2021 Hennessey Venom F5 Americas 1, 800 HP, 311 mph Hypercar

Longestablished US tuning company Hennessey has launched its first fully bespoke hypercar, with which it aims to break the road car speed record, thanks to a maximum in excess of 311mph. First previewed with a styling model in 2018, the carbonfibrebodied F5 Venom is differentiated from 2011s ultralowvolume Venom GT by utilising an inhouse platform instead of a heavily modified Lotus chassis. Autocar has seen the first fully constructed car in the UK ahead of its dispatch to the US. Hennessey claims the combination of an 1817 hp twinturbocharged V8 petrol engine and a 1360kg dry weight help make it one of the fastest roadlegal cars in the world possibly even the fastest. The company also predicts a 2. 6sec 062mph time, a 4. 7sec 0124mph time and an 8. 4sec 0186mph time.