I met John and actually talked to him for a long time and didn't realize it while at TX2k waiting for the storm to blow over back when it was still at his facility Lonestar Motorsports Park. He really is a super nice, knowledgeable, and genuine seeming guy. We talked for 20-30 minutes and I had no idea who he was, I thought he was just another guy attending the event trying to stay dry.
@@mihailpetrovici5044 I think electric cars are a bit dull right now , but I'm sure that sooner or later an exciting EV will come out . The story of awesome cars isn't over yet , just entering a new chapter . I'm personally hoping an affordable RWD EV will come out at some point so that I can indulge my inner boy-racer
@@falcongamer58 Hey , the same thing happened with emissions , and crash regulation , and pop up headlights . Change is neither good nor bad , its just change .
I think what makes the f5 so cool is how raw it is. Everybody’s focused on the future and technology and hybridization. This is a gigantic middle finger to all of that. This is probably one my fav hyper cars I’d love to drive with a hot rodders spirit. Let’s go. 🔥
Yet, as the video illustrates, it is almost undrivable in day-to-day use. Cars like this are good for two things; flogging on a private track (you don't want a public trackday clown smashing your $2million toy) and being a poseur at a cars&coffee circle jerk.
@@Miata822 lol even a Honda Civic drives well nowadays. Trust me as an enthusiast you want something that’s not perfect to drive. Is it practical? No. That’s not the point. Lol
@@alexturnqest6202 I am an enthusiast, cars and motorcycles, love track days, love quirky cars. Overpowered cars like the Venom have only one trick, a big engine. It's not really a track car. It makes more power than a RWD setup can use. Wouldn't stand a chance on a road course against a GT3 for a fraction of the price, but that GT3 won't stall in a drive through. So what is it actually for besides making noise and "bragging rights"? For the same money you could get a Rimac, which is genuinely fast.
@@Miata822 For this money every single new hypercar from Bugatti to Rimac to Hennessey is completely stupid. Get a stick shift, exotic, no-longer-existing and rare at the time car. Cars similar in price include the Ferrari F40, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, Carrera GT, a REAL Audi Sport Quattro S1, Lamborghini Miura P400S, Ruf Turbo R, etc.
It's unapologetically American and I love it. Hennessy was like 'you know what? what if you could get a Zonda but with a pushrod V8 making enough power to orbit a smallsat?'. If you had asked me to describe what an American hypercar would look/be like 10 years ago, I don't think I'd have come up with something better than the Venom F5. It's a beautiful marriage between modern automotive engineering and good old-fashioned hot rodder sensibilities.
0:43 "The 300+mph Venom..." 5:15 "They've done 270 mph in testing" Don't call it a 300mph car when it still hasn't gotten there yet. Theory is nice but real world is what counts.
A Battista, Concept 2, Nevera, or Evija probably "feels" quicker because of the shorter gearing, instant torque, and superior traction, but this thing is on a different level from those cars when it comes to outright speed, and it will dissapear into the horizon once you pass 200mph. The power to weight, top speed, low coefficient of drag, are all class-leading. I can't wait to see what this thing can do on a sufficiently long straight. Oh, and did I mention that it sounds incredible?
I’m not sure they would feel quicker tbh (and I have noticed that you put feel rather and are). The fact that this has the noise (as he said, almost no sound deadening), the heat, the vibrations and low weight might actually make this car feel faster than any other road car ever made. In theory anyway.
That gearbox, an automated manual type thing rather than a DCT, really rounds out the mad sound of the thing. I can’t say much about the car yet, but that sound with that gearbox makes me love it already.
I remember Hennesey from back in the day when supraforums was the absolute KING of the internet and the Supra was at the peak of taking down American Muscle. This dude started and made his company buy robbing EVERYONE in the viper community. Literally just took their money with no intention of even doing anything to their cars. Never made amends for any of eat either. Him and overly expensive kit cars based of lotus can all go up in flames financially.
I'm just confused how he's been so successful if you say he keeps scamming people. I'm sure there were instances in the past, but what have you heard recently?
This car reminds me a lot of when the Agera was released by Koenigsegg (sounds rather similar, but not the point). Both companies were established with their own marquee supercars, but the 2nd effort was designed strictly to break molds. Not sure if the Venom quite matches up to Christian's fanatical design philosophy or attention to detail, but I'm glad it exists.
I love hearing every day how all these cars can do 300mph+ and not one has achieved it, apart from of course Bugatti, who not only did it, they didn't even feel the need to really mention it.
Hats off to Hennessey for being able to obtain nearly 1,800 HP out of a 6.6 liter V-8 engine. Are we sure Hennessey hasn't broken the laws of physics and will be the cause of end times? lol.
Just as Jeremy Clarkson appreciated the Corvette c6 zr1, we must appreciate this car from Texas. Well done. I'm waiting for them to break some records. 👍💪👏
Hennessy did it again. That shape is astonishing. If Jeremy Clark drove this car, he gonna regret the day he talk about how boring muscle car enthusiasts are.😊👍🏽
I am glad this car came from Hennessey. In between the conventional exotics, hypercars, and - as of late - a certain very vanilla electric automaker, it is nice to see a naturally aspirated, LS-based domestic that can chew each and every one of them up and spit them out as roadkill. I love this car.
I lost a lot of respect for Hennessy after hearing they scammed customers or build quality wasn’t up to par, but business practices aside, this car looks and sounds gnarly.
They blocked me on Instagram because I kept asking what happened to the F5 when they went quiet about it. I was a fan and was just wondering what was the latest they could share. ANd got blocked for it. Lol
Build quality is fine. In fact it gets better with each Venom built. These aren’t OEM cars that have billions in tooling and technicians to piece together. These are bespoke automobiles that are built to spec for each customer who orders one. Are there problems? Certainly. Pagani, Koenegsegg ran into the same problems. Can you give me specifics on customers that were scammed?
