Fastest production car - Venom GT

bandier · 03-01-2014, 06:43 PM

Not sure if this is a repost. Very cool. See video below. http://youtu.be/RJ8eIOTpRZY

SteelCamaro · 03-01-2014, 07:08 PM

I can't wait to see what the Koenigsegg Agera One:1 will do.

banter · 03-01-2014, 07:12 PM

It's not considered a production car because only 29 are being produced. 30 is the mark to be considered a production car. I'm assuming they did this to avoid some sort of safety or gas mileage bs that they'd have to deal with for a production car.

All that aside, the car is nuts! I love it. That twin turbo v8 sounds like sex. One thing I thought was interesting and will really show you why you need so much more power just to go a few extra mph at these speeds is the 5-6 gear change. Watch the speedo when he goes from 5th to 6th gear, he was shifting conservatively to ensure no missed shifts but it drops a good 5-10 mph in the 1/2 second it took him to shift.

DaemonGPF · 03-01-2014, 07:22 PM

I have high hopes for the new Koenigsegg.

DarkneSS · 03-02-2014, 06:36 AM

Impressive no doubt but I don't think its a production car at all. It's getting all this hype because its faster than a Veyron but a Veyron is an actual production car and when you actually understand the specs of that car it is far more impressive. Still I think I'd take a Venom over a Veyron!

Number 3 · 03-02-2014, 08:13 AM

I don't think it's a requirement to be a "production car" but note there is no airbag. That means the car has not been through any level of crash testing.

I believe there is a new law (2011 ish) that allows specialty manufacturers to produce cars as long as they are using certified engines under 1,000 units per year.

03-02-2014, 08:13 AM	#6
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,310 View My Garage	I don't think it's a requirement to be a "production car" but note there is no airbag. That means the car has not been through any level of crash testing. I believe there is a new law (2011 ish) that allows specialty manufacturers to produce cars as long as they are using certified engines under 1,000 units per year. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

03-01-2014, 07:08 PM	#2
SteelCamaro Drives: 2012 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Garage Posts: 561	I can't wait to see what the Koenigsegg Agera One:1 will do.

03-01-2014, 07:12 PM	#3
banter Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS M6 Black Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 582	It's not considered a production car because only 29 are being produced. 30 is the mark to be considered a production car. I'm assuming they did this to avoid some sort of safety or gas mileage bs that they'd have to deal with for a production car. All that aside, the car is nuts! I love it. That twin turbo v8 sounds like sex. One thing I thought was interesting and will really show you why you need so much more power just to go a few extra mph at these speeds is the 5-6 gear change. Watch the speedo when he goes from 5th to 6th gear, he was shifting conservatively to ensure no missed shifts but it drops a good 5-10 mph in the 1/2 second it took him to shift.

03-01-2014, 07:22 PM	#4
DaemonGPF Redonkulous Drives: Camaro Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: United States Posts: 306	I have high hopes for the new Koenigsegg.

03-02-2014, 06:36 AM	#5
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	Impressive no doubt but I don't think its a production car at all. It's getting all this hype because its faster than a Veyron but a Veyron is an actual production car and when you actually understand the specs of that car it is far more impressive. Still I think I'd take a Venom over a Veyron!

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