Hennessey

People often say “don’t forget where you came from”. Although we’re focused on every new car, every last detail here at CarAdvice, we have an extensive back-catalogue of news stories, lifestyle yarns and reviews. Here’s a look at what happened on the week of April 10 in years past. Two years ago this week the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder sped all the way to 427.4km/h, surpassing the previous record set by the Bugatti Veyron Sport Vitesse by nearly 20km/h.

Hennessey Performance has provided a further peek at the upcoming Venom F5, ahead of its debut at SEMA next week. Named after the most lethal category of tornado, the Venom F5 has been set the task of outdoing the bonkers Venom GT, which has a verified 435 km/h top speed.

The updated Hennessey Venom GT Spyder now claims to be the world’s fastest production convertible after hitting a top speed of 427.4km/h (265.6mph). Hennessey’s claim on another world record was verified by Racelogic, which had officials on hand and a Vbox speed measurement device inside the 2016 Venom GT Spyder.