@@chloehennessey6813 Yea I don't think they're scammers, so much as it's just really freaking hard to build 1800bhp cars... Even Koenigsegg, while very established and consistent today compared to 10 years ago, still see challenges particularly with the early examples in their production lines.
@@allwheeldrive not saying that it isn't a production car as it meets that requirement technically, however a production car is defined as a cars made by a manifacturer for the masses, road leagal and avaliable to the public. It might be 'avaliable' to the public but they're only making like 40. It's also pretty much bespoke which generally also isn't associated with production cars. that's why i said barely production. It still is a production car.
After a careful examination, It was putting out 2lbs of boost (out of 24) throughout the 1/4 mile run. I’m thinking that’s why the speedo seems to move so slow.
During that last burn-out I noticed the passenger side door panel /lower side skirt panel flexing a bit. Even with a super stiff carbon tub and panels that is crazy to see it flexing and moving about a bit.
Enough power will do that to a tub. Carbon tubs were ever only really meant for “normal” powered cars and not beasts like this that have the power to flex a chassis. That being said, it’s still very impressive that it holds together under such load
That wasn't the monocoque/carbon tub it was the door panel. So poor door panel fitment, but hey who cares about build quality in a multi-million dollar dragster.
@@iDropPhats carbon fiber was originally designed for fighter aircraft frames. The first "car" to have a carbon tub was a Mclaren F1 race car, with modern cars crashing against walls at insane loads without breaking. CF also doesn't tend to bend, it's more likely to crack/split. Granted in the video it is the door panel that is vibrating.
@@iDropPhats you know a panel and a chassis are not the same thing, right? Virtually every single thing you wrote there, is massively uninformed and mistaken on every level. top tip; if you don't know what on earth you are talking about, don't post
They need to take this car to that long straight road the old top gear hosts visited. I think it was route 66 I'm not familiar with the US. The performance stats for this car are unbelievable the 0-250mph in 15 seconds
His comments about the gearbox reminded me of the SMG in the E46 M3 CSL. You can get the shifts pretty smooth, with a bit of throttle play as you shift. Takes a bit of practice. And as he also said, when you're flat shifting on full throttle its fine, lol
I love the body work and the power delivery but.....I can't pull the trigger on a car with an iPad for a dash. Build one with a traditional analog dash and instrument cluster and then I'll drop the cash.This is where Horacio Pagani wins hands down His bespoke cars blend raw power with analog guages.
Something I love about the Chiron is the simplicity of the cabin it's not trying too much it's just elegant I love Koenigsegg too although I hate that square steering on the jesko but this steering wheel it's just trying too much
How many customer cars were left in a state of disassembly so that Hennessey, I mean a "customer", could provide this one to Top Gear? Hennescrewed is a word for a reason. Also, steering yokes are stupid in one-trick-pony cars like the Plaid; they're moronic in actual performance cars. Anyway, Rimac Nevera says hmmmmmmm...
What the most amazing to me about the Hennessy Venom F5 is that it could accelerate from 0-250 mph In just 15.5 seconds! That's how long most cars take to get from 0-150 mph or 0-170 mph!
Not even most cars mate, an audi r8 will barely do 0-150mph in 15 seconds, a gt350r will not even get close, nevermind an average car. Absolutely mindblowing
4:04 Hennessey is using an Iron based Ferrocene Dicyclopentadienyl octane booster, to help control the knock. (Good luck with that). Thank you for entertaining and sharing.
I’m curious how this and the Tuatara would do on the Nurburgring. I know track times weren’t the priority with these cars, but still would be very interested to see
I'm sure all these cars would be far behind the top. But what is really interesting is what they can do on the maximum long road with ideal conditions.
Amazing car! I think there’re no roads in Texas, just public drag strips, if you can’t go to the private drag strips! The idea of a specialized track car is awesome, but I really would like to see how good that “street” version is doing lap times against, let’s say, a McLaren 765 LT.
It has that beautiful raw mechanical V8 sound, a true engine sound without fake engine noise. This is a refined monster in a tuxedo, but still like the Hulk in its raw goal of going fast.
This is why i love those models when first Veyron come it was really awesome car,stable,powerfull,leather seats,air cooling and ppls still cant understand why nearly 2 TONS car can move 407Km!
You can throw in all the V12s, W16s and whatnot, I’ll always love the sound of a V8 being revved and growling to the moon! 🤤 Long live this blessed soundtrack! All this while Mercedes is bringing in 4 cylinder top of the range cars 😅
I don’t like Hennessy I’m ashamed that they are Texas based I can’t stand the new top gear so it’s a match made in the depths of hades worse meets terrible
Problem I have with their 6x6 they buy 65k truck and stretch the truck to accommodate for the extra axle but I don’t understand how they justify a price hike 135k so asking price 200k John Hennessy enlighten me and I see your comment I will give you more respect but your f5 is just a corvette with a different frame and body I prefer koenigsegg he’s a engineer and a business man what do you have to offer except a tuning shop I could do for a fraction of the price myself with my brother and a tuner
@@dcogburn1986 tell me you don't know shit about fuck without telling me you don't know shit about fuck. Look I don't have a dog in this fight i.e I'm not a Hennessey fan nor do i own anything made by or tuned by them, but what I do know is manufacturing, and the body panels and engineering alone to design up and get functioning just the body of the F5 was at least 900k per car. Carbon monocoque technology isn't cheap, and the molds to do it aren't cheap either, simple triple curve panels can cost in excess of 50k for just the molds. So I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell everyone else who has zero concept of how this shit works but thinks they do, you think you can build a 600+whp 6x6 for sub 200k, do it. Don't give excuses, you have a RUclips channel, do it document your process, costs, then at the end put it through the same tests that others i.e. Hennessey has. Run it off road, straight line, turning, independent suspension testing. Put your money where your mouth is.
