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American company Hennessey Performance Engineering, specializing in tuning cars, released a video teaser of the first own model - Venom GT. The world premiere of the car will be held on March 30 this year. Note that previously a novelty in the studio had planned to bring to the Motor Show in Geneva, but the machine did not appear on the show - it did not have time to prepare.

Supercar to be built on a lengthened by 60 centimeters and 30 centimeters of the expanded platform sports car Lotus Exige S, but its mass will be only 1,086 kilograms. Rear-wheel Coupe Hennessey Venom GT will be equipped with an eight petrol engine, which will be available in three capacities - 725, 1000 and 1200 horsepower. The motor can be paired with a six-speed manual gearbox.

According to preliminary data, tysyachesilnaya version Venom GT supercar from zero to 96 miles an hour drive away for 2.2 seconds, to 160 - over 5.3 seconds, to 240 - over 8.9 seconds and to 320 - for 14,3 seconds . Its top speed is about 420 kilometers per hour. For comparison, the 1001-strong all-wheel drive Bugatti Veyron to the "hundreds" of 2.5 seconds faster, and its "maximum speed" is equal to 407 kilometers per hour.

Dynamic characteristics for the 725 - and 1200-strong version of "Venom" has not yet reported.

It is expected that the U.S. prices for novelty will begin from 600 thousand dollars. 1200-strong modification of the Hennessey Venom GT will cost 725 thousand dollars.