics. For a million bucks, there's no reason why he can't pay someone qualified to do it. "It's a driver's car" is a weak excuse.
Exactly, you are just right ;)
There is a reason - he is stupid. It's like the American people woke up one day and realized "Heeey what if we make our cars lighter aswell... Then in theory they should go faster right? Because the power doesn't have to push the weight of 500 elephants... OMG this is revolutionizing! America is the best!" When in reality the same concept has been around since the 50s in the rest of the world.
Off the shelf parts ?? Please name one off the shelf part other than the engine block ?
Adam Sjöberg Yes, that is exactly what the American people woke up one day and realized, as one large collective whole. It is known as the Great Awakening.
Personally, i can't understand why you would take a Viper and 1) put a chevy engine in it and 2) make it look like a Lotus Elise. As far as Americans "waking up"...please don't say stupid things. This is not a mass production car-it's a one-off million dollar toy.
For a car builder of something of this magnitude... You'd expect him to know that an LS2 is from a base model 2005-2008 C6 corvette, not a C5 Z06... That had an LS6...
I'm sure he's got a lot of other details to remember. It's easy for a detail or two to become fuzzy to remember.
I know man that's just common Chevy knowledge
It bothered me too lol
I as I read comments of people that think this a kit car or the fact that one comment that John isn't an engineer and I must say I don't know or not , but living in San Antonio not far from his shop and have friends that have taken cars to him and know a little about the man and his company and passion for what he does , you that leave comments like that sound like fools. If a car can go that fast he has a staff of engineers that work for him and FYI fools that is not a kit car and a car made complete out of carbon fiber is one thing that allows it to go that fast along with the tires and wheels that you can't buy at tire warehouse that are engendered for that speed think people or do your research and leave a educated opinion although I love reading your stupid comments that make me want to respond about a man from the great state of Texas that I was born and raised in love and proud to have John represent our great state -- God love yall
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John sounds like he is dying in the car look at how hard he is breathing.
I agree he doesn't look healthy.
Just all that large "hearty" American steak and burgers!
he has gravy for blood
That's the diabetes and heart failure from years of Italian food.
Well he built it so he'll fix it
the veyron is just a masterpiece of a car, fast, beautiful, well thought out, the Venom is fast yes but it isnt the safest thing on the Planet, its basically a kit car, its just recently became street legal, it essentially wants to kill you.
Deante Haney I totally agree with you, Volkswagen built the Veyron to prove that they were capable of making a car that looks good, drives like no other car and beats every other car, and to top it off they said each Veyron costs 5 million to build and they are selling them for just over 2 million, That's one hell of a loss, Whereas hennessey built this car just to say we built a car that beats the Veyron, They didn't care about outsourcing the design and parts, making the car undriveable at high speeds for the average person who can afford it but has little to none experience driving "Hyper cars", All they really care about is building the car at the cost they are building them for and selling them for absurdly high numbers, Which I bet it doesn't cost half as much to build it.
And that's thing , Bugatti is sales so Veyrons now they actually make a profit, they are expensive but they are absolutely breathtaking. The venom is just a longer faster Lotus Elise .
I think Hennessy's main goal was to tackle the Veyron . Bugatti Veyron is a feat of technology, performance and innovation. It should the 8th wonder of the world lol. If I had a $1 million I'd put it towards a Veyron anyday
The Koenigsegg Agera R beats it.......so does a Koenigsegg Regera......Koenigsegg One:1.......
Marshmallow Dude and here we see a fanboy in its natural habitat
Deante Haney Im sorry bud but the veyron is just a butt ugly car in my opinion. Looks like the hunchback of Notre Dame. This car looks better aesthetically. The technology that went into both cars is amazing and I salute Bugatti and Hennesey on that aspect but if it came to it, I would buy this car because I feel I would be happier with the look, interior, and power it offers.
I like Jays facial expressions on these powerful cars he to calm and laid back no matter what.
I salute you john for creating the beast hennesy venom gt
Amazing car just video makes my heart pound and skip beats! Great Work
Hennessy Just claimed the top spot as fastest car on Earth beating out the Bugatti Supersport. Speed was supposedly 270mph.
Unofficially
Bluefin Tuna it’s a kit car, the Bugatti is production
Thanks Jay Leno & John Hennessey for nice and entertaining introduction to this car
I'll trade you my Kia straight up!
Clint the Audio Guy deal
A Chevy motor, Ford transmission and some composite material. Who are they kidding asking for 1M? I've seen stupid, but this definitely tops it all. Ohh yeah sorry, it goes fast. Wow, it's all worth it now!
cheap rates promote business here all carbon fiber, sleeved block, the car is realiable and can be daily driven, faster than a Bugatti which costs more, a 6 speed compared to every other supercar which uses dual clutch.
11:29 - 11:31. "It's just nice to have your hand on a nice big shift knob!" If I was the passenger I would want to get out as soon as I hear Jay say THOSE words!
The problem is that it's too expensive, it looks like a lotus and is $1m, is rather have a koenigsegg.
can a koenigsegg do 260mph?