The sense of acceleration from that cabin camera was a bit let down by the semi-auto slow shifting but 0-150 in any multi-million dollar current or soon to be released hypercar, combustion or electric is going to be blisteringly quick but cars like the Chiron and those designed to approach 300 and beyond like this F5, they'll be pulling away from those EV's, let's not even mention the sound of this thing which puts any Nevera or Lotus or Battista to shame.
ROFLMAO!! Yeah, sure... It pulls away at speeds over 200 mph. And where, even on what race track, are you ever going to care? Oh yeah, I forgot, all those drag races taking place out on the salt flats. And how many gallons to the mile? It is cool, the angriest engine I ever heard, but don't try to tell me about this fanasy where it even beats a Model S plaid around a race track.
In my opinion Sound and styling are the biggest pros of this particular car. It's pretty and sounds amazing, the Chiron is just pretty, but doesn't sound particularly exciting, the Koenigseggs all sound neat but are not very pretty. This is like the final evolution of something like a C8. The apex predator of the north american continent in an automotive perspective. Well done and good job to everyone involved
Beauty is in the eye the beholder and all that jazz. The Koenigsegg cars to me are works of art. The Hennessy look like a Ferrari which isn’t a bad thing at all🤔
He wasn’t using anywhere near full throttle, or they turned down the boost so he couldn’t use full power. Seems like our host was putting on a bit of an act, tbh.
He said that was a customers car. I don't know how I'd feel when receiving a car that was thoroughly trashed and racked up miles for over a million bucks.
My honest thoughts is that I think the difference between this and Bugatti and Koenigsegg us that those two are guaranteed to last and barely lose power as they age but this being so heavily based on drag racing spec parts we don't know how long till stuff starts wearing out
Drag racing spec parts aren't necessarily built to break, they're built to hold more power. It's just that because drag cars only need to last a quarter mile they push it so hard that it wears the engine out quickly. Just putting less boost in should help it to last properly.
Really don't want to brag....did he say 150? I am german and my BMW with 300PS is restricted by 155 mph. It is no problem to go that fast on the highway if it is clear. I do it once a month to my way to the netherlands.....of course not all the way due to traffic and speed limits....but if the road is clear and there are no signs I do it... 😀
Based on what? Ignorance or biggotry? Any time you're saying broad statements like "I don't like all of X" it makes you look dumb. What don't you like about American cars? Stereotypical "Americans can't turn" nonsense?
Well done......well done making another scam to steal money from auto enthusiasts who don't know the history of Hennessey's past criminal scam. I'm actually hoping and praying that this is Hennessey's 1st car that doesn't scam a bunch of unsuspecting enthusiasts.
I wonder if Volkswagen would let them do a top speed run at their proving grounds in Germany, it has a 5 mile straight, its where James May had a go in the Veyron.
Yeah of course they won't. The Germans like to pretend they're better than everybody and everything, so when somebody comes along and makes them look stupid they just pretend they don't exist. That car is never going to see that 5 MI track. Because they know what's going to happen.
A few cards from a full stack. No helmet and the driver seemed terrified of the car. I would do a better test drive, with my racing helmet, but only if you gave me a full steering wheel.
I front seated a decom’d Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16B at 1.2Mach, after studying ops procedures for 2 weeks. I imagine that ripping a Venom F5 is a similar experience, but £1.9M for an automobile is silly. I expect a handsome Roi, if I obtain anything over $750K USD. a Venom F5 can & will never be one of them, but I appreciate that it exists. good on you, if you’re one that takes ownership of one. what a ripper
I guess Hennessy is the exception to the rule that if you rip of and steal from your customers you won’t be successful, at least he’s finally learnt to build a car by himself (i think)
Jeremy Clarkson would said something like “it weighs almost as much as the average American”
Cringe
Nice one mate😂
Just like his teeth are worse than the average impoverished British resident in North London
jeremy clarkson weighs more than the average american
@@savagetuner2404 do you know what that word means?
I met John and actually talked to him for a long time and didn't realize it while at TX2k waiting for the storm to blow over back when it was still at his facility Lonestar Motorsports Park. He really is a super nice, knowledgeable, and genuine seeming guy. We talked for 20-30 minutes and I had no idea who he was, I thought he was just another guy attending the event trying to stay dry.
Did you also get check mate
Unlike those elites who don't care if they get rained on?
Ehh John Hennessy team over price some if there cars when a good tuner can do it for 4 to 7k while they're doing it for 40k to 200k
He's a con artist.
Google him and his company and see how many ppl have complained about his sketchy business practices over the years.
The fact that it's a 6.6l Pushrod cam in block engine that turns 8500 RPM is awesome. Sounds like a solid roller cam setup at idle.
I love the fact that they kept the beefy and American v8 but still make it very technical and fast
"Technical" 🤣🤣🤣
I added your pfp to my nft collection
@@sylvaind.6786 spoken like true diesel hatch driver. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Incoming triggered euro-pee-ons 😂
@@sylvaind.6786 I mean it has drag racing internals now it’s pretty technical
This is badass , I'm so glad cars like this are still being made
last ones😢
@@mihailpetrovici5044 not the last ones
@@mihailpetrovici5044 I think electric cars are a bit dull right now , but I'm sure that sooner or later an exciting EV will come out . The story of awesome cars isn't over yet , just entering a new chapter . I'm personally hoping an affordable RWD EV will come out at some point so that I can indulge my inner boy-racer
@@barrettoliver2009 entering a new chapter more like getting shoved into it forcibly
@@falcongamer58 Hey , the same thing happened with emissions , and crash regulation , and pop up headlights . Change is neither good nor bad , its just change .
