Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler just sold his Hennessey Venom GT Spyder at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, for $800,000—all of which went to charity—but even that is not the biggest Venom news this week. That honor belongs to the debut of the Venom GT Final Edition (above), the last of its kind after Hennessey announced production of the extremely limited supercar is officially done.
The only thing different about this particular Venom, which has been sold for $1.2 million, compared with the “regular” ones is its Glacier Blue paint, along with the thin white stripes bisecting the body. But it’s the fact that it’s the last one built that elevates its status. We’ve seen a similar design before with the World’s Fastest Edition, only with white paint and red and blue stripes. The three of those each sold for more, at $1.25 million apiece.
The Final Edition has the twin-turbocharged 7.0-liter V-8, which makes a claimed 1451 horsepower (1300-plus to the wheels) and 1355 lb-ft of torque and propelled the Venom GT into (some) record books. The model originally made a claimed 1000 horsepower but has grown more powerful throughout the 13 roadgoing versions that have been built since 2010. The mind-melting power and low (2743 pound) weight helped it reach a one-way speed of 270.49 mph in 2014. And although it wasn’t Guinness certified as the average of a two-way run, Hennessey had no problem calling the Venom the fastest car in the world.
With the end of the Venom GT, Hennessey will shift full focus to its next project, the F5. We’ve already seen renderings of how it may look in production, and Hennessey has publicly said it is aiming for a top speed that exceeds 290 mph. At this point, it’s a race to see who can hit 300 mph first, Hennessey or Bugatti.
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