WeStandToFight yes
WeStandToFight Venom did 273
WeStandToFight you have said this more than once now... 99,9% don"t even care about top speeds since top speed isn't any fun and it's nearly impossible to do it anywhere. you can buy veyrons, laferrari's, p1's and 918's but for me, if i had to pick a hypercar? koeniggsegg all the way
They're nice for sure but still prefer koenigseggs
Most expensive engine swap ever!
lol its a lot more than that.
Not really. Its just a over priced Lotus with a ls engine in it.
+Patrick Carta haha ur stupid its ok. bye.
ashton Bowers Well okay, its a modified overpriced Lotus with a LS engine it. People build cars with this kind of horse power all the time, for a fraction of a million dollars. Pricing it a million dollar, doesn't make it a million dollar car.
+Patrick Carta if thats all you really think it is. than u really are stupid.
I find Leno way better to watch than the guys off Top Gear America. Why the hell didn't they ask him? Great video!
Mr Hennessey doesn't look very comfortable being around Mr. Leno does he... I think it's because he knows Leno is an automobile, "Professor"...
This is a fast car, but it's not as perfect as a Veyron.
the power to weight every time jay touched the gas pedal it was violent with them hitting the seats. what a car,,,,,,
This is a Lotus on Testosteron! Amazing:)
This car is a beast.. Anyone that thinks its a Lotus is ignorant and hasn't studied up on it. There is very little Lotus in this car.. Seems most of the people that hate on it like the Veyron, and the Veyron is fast, but it looks like a bloated dead cow, and there is no point in owning one unless you want to show off... They don't handle well around a track even if its an SS, and would be nowhere near as fun to drive around a track or the town as a Venom would be... Just my 2 cents..
FerrariDMC which id precisely why it didnt make it to guinness world record, its not a real car from a real manufacturer, i mean it is a real car, ( lotus exige) but you know what else is a real car, veyron super sports, koenigsegg one:1 and agera r. Those are cars that are stock and faster than this heavily modded lotus that sells for the price of a house in the hills,
gtafan12ify You think that $1m buys a house in the hills? Lol.
Thanks for the burnout Jay! Really driving that puppy!
lotus: hey girl want to go out with me
girl: eww no your like 7 years old
buggati: you want me girl
girl: oooh yes please
6 years later
hennesy venom gt: what about now
girl : yes
henessy venom gt: well guess what I don't like GOLD DIGGERS ha ha
But bugatti would say no cause they’re gay germans, designed all fabulous and sophisticated. Something girls go crazy for, but in the end, it’s a fabulouth car! Haha
45Mang what are you Saying, bugatti is not german
This joke was flat as hell lol
2:14 John Hennesey says this car has one hp/kg, that would make it a mega car right? And koenigsegg states thet they have made the worlds first mega car.. and when did the venom gt get released? Earlier than the Koenigsegg One:1... I DONT GET IT
Juliusz Baczynski Koenigsegg One:1 is megacar because it has power output 1MW (megawatt) which equals to 1340HP. While this toy has "only" 1200 HP.
Okay thanks that explains it!
Plus the hp of the Venom is 1200hp and curb weight of 1244kg..basically..it still not a one kg one hp car...
I feel like most of the people within this comment section haven’t driven anything fast enough to get a grip as to what this car is capable of. If you’re a person who cares about feeling that rush of driving a fast car, while shifting the car manually down a road while also getting the performance of its top competitors, the Venom is for you. Otherwise stick to your dual clutch, paddle shifting cars that don’t sound or drive as badass as this car. I dont care what you say, this thing is a complete monster
People saying its a lotus with an LS swap. Are you forgetting the whole carbon fiber body that's several feet wider than a lotus costs more by itself than your camry? Lets not forget transmission, brakes, suspension, ect. Its like saying a rally car is a ford fiesta....the only thing stock is the windshield.
That may be right. However, I can't help noticing distinct lotus elise/exige design-features. Perhaps not a 1 : 1 lotus but i can't help thinking they look long and hard to an Elise. Don't get me wrong : It's a killer-design!
Its still a Lotus Exige...
wrong.. it just looks like a lotus
How To MLG WRONG it is a Lotus.
constructed in the UK.
hennessey is only a tuner.. not a manufacturer
The car is still a Lotus Exige
and that is why they are legally registered as a Lotus Exige in the US.
Yea, but a million dollars?! Maybe $200,000 or if you want to go all out $500,000. and $500k is a still a rip off. But no where close to a million.
seems like Leno is subtly dissing the car in the beginning.
That's cold cause hennessy the other dude owns it
this video is 7 years old, yet the video quality is really astounding
can you please work on your volume and make it a little louder
@2:28 that doesn't even look like a real car, looks like a little scale replica.
*_Because it is_*
*_Or they edited out the focus in the background_*
i think its the color. yellow looks quite ugly for a lotus. green or balck looks super cool.
