SEMA speed: Hennessey Viper Venom 800R
Updated with Frank's live pics
Why worry about superchargers and turbochargers when you've got good old-fashioned cubic inches? After all, bigger is better right?
Living up to its VenomAero and Daytona spoiler-equipped body kit, the Hennessey Viper Venom 800R packs an amazing 585 naturally aspirated cubic inches under the bright yellow bonnet. After 12 weeks of Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) mojo, the nearly 10-liter monster belches out 810 bhp and 810 lb/ft of torque. Gulping air and fuel at a rate sure to satisfy an F16 in full afterburner, the 800R is capable of 0-60 in 2.9 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 10.88 @135 mph on its way up to a reported top speed of over 230 mph.
How fitting is it that this monster will officially debut on the Dupont stand at 10AM on Halloween as a part of the SEMA show in Las Vegas?
(Press release after the jump)
[Source: supercars.net]
Although the huge high wing looks a bit over the top, the whole aero kit makes the Viper look purposeful and mean.
John Hennessey himself got inside and fired it up so we could hear what all that horsepower sounded like in the Venom.
He clearly enjoys his work at least as much as we enjoy the results.
October, 2006 - PRESS RELEASE - 585 CID Venom 800R with VenomAero Upgrade to Debut at 2006 SEMA Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Houston, Texas - Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) will unveil its 585 CID (9.5 Litre) 810 HP normally aspirated engine upgrade and its VenomAero aerodynamic body system upgrade for the Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe at the 2006 SEMA Show held in Las Vegas, October 31 - November 3, 2006.
Venom 800R - 585 CID Engine Upgrade
The VenomAero body upgrade for the Viper SRT Coupe is designed to improve front and rear downforce at speeds over 80 mph and consists of:
The Venom 800R will be unveiled at 10 am on Tuesday, October 31 at the Dupont Registry display. Dupont's display, Booth #52011 is located in the Overhaulin / SEMA Studio at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
GlooM 9:41AM (10/30/2006)
Simply ideal model!
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Anthem 10:06AM (10/30/2006)
wow
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Tiago do Vale 10:17AM (10/30/2006)
Bigger is heavier and less nimble.
Good for the straights...
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Abraham 10:38AM (10/30/2006)
How extremely bland and ricey.
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glitched 10:44AM (10/30/2006)
Ok, seriously, Hennessey gets more bad "press" on the internet than even sony, Yet when Joystiq posts a blog entry on sony, they rip into them and then when autoblog posts a entry on hennessey it has none of the negative overtones that it should... (this is where the whole "joystiq is biased" flames come from, cause they are)end rant...
anyway hennessey is a fraud, we all know it. I dont even care to read the "press release" because its nothing but a joke!
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dreesemonkey 10:51AM (10/30/2006)
I agree with #5. He's a fraud and I'm amazed that he's still in business. If it was from any other viper tuner I'd be excited and impressed, but since it's Hennessey I don't even care.
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MikeW 11:15AM (10/30/2006)
810 ft-lbs from 9.5 liters, No.
Try 710.
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Steve 11:36AM (10/30/2006)
I think I got that car in a box of cereal once...
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Steve 11:37AM (10/30/2006)
And I'm still convinced the Viper screams "I HAVE NO PENIS"
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slicknick 12:22PM (10/30/2006)
#9- So what does a Ferrari Enzo or Ford GT, or Lambo Gallardo, etc scream? You are a jackass and your comment screams "I'm jealous and have no money"
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JW 1:15PM (10/30/2006)
I like it!
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Fabulo 2:55PM (10/30/2006)
No, no. I'm with Steve here. The enzo et al at least have the pretention to be sports car. Lean and mean. Not heavy with 10L of displacement.
They managed to turn a slightly ugly sports car into a heavy disgustingly ugly monster.
And it's pretty clear that Viper owners have no penis.
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Austin 3:02PM (10/30/2006)
lol gajillions of horsepowers only to be defeated by a single speed bump.
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richmond 3:45PM (10/30/2006)
Funny, #10 seems to be correct. Before you pile on the viper for being heavy, etc. the Viper weighs 3450 lbs, the Ford GT weighs 3520, Lamborghini Gallardo is 3520, and a Porsche 911 Turbo S is 3494. As
far as this car being heavier, it may actually be lighter. To gain displacement they bore out the cylinder to create volume. The engine
doesn't actually get bigger and overly heavy.
I think that Hennessey is probably a fraud (don't know personally) but it is a nice looking car that is extremely fast.
And I am sure your Camry tells the world that you have a big penis.
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Shawn 4:01PM (10/30/2006)
Steve...maybe you're just a little gay if you think about a man's penis when you see his car. (not that there's anything wrong with it)
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David von Mariani 6:00PM (11/10/2006)
Is it big ? Is it fast ? 9,5 liters, 810 horsepower, is it the ultimate power ?
How is the biggest engine for a normaly streetcar ?
Maybe AC Cobra from Weineck germany ?
www.weineck.de
Facts: 16 liters, 1600 horsepower and as 4000 Nm (2954 Ib ft) as torque.
How fast ? 0-60 mls in 1,4 seconds and top speed of 267 mph. It doesn`t get any bigger engine for a car !
David
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