New Hennessey Venom F5

"Nick drives Stick (not Stig)" (NickR) 01/12/2015 at 20:59 • Filed to: Hennessey

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Am I the only one that have totally missed the release of this one...? It is such a huge design improvement over the "faux" Lotus! Well done Hennessey!

The Real Dacia Sandero > Nick drives Stick (not Stig) 01/12/2015 at 21:01

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Is it still based off of a Lotus chassis, or is it all bespoke?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Real Dacia Sandero 01/12/2015 at 21:22

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It wasn't much of a Lotus chassis in the first version.

The Real Dacia Sandero > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/12/2015 at 21:27

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A very loose "based"...

Nobi > Nick drives Stick (not Stig) 01/12/2015 at 21:32

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So, it's Lotus based, and now looks like one of those stillborn Lotus concepts from a few years ago?

John Hennessey, master troll.

dr861 > Nick drives Stick (not Stig) 01/12/2015 at 22:47

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Last i heard this was not confirmed, where did you hear this goodness?

ViperGuy21 > dr861 01/12/2015 at 23:13

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It is confirmed. This was from several months ago. I'm surprised so few people know about it

ViperGuy21 > Nobi 01/12/2015 at 23:16

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It's like less than 10% lotus. Maybe less that 5% for the Venom GT. The F5 will be even less Lotus than the GT. Watch some of the latest documentaries with John Hennessey in them(I think there might even be an interview about the F5...pretty sure there is) you'll see how true of cars they really are

ViperGuy21 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/12/2015 at 23:19

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They primarily kept the things that weren't worth spending money on to develop, like interior pieces an the basic monocoque structure. A small company like them(especially at that point) can't develop a incredibly high quality chassis quickly or cost effectively. It is barely Lotus

Leon711 > ViperGuy21 01/13/2015 at 04:18

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The Venom GT uses a highly modified Lotus Exige chassis . The manufacturer, Hennessey Performance Engineering , claims the modified chassis uses components from the Lotus Exige, including the roof, doors, side glass, windscreen, dashboard, cockpit, floorpan, HVAC system, wiper and head lamps .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennessey…

that's more than 10% along with the british gearbox (developed a mile from my house!) and constructed in the UK.

ViperGuy21 > Leon711 01/13/2015 at 07:22

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This is true that they use those components. But it makes total sense for them to do so. This is a modification company without the funds and backing from apparent company.

But you are right. I was mistaken when I said 10%. I was typing that really quickly cause I had to get to bed and made a mistake. Although, it isn't much more than 10% in the end.

Leon711 > ViperGuy21 01/13/2015 at 07:25

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of course, it's worth noting they were chosen because cost/performance they are the best.

Nobi > ViperGuy21 01/13/2015 at 07:38

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It was a joke because the nose of this really does look like the Lotus concepts that rolled out a few years ago, see:

ViperGuy21 > Nobi 01/13/2015 at 09:32

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I do agree. I had forgoten about that concept and do agree that is is similar in some regards. But, the fact that there have just been so many different cars I general means that people like us with huge knowledge of cars are going to recognize certain styling aspects in new cars as looking like other cars..if that makes sense. For example, I also see some LaFerrari and Corvette in the F5 design

I'm just tired of people saying its not a production car, it's just a fast lotus, etc..