I think what makes the f5 so cool is how raw it is. Everybody’s focused on the future and technology and hybridization. This is a gigantic middle finger to all of that. This is probably one my fav hyper cars I’d love to drive with a hot rodders spirit. Let’s go. 🔥
Yet, as the video illustrates, it is almost undrivable in day-to-day use. Cars like this are good for two things; flogging on a private track (you don't want a public trackday clown smashing your $2million toy) and being a poseur at a cars&coffee circle jerk.
@@Miata822 you’re just hysterical lol
@@Miata822 lol even a Honda Civic drives well nowadays. Trust me as an enthusiast you want something that’s not perfect to drive. Is it practical? No. That’s not the point. Lol
@@alexturnqest6202 I am an enthusiast, cars and motorcycles, love track days, love quirky cars.
Overpowered cars like the Venom have only one trick, a big engine. It's not really a track car. It makes more power than a RWD setup can use. Wouldn't stand a chance on a road course against a GT3 for a fraction of the price, but that GT3 won't stall in a drive through.
So what is it actually for besides making noise and "bragging rights"? For the same money you could get a Rimac, which is genuinely fast.
@@Miata822 For this money every single new hypercar from Bugatti to Rimac to Hennessey is completely stupid. Get a stick shift, exotic, no-longer-existing and rare at the time car. Cars similar in price include the Ferrari F40, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, Carrera GT, a REAL Audi Sport Quattro S1, Lamborghini Miura P400S, Ruf Turbo R, etc.
The power to weight ratio on this thing is INSANE.
Question is:How fast it is.
@@joe125ful Probably the fastest car... (pause) In the world!
@@sergeibatiuk3468 Lets see if can beat insane Jesko Absolut what can go 532Km but there is no place where can be tested..
@@joe125ful And on that bombshell it's time to end
@@sergeibatiuk3468 Yep Titans war coming.
What I love about this car is that on the outside, it looks highly exotic & shit. But it sounds like a fully built dragster with an LS
Yep, same. Close your eyes and you’d picture a very different machine.
*hemi
Shit? You’re blind lmao
@@harshalshetty9865 it's literally an LS block. Plus it didn't throw a rod or drop a tranny so it's definitely not a dodge
It's unapologetically American and I love it. Hennessy was like 'you know what? what if you could get a Zonda but with a pushrod V8 making enough power to orbit a smallsat?'. If you had asked me to describe what an American hypercar would look/be like 10 years ago, I don't think I'd have come up with something better than the Venom F5.
It's a beautiful marriage between modern automotive engineering and good old-fashioned hot rodder sensibilities.
Having grown up around 20 miles away from Sealy, I’m impressed Top Gear took the time to go out there. Hope the crew enjoyed their visit!
Bro nearly ran it straight off the runway, you could see the fear in his eyes😂
Proper downright fear, man thought his life was done for😂😂😂
I agree. He looked absolutely gassed and his eyebrows were on high alert lol
2:20
Facts. That left turn was unplanned at that speed, it was a last ditch effort to save the car 😂
He is no Jeremy Clarkson
Richard Hammond is hard looking at this car.
He probably would crush it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I get it lol
He is an "american" after all.
@@LBNMKRS is he
@@Lyshem no.
0:43 "The 300+mph Venom..."
5:15 "They've done 270 mph in testing"
Don't call it a 300mph car when it still hasn't gotten there yet. Theory is nice but real world is what counts.
As a Texan, topgear great job filming at a whataburger. You've done well.
I'm loving all the Texas love between this vid and the F150 Lightning vid
Whataburger in Texas....great.
Whataburger in Arizona...gross.
Whataburger is garbage asf.
@@SGTSpliffer Really? I recall when they were good...40 years ago....my first was in Texas 50 years ago...HUGE.
@@polystictus The fries are white and dry here in AZ. I'm a Corpus Christi boy.
A Battista, Concept 2, Nevera, or Evija probably "feels" quicker because of the shorter gearing, instant torque, and superior traction, but this thing is on a different level from those cars when it comes to outright speed, and it will dissapear into the horizon once you pass 200mph. The power to weight, top speed, low coefficient of drag, are all class-leading. I can't wait to see what this thing can do on a sufficiently long straight. Oh, and did I mention that it sounds incredible?
I’m not sure they would feel quicker tbh (and I have noticed that you put feel rather and are). The fact that this has the noise (as he said, almost no sound deadening), the heat, the vibrations and low weight might actually make this car feel faster than any other road car ever made. In theory anyway.
project 2?
It sounds like an old school muscle car at idle, which is awesome
@@bonifacelukosi9580 rimac
Shorter gearing? Those cars are electric with just one gear man.
That gearbox, an automated manual type thing rather than a DCT, really rounds out the mad sound of the thing. I can’t say much about the car yet, but that sound with that gearbox makes me love it already.
A dct is a robotized manual. The inside of a dct is literally a manual gearbox but with automated clutches.
I love the shape of this car. Well done Hennessey.
Me too.
Me too
ye same
Yeah this is one hypercar design I'm seriously impressed with
it's ugly, design flow and proportions are quite bad, especially compared to the it's counterpart, the SSC Tuatara
You could see reading the speedo that the horsepower was definitely turned way down. 150mph in over a 1/4 mile is achievable with far less.
detuned asf
@@byronboost Agreed. Don't want to kill the journalists or perhaps the car is a bit of a sham. Hard to say with Hennessey.
ya I think so. He wouldnt have been that calm at WOT with 1817 horsepower.
