2021 Hennessey Venom F5

Hypercar · 6.6L Twin-Turbo V8 · RWD

83/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a hypercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	6.6L Twin-Turbo V8
Horsepower	1817 hp
Torque	1193 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.6 sec
Top speed	272 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	10 mpg (8 city / 13 hwy)
Range	180 miles
MSRP	$2,100,000
Body style	Hypercar

The verdict

What's good

Among the fastest cars ever built
Slippery body shaped for huge top speeds
Lightweight carbon construction
Made by a famed American tuner

What's not

Small builder with limited service reach
Visibility poor over the long nose
Punishingly firm on rough roads
Extreme power demands real caution

The engine

Fury

Twin-Turbo V8

A wailing, top-end-hungry twin-turbo unit that John Hennessey named 'Fury' because, in his words, full throttle made it the most furious engine the company had ever built. Power piles on hard toward a sky-high redline rather than arriving as a low-end shove.

Designed and built in-house by Hennessey in Sealy, Texas, as the bespoke heart of the Venom F5 — a fully American hypercar program meant to chase 300+ mph rather than borrow a donor engine.

Bench-tested at 1,817 hp in standard form, with a later $285,000 'Evolution' package raising output to 2,031 hp on E85 fuel.
The name 'Fury' was coined by Hennessey after dyno runs revealed how violently it spun up at full throttle.
It was engineered specifically around the Venom F5's quest to crack the 300 mph barrier, not adapted from an existing crate motor.

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The six sub-scores behind the 83 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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