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“That is definitely on the list,” says John Hennessey about beating the 0-400-0kph world record that Koenigsegg recently set with the Jesko Absolut. “That may be something that we’ll be doing in the not-too-distant future. Honestly, we’d like to be the first manufacturer to go 0-500-0kph. You’re the first person I’ve said that to outside the company. That’s something that we’ve honestly thought of, so maybe we could set a totally new standard.”
Yeah, it’ll come as no surprise to anyone that Hennessey’s 1,817bhp, 1,360kg Venom F5 is really rather quick. In fact, during some acceleration testing recently the F5 ran almost 222mph in the half-mile with pro driver David Donohue at the wheel. Heck, it ran 219mph with Hennessey himself driving.