Hennessey is primarily known for taking cars, trucks, and SUVs from various manufacturers and giving them significantly more power, improved suspension, and modified styling. One of the biggest projects Hennessey has ever undertaken is its Venom F5 supercar. Hennessey wants the vehicle to be the most powerful production car ever made and is seeking the top speed crown.
The engine at the heart of the slick Venom F5 is an in-house built and modified 6.6-liter twin-turbo pushrod V8 engine. While it uses push-rod technology, it makes an incredible amount of horsepower. The engine produces 1,817 hp at 8,000 rpm and a massive 1,193 pound-feet of torque.
Another impressive factoid about the Fury V8 is that 1,000 pound-foot of torque is available across an extremely broad RPM range between 2,000 and 8,000 RPM. That means lots of torque is underfoot anytime the driver steps on the throttle. With the massive amount of horsepower the engine produces, it sits above and beyond other hypercars on the market today, such as the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, reports Autoblog.
Hennessey has shared a video of a production version of the Fury V8 nestled in the back of a Venom F5 strapped to a chassis dyno. While we don’t get to see the power numbers, we get to hear the engine scream and the whine of the turbos. If you see the Venom F5 sitting still, you might expect it to sound like an Italian supercar from Ferrari or Lamborghini.
The V8 engine inside the Venom F5 sounds more like a NASCAR stock car than something from Italy. It’s also fun to watch the turbocharged V8 engine belch flames when the throttle is lifted. For those who might not know, a chassis dyno is a machine that’s able to accurately record the amount of horsepower and torque produced at the rear wheels.
