Hennessey Special Vehicles has set a new production car lap record at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), with a 2:10.90 lap of the 3.41-mile-long racetrack. The 1,817bhp twin-turbocharged 6.6-litre V8 Venom F5 Revolution hypercar was running on street-legal Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres, Brembo brakes, carbon ceramic discs, and Bosch ABS technology , and was using regular Shell pump ethanol, and filled with standard Pennzoil fluids.
The objective for the car was not only to exceed 300mph, but to also be a highly capable track car. Driven by the manufacturer’s in-house test driver, David Donohue, the Venom F5 demonstrated the extent of its capability, pulling up to +1.59 G in the corners and -1.61 G under braking. It’s quite a sight…
