Hennessey's Venom GT is a very, very fast car. In fact, it could be the world's fastest car, after its 270.49-mph one-way blast down the space shuttle's home runway in Cape Canaveral last month. Of course, Guinness won't certify such a thing until it has done a two-way run to account for head- and tailwinds, which NASA allegedly wouldn't let them do, but Hennessey is crowing its Venom GT the world's fastest car anyway, even introducing a limited run of three "World's Fastest Edition" Venom GT coupes that are, literally and figuratively, wrapped in the flag.
The World's Fastest edition is essentially just a Venom GT with white paint featuring thin blue and red stripes running stem to stern; there are no changes to the aluminum structure, carbon-fiber body, or 1244-hp twin-turbo 7.0-liter V-8 to make it any faster than other Venom GTs.
To Hennessey's credit, the Venom GT does hold a Guinness World Record for standing-start acceleration, rocketing from rest to 186 mph (300 km/h) in just 13.63 seconds. But alas, "Venom GT World's Quickest Car to 186 mph Edition" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
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Apparently the lack of Guinness world record certification hasn't affected sales: all three are already sold, according to Hennessey at a scant $1.25 million each.
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