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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Finally- Too much car for Chismillionare!



Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper
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Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper
Speed Kings: 0–200
0–200: 20.3 seconds
In this awesomely powerful Viper's first run, Millen is instructed by John Hennessey to launch the Viper at 3300 rpm and upshift at 6000 rpm. Millen does this, and at 203 mph in 5th gear, with the thoroughly tweaked 8.5-liter V-10 singing at 6000 rpm well before the mile, he drops it into 6th gear. When Hennessey learns of this later, he tells Steve to keep the car in 5th during the next run and let the engine rev past 6000 for better performance as the car streaks to 200 and on through the mile.
Well, an hour or so later, after the Hennessey crew cools the car's intake tract with ice and wet towels and warms the rear tires with electric blankets, that's just what Millen does. Not surprisingly, he posts the best time of the day, a 0–200-mph blast of 20.3 sec., in only 3488 ft. That's 472 ft. less than three quarters of a mile! And with a peak speed of 220.3 mph in the mile, the Viper sets a new R&T record.


The Hennessey's increasing power at speed — and the sheer difficulty of launching a rear-drive car with 800–1100 bhp — is reflected in our test results: From 100 to 200 mph, in that rarefied arena where precious few cars can play, the Viper absolutely devours the competition, taking only 13.0 sec. and 2956 ft. to accomplish this feat. The next closest car, by no means a slouch, is the Bugatti Veyron, which needs 18.0 sec. and 4229 ft. for its blast from 100 to 200.

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