fastest car in the world?

[theelanman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26350059

270mph

<<<<A car manufacturer is claiming to have broken the land speed record for a sports car after a Hennessey Venom GT reached 270 miles per hour.

The speed was recorded earlier this month, using a runway made for Space Shuttle landings at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

But to be officially recognised by Guinness World Records the car must make two runs in opposite directions, which the Venom was not allowed to do on Nasa's runway.

The record is currently held by Bugatti's Veyron Super Sport.
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not sure whether its me or the camera angle but from the pics I've seen it looks like an Exige

[Fredjohn]

It is based on an Exige, BUT:

2013 Hennessey Venom GT Specifications
Performance

0-60 mph 2.7 sec
0-100 mph 5.6 sec
0-300 km/h 13.63 sec
0-200 mph 14.51 sec
¼ mile 9.92 sec 163mph
Standing half mile 206 mph
Standing mile 253 mph
Verified speed 270.49 mph
Est. top speed 278 mph

Engine
Type 90-degree V8
Valvetrain overhead valve, 2 valves/cyl
Block/heads iron /aluminum
Forced induction twin precision ball bearing turbochargers
Horsepower 1244 bhp @ 6600 rpm (cockpit-adjustable to 800, 1000 & 1244 bhp)
Torque 1155 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm
Displacement 7000 cc/427 cu. in.
Compression ratio 9.2:1
Redline 7200 rpm
Lubrication dry sump system
Fuel injection electronic sequential multi-port

Transmission Ricardo 6-Speed Manual
Final Drive Ratio 3.36:1

Check out website: http://www.venomgt.com/the-venom-gt/specifications/

Also a case of does my a**e look big in this? Seriously outdoes the M100 in this repect!!!!

[daveiow]

Very interesting, there is a clip on YouTube showing the run.
I don't know how representative of a real world situation this is though, I'm pretty sure McLaren could fettle a P1 to get there but the cost in reliability and drivability would be fairly prohibitive I would venture
daveiow

[Dave Eds]

All bollecks!

Shark was faster - ask Neil!