My favorite part of all the shows is when Jay say lets take it for a drive, THEN will it do a burnout lol
Very cool video Jay! But this is a true kit car, Stretched Lotus body, chevy small block V8, TT precision turbochargers, Ford GT gearbox, brembo breaks.... And it's $1 million? This car probably cost John 350,000$ to put together MAX. As with any Hennessey product he is ripping customers off as usual. He probably don't wana talk to you when the engine is toast and you bring it back.
@4:55 C5 Z-06 with an LS2 huh?..... lol
Jay, you your just living the dream.
1 million for a stretched lotus. Sips tea
+Quix NYkid it is a lotus nothing of the body has changed
+Vegan Gains Wrong. The only thing that's still from the lotus are the head lights and tail lights that's it.
Samaia1992 dude its a lotus exinge.
Vegan Gains It "LOOKS" like a lotus exinge... but there is nothing Lotus about the car other then its appearance.
watch the video on the hennessy venom even Hennessy himself says they use a lotus body but put a corvette engine in it
everyone's complaining about the price.. if u complain u cant afford it, let the rich ppl spend their money how they like
+God Wise Words God
And that's why they sold only 11 of this.
Love the car john & Jay I use it all the time on forza even knowing that no one else can handle the traction & stability off nice burn out to
Jay is not just another bloated blowhard with money to burn. He is a philanthropist too. He often slows down to at least 85 mph when driving through rural areas, cracks his tinted windows and throws ALL of his loose chain to the poor kids walking to school. What a guy!
Dr.oz
wtf
Give me a nice deep purple Koenigsegg Agera R with white accents over any car in the entire world. I would drive a Bugatti any day, let's not be foolish,now...but both the style and the performance of the Agera most certainly give it the upper hand.
The guy's face kills me when jay floors it XD XD
beefed up lotus elise
i agree
kirmani jean it literally is.
kirmani jean someone agrees
Exige, Only thing that is left from a Lotus Exige is the windscreen.
Basically an Exige.
11:33 listen to that shitbox breaking up under boost.
Jay leno sitting there trying his hardest to pretend that he don't like it when in reality he's also trying not to act like a little kid at christmas
A million for a Lotus with a LS engine it? And Americans dare to say Ferrari's are over prices... SMH
LOL. This car is several FEET longer and wider than the Exige.
Saying this is only an engine swap is like saying a LaFerrari is just a Fiat Panda with a V12 swap...
+Adeum Deus That still does not change the fact it is a modified Lotus Exige using the same VIN. LaFerrari is a production car, that Venom GT body work done by Delta Motorsport isn't.
Lsx* big difference in power and displacement
+Patrick Carta It's nothing like a Lotus on the INSIDE
Have you seen the performance of it? Of course it's overpriced - it's a silly machine.
Lotus with a bodykit and lowered suspension and bigger engine
dont forget too add different transmission , twin turbo, brembo brakes, ect.
+Rey Hernandez sooooo, it's not a Lotus at all..
+Toni Ranta The body is extended too. Unlike a lot of Hennesseys this actually has a substantial amount of mods.
and they widen the car by 18 inches.
Also some carrera GT línes
10:05 Jay mentions burn outs, John looks over with a grin, but also worry on his face.... :)
Its just an elongated British lotus with a huge engine in.
Not very forward thinking , i could just buy a lotus and whack a big engine in it and a ford gt gear box 🤷🏼♂️ amazing how hennesy describe how they make it but its all other brands of car thrown together.
Tell me how that works out for you.
Just a souped up Lotus
for 1million
Just a souped up lotus that currently holds the world record for fastest car.
Its a chevrolette motor theres nothing about lotus on that motor ford gt suspension onelce nothing about a lotus on it just the name
@@johnreid2.9 It still has the bonded aluminium Lotus chassis and the same front suspension as the Lotus plus the doors windscreen and hard top.
@@cncit But, the wheelbase is .5m longer. It has 243km/h faster top speed. It goes 0-100 3.8s quicker. It has 1406Nm more torque. 1110 more hp. A little taller; a little longer. And the Spyder is 12+mph faster than the Veyron Spyder. The Spyder has 1451hp. Next up>>>F5 @1600+hp. With NO Lotus anything. 24 to be built.
11:30 Jay " Its just fun to have your hands on a nice big shift knob". I bet it is Jay, I bet its real nice.
Looks alot like a lotus exige
It is a lotus exige body with a widened rear end to fit the viper engine
Ah that explains it. I thought it had a v8 though. And vipers are v10
its a big block ls2 with a Ford gt transmission
Batman Beyond Only problem with that is the LS2 is a small block...
Dan Sneyd your right it does but I hope they didn't steal the design 😐
A million dollars for this? LOL!
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Batman veyron is a million plus and you wouldn’t have a problem
@@terrorbite8610 A Veyron is a true masterpiece. Not a Lotus looking car. If i have car that is million or more, i want it to look unique.
Haider Ali a veyron is also slower, heavier and eats gas like nothing
Captain obvious over here @ 3:27 lol "this is a drivers car, this is a car that requires you to drive it" 😂
Lotus should be offended greatly
damnationdefied777 especially since they've been outdone
anthony clark lotus main aim is small fast sports cars great handling and throw them round the track. This is an abomination of a lotus. But hey its fast