Definitely. The old Venom was faster what that. I'm sure they turned it down cause he's driving it lol
Far less. Yes, a bone stock kawasaki ZX14r will outrun it. I own one, it'll almost achieve 160mph in a quarter mile.
I remember Heinricy when he was at General Motors 😮
I remember Hennesey from back in the day when supraforums was the absolute KING of the internet and the Supra was at the peak of taking down American Muscle. This dude started and made his company buy robbing EVERYONE in the viper community. Literally just took their money with no intention of even doing anything to their cars. Never made amends for any of eat either. Him and overly expensive kit cars based of lotus can all go up in flames financially.
I get really frustrated seeing this guy get press, he is a scam artist.
Once a con artist always a con artist. Watch these cars fall apart 😂😂
Yeah he’s a lying a hole! 👊🏻
I'm just confused how he's been so successful if you say he keeps scamming people. I'm sure there were instances in the past, but what have you heard recently?
I remember that!
This is literally a road jet 🤯
It’s fine on a runway
@@GIBBO4182 very much 😄
It is a road jet that you cannot use as such on the road
No it isn't. .
You mean "figuratively".
@@sergeibatiuk3468 Same with most supercars
The F5 is absolutely gorgeous! Love it! Thanks!
This car reminds me a lot of when the Agera was released by Koenigsegg (sounds rather similar, but not the point). Both companies were established with their own marquee supercars, but the 2nd effort was designed strictly to break molds. Not sure if the Venom quite matches up to Christian's fanatical design philosophy or attention to detail, but I'm glad it exists.
Personally, I think the F5 looks better than the Agera. I love Koenigsegg’s performance, but I’ve never thought their cars are attractive
@@BlazerManiacNumber96 to each their own they say
Evs have no place in the car enthusiasts community ! This thing is awesome!
Can't wait to see the Carwow drag race with the Tuatara, Venom F5, and the Jesko Absolute. "Hi, Matt Watson here from Carwow with a drag race!"
Nevera smokes everything
"Hi, Mat Watson from Carwow and I'm sat in a Hennessey Venom F5"
@@ewanssoman6321 until Evija comes around
I love hearing every day how all these cars can do 300mph+ and not one has achieved it, apart from of course Bugatti, who not only did it, they didn't even feel the need to really mention it.
All of them including Koeniggseg claim their cars can achieve 300+ mph. Bugatti is the only one who first does and then talk
There is a road legal Ford GT that ran 300 mph in the Texas standing mile
@@thatfordguy2268 doesnt that thing have 3000 hp
barely street legal
Because they probably can do it but it’s all down to tire technology. Bugatti has good partnership and Volkswagen money.
If Bugatti really felt safe, they'd lend out the Nardo Ring.
Hats off to Hennessey for being able to obtain nearly 1,800 HP out of a 6.6 liter V-8 engine. Are we sure Hennessey hasn't broken the laws of physics and will be the cause of end times? lol.
I love how raw it is but still sensible. Using off the shelf rubber for example.
It would be awesome to see a piston shoot up from the engine block and go through the hood
Just as Jeremy Clarkson appreciated the Corvette c6 zr1, we must appreciate this car from Texas. Well done. I'm waiting for them to break some records. 👍💪👏
Hennessy did it again. That shape is astonishing. If Jeremy Clark drove this car, he gonna regret the day he talk about how boring muscle car enthusiasts are.😊👍🏽
@@slicaltimistic1 Muscle car?
‘Records lol’ keep waiting 😂
Most likely won’t break any records
Lmao what records???Jesko is still faster.
I am glad this car came from Hennessey. In between the conventional exotics, hypercars, and - as of late - a certain very vanilla electric automaker, it is nice to see a naturally aspirated, LS-based domestic that can chew each and every one of them up and spit them out as roadkill. I love this car.
With that much power I think I would like a complete steering wheel….
Maybe not because that would obstruct your view of the road and instruments. And you don’t want to turn too much at high speed anyways.
@@intorsusvolo7834 obstruct your view? Have you ever driven a car before?
I like it, it reminds me of the Tesla Plaid but this is wayyy cooler and faster than that is.
@@napalmhotdog4365 no he's just really short lol
@@intorsusvolo7834 square wheel would solve visibility and safety issues.
I lost a lot of respect for Hennessy after hearing they scammed customers or build quality wasn’t up to par, but business practices aside, this car looks and sounds gnarly.
They blocked me on Instagram because I kept asking what happened to the F5 when they went quiet about it. I was a fan and was just wondering what was the latest they could share. ANd got blocked for it. Lol
Hennessy has always been a scam
Build quality is fine. In fact it gets better with each Venom built. These aren’t OEM cars that have billions in tooling and technicians to piece together.
These are bespoke automobiles that are built to spec for each customer who orders one. Are there problems? Certainly.
Pagani, Koenegsegg ran into the same problems. Can you give me specifics on customers that were scammed?
@@salvi1398 That is a lie pushed by OEMs that got mad a man and his shop were beating $5,000,000 super cars.
@@chloehennessey6813 Yea I don't think they're scammers, so much as it's just really freaking hard to build 1800bhp cars... Even Koenigsegg, while very established and consistent today compared to 10 years ago, still see challenges particularly with the early examples in their production lines.
We need to see the Venom F5 in a drag race with other hyper cars.
