Hennessey
Venom F5 (coupé)

Why it matters

The Venom F5 is Hennessey's first car designed as a manufacturer rather than a tuner, a clean-sheet carbon-monocoque hypercar aimed at a top speed above 300 mph. It replaced the Lotus-based Venom GT and was announced as a 24-car run.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Hennessey Venom F5 (coupé) (Wikimedia Commons: Hennessey Venom F5)
  Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hennessey Venom F5 (coupé) (Wikimedia Commons: Hennessey Venom F5)
  Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hennessey Venom F5 (coupé) (Wikimedia Commons: Hennessey Venom F5)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hennessey Venom F5 (coupé) (Wikimedia Commons: Hennessey Venom F5)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Hennessey first showed the F5 at SEMA in 2017 and again at Geneva in 2018, with the production car shown later. The carbon-fibre tub is made in the UK by KS Composites, the first finished car was completed there, and production cars are built in Sealy, Texas. The planned build was 24 cars, 12 for the US and 12 for the rest of the world, at $2.1 million each.

The production car lost the concept's raised rear wing and gained a larger diffuser, and Hennessey claims a 311 mph top speed.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The coupe has a carbon-fibre tub weighing about 192 lb, mostly carbon bodywork with an aluminium roof and aluminium front and rear subframes, and a mid-mounted 6.6-litre twin-turbo pushrod V8 named "Fury". The drive is to the rear wheels through a seven-speed single-clutch automated manual. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres (265/35 ZR19 front, 345/30 ZR20 rear) and Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes are fitted.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   311mph: Hennessey Venom F5 – GTspirit Level B

   • 24 planned coupé production

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   New Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster aims for 300mph top speed Level C Auto Express

   • Hennessey designed and built the unit in-house

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   1,817-HP Hennessey Venom F5 Revealed, Claims 311-MPH Top Speed Level C Car and Driver

   • mid-mounted 90-degree turbocharged 6.6-liter V-8
   • V-8
   • 6.6-liter V-8
   • This is a pushrod unit ... titanium intake valves and Inconel exhaust valves
   • Two ball-bearing turbochargers have 76-mm-diameter compressor wheels ... up to 23 psi of boost
   • peak of 1817 horsepower at 8000 rpm
   • 1817 horsepower at 8000 rpm
   • 1193-pound-foot torque peak at 5500 rpm
   • the engine revs out at 8200 rpm
   • carbon tub ... front and rear aluminum subframes
   • control-arm suspension at each corner, coil springs and separate reservoir dampers
   • control-arm suspension at each corner
   • curb weight of 3053 pounds
   • a top speed above 311 mph
   • zero-to-62-mph time of 2.6 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-13
4. 4
   Snake Juice: Hennessey Venom F5 Is a 1,800-HP, 311-MPH Hypercar Level C MotorTrend

   • seven-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission with CIMA paddle shifters
   • seven-speed single-clutch automated manual
   • drives the rear wheels
   • Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes (15.3-inch

   Accessed 2026-11-13