The street-legal Hennessey Venom GT supercar achieved an official Guinness World Record by accelerating from 0-300km/h in a blistering 13.63 seconds at the Ellington Airport in Houston,Texas on 10 January 2013. The recorded acceleration time was an average of two runs made in opposite directions within one hour and validated by a VBox 3i GPS-based data logging system.

The Power of Venom


The Hennessey Venom GT completed the first run in 13.18 seconds with a 6km/h tailwind while the second run was finished in 14.08 seconds with a 10km/h headwind and resulting in a two-way average of 0-300km/h in 13.63 seconds overall.


The feat was made possible with the Venom GT’s 7.0-litre V8 engine with twin Precision turbochargers that produces an outstanding 928kW and 1 564Nm of torque.

This street-legal supercar uses Michelin Pilot Sport Cup DOT-approved radial tyres, 93 octane fuel and the interior comes complete with a high-end audio system, air-conditioning and bespoke Alcantara leather seats.

“I have never ridden in anything this fast, the acceleration is absolutely amazing” said Guinness World Record adjudicator Philip Robertson after personally experiencing the car’s performance.

During testing a few weeks before the world record attempt, the Hennessey Venom GT accelerated to 300km/h in 13.48 seconds before reaching 370km/h in a time of 19.96 seconds. 


Hennessey plans to build a total of 29 Venom GT’s and one third of the production run have already been sold. Each vehicle is custom built to order and requires six months for completion.