When it comes to american hypercars, Hennessey Venom F5 vs SSC Tuatara will be better rivals
I can't wait for Koenigsegg to talk absolute he's already doing press runs about it
250mph in 15 secs is the wildest stat I've ever heard in a production car
Barely a production car
@@daneshkasad But still is. The already-sold-out numbers match a whole slew of hand-builts.
@@allwheeldrive street driven 2j Supras are doing 200mph in under 8 seconds
@@allwheeldrive not saying that it isn't a production car as it meets that requirement technically, however a production car is defined as a cars made by a manifacturer for the masses, road leagal and avaliable to the public. It might be 'avaliable' to the public but they're only making like 40. It's also pretty much bespoke which generally also isn't associated with production cars. that's why i said barely production. It still is a production car.
@@sturomain Overrated car.
After a careful examination, It was putting out 2lbs of boost (out of 24) throughout the 1/4 mile run. I’m thinking that’s why the speedo seems to move so slow.
During that last burn-out I noticed the passenger side door panel /lower side skirt panel flexing a bit. Even with a super stiff carbon tub and panels that is crazy to see it flexing and moving about a bit.
Enough power will do that to a tub. Carbon tubs were ever only really meant for “normal” powered cars and not beasts like this that have the power to flex a chassis. That being said, it’s still very impressive that it holds together under such load
That wasn't the monocoque/carbon tub it was the door panel. So poor door panel fitment, but hey who cares about build quality in a multi-million dollar dragster.
@@iDropPhats carbon fiber was originally designed for fighter aircraft frames. The first "car" to have a carbon tub was a Mclaren F1 race car, with modern cars crashing against walls at insane loads without breaking. CF also doesn't tend to bend, it's more likely to crack/split. Granted in the video it is the door panel that is vibrating.
@@iDropPhats you know a panel and a chassis are not the same thing, right?
Virtually every single thing you wrote there, is massively uninformed and mistaken on every level.
top tip; if you don't know what on earth you are talking about, don't post
@@ivangomez8067 CF does not bend?
Guessing you don't fish...
They need to take this car to that long straight road the old top gear hosts visited. I think it was route 66 I'm not familiar with the US. The performance stats for this car are unbelievable the 0-250mph in 15 seconds
It was Route 50 somewhere in the middle of Nevada. That road would be perfect
Based on the speedo it’s doing nothing close the that time
Or a trip to the Autobahn would do the trick 👍
Pretty sure that’s where koenegsegg did their 280 run and ssc did their ‘330’ (275) run
@@dreplays3118 cos the guy ain’t flooring it and he’s short shifting
His comments about the gearbox reminded me of the SMG in the E46 M3 CSL. You can get the shifts pretty smooth, with a bit of throttle play as you shift. Takes a bit of practice. And as he also said, when you're flat shifting on full throttle its fine, lol
American engineering at its finest!
Good job from The Netherlands🇺🇸🇳🇱
American and fine engineering yeah right lol nobody used those two words in a sentence
the chassis is completely designed and manufactured in the uk so it is not 100% american
@@Stevensalcido i hope so otherwise it would only go in straight lines
Lmao finest?You are joking right now?
13:08 Muscle memory reaching for the shift knob, gotta love it
exactly xD
"Do I need to pay you some money?"
No people driving a £1.9M car get food for free. Lol
the thunder that thing produces despite being turbo'd is unreal
The fact that they filmed in front a Whataburger…legendary 😂😂😂
I love the body work and the power delivery but.....I can't pull the trigger on a car with an iPad for a dash. Build one with a traditional analog dash and instrument cluster and then I'll drop the cash.This is where Horacio Pagani wins hands down His bespoke cars blend raw power with analog guages.
Something I love about the Chiron is the simplicity of the cabin it's not trying too much it's just elegant I love Koenigsegg too although I hate that square steering on the jesko but this steering wheel it's just trying too much
Usability too. Chiron can do the mad speeds if/when you want and still be a daily🤷🏽♂️
@@mbizozo6271 and you have to remember that at this point Chiron is 6 years old and it's still a benchmark
@@mbizozo6271 without it no one would be trying to make hypercars usable
I disagree, I think it’s trying pretty hard. They put a giant light up C down the middle of it.
@@mbizozo6271 The venom is very good for a car made in a shed. The Chiron had all of VW’s resources.
How many customer cars were left in a state of disassembly so that Hennessey, I mean a "customer", could provide this one to Top Gear? Hennescrewed is a word for a reason. Also, steering yokes are stupid in one-trick-pony cars like the Plaid; they're moronic in actual performance cars.
Anyway, Rimac Nevera says hmmmmmmm...
How does the rimac sound
Well the Rimac can’t hit 300+ or even 270 but I def like the rimac more as a do everything car
Hennessey doesn't care about the opinion of a man in a skirt
What the most amazing to me about the Hennessy Venom F5 is that it could accelerate from 0-250 mph In just 15.5 seconds! That's how long most cars take to get from 0-150 mph or 0-170 mph!
Not even most cars mate, an audi r8 will barely do 0-150mph in 15 seconds, a gt350r will not even get close, nevermind an average car. Absolutely mindblowing
Gorgeous car. Well done Hennessy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great video. An insane review on this insane car. Loving it. Can't wait to get my C8 ZO6.
4:04 Hennessey is using an Iron based Ferrocene Dicyclopentadienyl octane booster, to help control the knock. (Good luck with that).
Thank you for entertaining and sharing.
I’m curious how this and the Tuatara would do on the Nurburgring. I know track times weren’t the priority with these cars, but still would be very interested to see
The thrid beast, the Jesko, will probably be the better car.
I'm sure all these cars would be far behind the top. But what is really interesting is what they can do on the maximum long road with ideal conditions.
