Video: Venom GT Smashes 200mph In 18 Seconds

The most discussed tuner car finally gives us a video to remember. 200mph is so last year

18 May 2015

In the past couple of weeks, we've been all over Hennessey's Venom GT. From Matt Farah driving the 1244bhp version, to the brand-spanking new Venom GT2, to Ollie Kew's hatred of the whole Venom concept.

In a world full of internet haters and keyboard warriors, the main criticism has been voiced regarding official acceleration and top speed statistics. Is the Venom really a Veyron killer? Is the car just a glorified Lotus with longer legs? John Hennessey has finally dispelled rumours of the car being a turd with a video showing his own Hennessey Venom GT running down a landing strip. And here are the posted figures:

0-200 km/h: 7.96sec = 124mph 0-300 km/h: 13.48sec = 186mph 0-370 km/h: 19.96sec = 230mph

It's clear from the video that the Venom's traction control still needs a bit of work. The car lights up the rear tyres in both first and second gears, and that's where the Veyron SS's all-wheel-drive will help give Bugatti's speed monster the edge off the line.

But at least we can finally quash the rumours. So shove your criticism where the sun don't shine; the Hennessey Venom GT has some big, big balls. And that's verified.