THE NEED FOR SPEED
The fastest cars in the world!
Hennessey Venom GT (270 mph)
The combination of a Lotus Elise chassis and 1,244-hp 7.0-liter
twin-turbocharged V8 gives us the fastest production car in the world.
Depending on your definition of “fastest” and “production car,” that is.
Hennessey recorded a 270.4-mph run at the Kennedy Space Center last year,
but only in one direction. To be considered legitimate, record attempts usually
require one run in each direction. An average is then taken to account for
wind conditions.
Because of its hand-built nature, there’s also some debate about whether the
Venom GT qualifies as a production car. While it can claim the highest
recorded speed, Hennessey’s monster isn’t recognized as the world’s fastest
car by the Guinness Book of World Records.