@@R4M_Tommy The regular Jesko maybe, the Absolut would be just as bad around a track lmao
@@R4M_TommyYes but the jesko track version is not made for top speed
Amazing car! I think there’re no roads in Texas, just public drag strips, if you can’t go to the private drag strips! The idea of a specialized track car is awesome, but I really would like to see how good that “street” version is doing lap times against, let’s say, a McLaren 765 LT.
@5:24 Didn't take that long before Jack 'EZACKLEY' Rix managed to murder the english language yet again.....
So the 60-120mph time is faster than 0-60mph? That's insane. Imagine hitting the gas and acceleration increasing with speed
Traction
Gotta love that Choppy Idle you get from an LS v8! 👌🏼Don’t get that from a modern super cad these days!
Exhaust valves for noise regs
It has that beautiful raw mechanical V8 sound, a true engine sound without fake engine noise. This is a refined monster in a tuxedo, but still like the Hulk in its raw goal of going fast.
Difference between a Bugatti and this, the Bugatti is a comfortable “luxury” HyperCar. Without the showboating.
And massive running/ownership costs, even after laying out enough money to buy a mansion on the coast.
@@allwheeldrive Who cares but its owerall better car...
This is why i love those models when first Veyron come it was really awesome car,stable,powerfull,leather seats,air cooling and ppls still cant understand why nearly 2 TONS car can move 407Km!
You can throw in all the V12s, W16s and whatnot, I’ll always love the sound of a V8 being revved and growling to the moon! 🤤 Long live this blessed soundtrack! All this while Mercedes is bringing in 4 cylinder top of the range cars 😅
Open question: what are the purported advantages of "yoke" steering?
I can plainly see the drawbacks straightaway.
john said it helps with visibility and position of the hands
@ thanks bro
That engine sounds great, really loving it. Definitely will take this over Rimac Nevera or Lotus Evija or any EV hypercar all day long.
I don’t like Hennessy I’m ashamed that they are Texas based I can’t stand the new top gear so it’s a match made in the depths of hades worse meets terrible
Except the Nevera will smoke the F5 all day every time
@@javierpena4822 That shouldn't be a surprise considering EV torque. But then again, EVs has always excels that kind of thing.
Problem I have with their 6x6 they buy 65k truck and stretch the truck to accommodate for the extra axle but I don’t understand how they justify a price hike 135k so asking price 200k John Hennessy enlighten me and I see your comment I will give you more respect but your f5 is just a corvette with a different frame and body I prefer
koenigsegg he’s a engineer and a business man what do you have to offer except a tuning shop I could do for a fraction of the price myself with my brother and a tuner
@@dcogburn1986 tell me you don't know shit about fuck without telling me you don't know shit about fuck. Look I don't have a dog in this fight i.e I'm not a Hennessey fan nor do i own anything made by or tuned by them, but what I do know is manufacturing, and the body panels and engineering alone to design up and get functioning just the body of the F5 was at least 900k per car. Carbon monocoque technology isn't cheap, and the molds to do it aren't cheap either, simple triple curve panels can cost in excess of 50k for just the molds. So I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell everyone else who has zero concept of how this shit works but thinks they do, you think you can build a 600+whp 6x6 for sub 200k, do it. Don't give excuses, you have a RUclips channel, do it document your process, costs, then at the end put it through the same tests that others i.e. Hennessey has. Run it off road, straight line, turning, independent suspension testing. Put your money where your mouth is.
Hennessey symbol on the front of the car looks like the Under Armor logo
can't unsee lol
Thanks. Now I can't either.
😅
I'm a serious Koenigsegg fan. This car is gorgeous. Sounds insane. Big thumbs up!
Can't wait to see that top speed run.
The sense of acceleration from that cabin camera was a bit let down by the semi-auto slow shifting but 0-150 in any multi-million dollar current or soon to be released hypercar, combustion or electric is going to be blisteringly quick but cars like the Chiron and those designed to approach 300 and beyond like this F5, they'll be pulling away from those EV's, let's not even mention the sound of this thing which puts any Nevera or Lotus or Battista to shame.
ROFLMAO!! Yeah, sure... It pulls away at speeds over 200 mph. And where, even on what race track, are you ever going to care? Oh yeah, I forgot, all those drag races taking place out on the salt flats. And how many gallons to the mile?
It is cool, the angriest engine I ever heard, but don't try to tell me about this fanasy where it even beats a Model S plaid around a race track.
So when the last drop of petrol is used, what happens then? At some point, nobody will be able to appreciate the raw anger of that engine.
In my opinion Sound and styling are the biggest pros of this particular car. It's pretty and sounds amazing, the Chiron is just pretty, but doesn't sound particularly exciting, the Koenigseggs all sound neat but are not very pretty. This is like the final evolution of something like a C8. The apex predator of the north american continent in an automotive perspective. Well done and good job to everyone involved
The Koenigsegg doesnt look good? U got eyes mate?
@@Tej.069 The Jesko and Agera hurt my eyes. The Regera is okay but not exceptionally well designed. The Gemera is a stretched 718 Cayman.
Beauty is in the eye the beholder and all that jazz. The Koenigsegg cars to me are works of art. The Hennessy look like a Ferrari which isn’t a bad thing at all🤔
looks so damn good and performs even better!
This car is just wow.😮
I’m not really a fan, but wow it sounds amazing!
You won't be a fan of this ratio then
John morrison whats your fav super/hypercar?
@@junkyard4999 Aston Martin Valkyrie for sure… Utterly bonkers!
@@TheRobertChannel He clearly wasn't in it
@@johnmorrison8351 i agree with you on that one, especially the spyder!
Wonder if all those cars in the back are being used for parts without customers knowing...still...lol Hennessey
Well done video. Love the stop at Whattaburger in town, and giving the workers a look at the car!
What beautiful sound it makes.
2:08 - 2:13 - that acceleration is far, far, far slower than I'd expect for that level of power. What's going on?!
Dont think he was going full throttle, and he also shifted at like 6900 rpm instead of 8500
He wasn’t using anywhere near full throttle, or they turned down the boost so he couldn’t use full power. Seems like our host was putting on a bit of an act, tbh.
@@TranceFur Woody be like, "Top gear so fake!"
He said that was a customers car. I don't know how I'd feel when receiving a car that was thoroughly trashed and racked up miles for over a million bucks.
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New cars nowadays don’t really leave you speechless with how much tech and advanced the car industry has become but this… WHAT A MONSTER!
I'd be in jail the first day I owned it
SSC Tuatara has a real competitor
their battles will be legendary💪
Finally we get to see this thing move. Can't wait to see them on the street.
We already saw it top 200mph idk what you’re on
With only 24 examples made you might go your whole life without seeing one on the road..
My honest thoughts is that I think the difference between this and Bugatti and Koenigsegg us that those two are guaranteed to last and barely lose power as they age but this being so heavily based on drag racing spec parts we don't know how long till stuff starts wearing out
Yea but drag race spec parts are probably just as strong if not stronger than the internals in those cars.
Drag racing spec parts aren't necessarily built to break, they're built to hold more power. It's just that because drag cars only need to last a quarter mile they push it so hard that it wears the engine out quickly. Just putting less boost in should help it to last properly.
@@matt3477 oh, well let's just hope so because I love this v8
@BTICronox are you serious I'm only hearing about this today
What? These are hypercars no one is daily driving and the people who buy the dont care about reliability
Video was great I guess, only complaint is not including weight, and speed numbers in American standards.
Is it just me or does this car sound a bit like the McLaren P1?
Which is not a bad thing at all!
The Venom F5 is absolutely epic supercar. Almost no supercars came close.
Really don't want to brag....did he say 150? I am german and my BMW with 300PS is restricted by 155 mph. It is no problem to go that fast on the highway if it is clear. I do it once a month to my way to the netherlands.....of course not all the way due to traffic and speed limits....but if the road is clear and there are no signs I do it... 😀
This is sick
Well, the bar has been raised once again, hasn’t it? GREAT to see a hypercar made in America. Fantastic!
No one talking about how that meal was 29.52???
I never like American cars but this is on another level 👍👍
Same here🙋💪
I take it you've never heard of the Dodge Demon or Viper or Durango Hellcat, or Corvette ZR1, or Ford GT?
@@yissibiiyte lol I love those cars but to compare any of those to this is futile. This car will eat a hellcat.
Based on what? Ignorance or biggotry? Any time you're saying broad statements like "I don't like all of X" it makes you look dumb.
What don't you like about American cars? Stereotypical "Americans can't turn" nonsense?
@@yissibiiyte I have but I prefer English and German 1930s-1950s cars like bentleys rolls Royce and Porsche’s
I'd want a proper steering wheel to hold on to 😳😁
same buddy.....same
I remember when Hennessey was just a place in Houston that modified Vipers and would show up to car meets in a Viper Venom 600 regularly
OMG FINALLY THE BEAST IS UNLEASHED
It's just me, or does the Hennessey sound like an Agera RS 😂
No, it sounds like a drag car
American flag-- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
Car-- BADASS
Congratulations to John Hennessey and the entire Team at Hennessey Performance! Well Done, Men!
Well done......well done making another scam to steal money from auto enthusiasts who don't know the history of Hennessey's past criminal scam.
I'm actually hoping and praying that this is Hennessey's 1st car that doesn't scam a bunch of unsuspecting enthusiasts.
I wonder if Volkswagen would let them do a top speed run at their proving grounds in Germany, it has a 5 mile straight, its where James May had a go in the Veyron.
They won't.
Volkswagen is strictly allowing slower cars to hit that track not cars claiming to be faster
Yeah of course they won't. The Germans like to pretend they're better than everybody and everything, so when somebody comes along and makes them look stupid they just pretend they don't exist. That car is never going to see that 5 MI track. Because they know what's going to happen.
A few cards from a full stack. No helmet and the driver seemed terrified of the car. I would do a better test drive, with my racing helmet, but only if you gave me a full steering wheel.
I prefer it to the Chiron, light uncomplicated and simple, like me, except the light bit :-)
Nothing simple about these cars 🤔
How is quad turbo w16 simple lol?
@@9Epicman I prefer IT to the Chiron... because i dint like the w16 etc. thats my point
@@robocop3961 simpler than the Chiron though
I'm so happy that this car finally really exists😍😍 Such a completely crazy and awesome car!
I front seated a decom’d Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16B at 1.2Mach, after studying ops procedures for 2 weeks. I imagine that ripping a Venom F5 is a similar experience, but £1.9M for an automobile is silly.
I expect a handsome Roi, if I obtain anything over $750K USD. a Venom F5 can & will never be one of them, but I appreciate that it exists.
good on you, if you’re one that takes ownership of one. what a ripper
Still rather have a European HyperCar, you know they have spent millions in pre production
I guess Hennessy is the exception to the rule that if you rip of and steal from your customers you won’t be successful, at least he’s finally learnt to build a car by himself (i think)
🤣
To much Hennessy if you ask me 🥃
He still hasn't. Delta Motorsport still make the chassis (as they did on the original venom) and fairly sure the engine comes from Texas Speed
@@dod_the_angel damn so he’s still not a car manufacturer, just a glorified tuner. Shame people put him on a pedestal