It is the convertible hypercar that challenges the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, the fastest roofless production car in the world. “The Roadster version takes the Coupe’s speed, exhilaration and awe, plus a dash of respect-inducing fear, to a truly visceral new level that brings owners closer to extreme performance,” said the company’s founder. will produce. Scroll down to see this hellish machine.
It costs $ 3 million dollars, has a limited production of 30 custom units sold out to its creator. It has been world debuted at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering in Monterey, California. It is based on its coupé brother and its creators set themselves the goal of beating the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesseconsidered the fastest roadster in the world.
This convertible model manufactured in the state of Texas shares the same motorization of the hardtop variant. According to the manufacturer’s official website, this open-air hypercar “was designed from the ground up with a convertible version in mind, so only minor adjustments were required to provide chassis stiffness, strength and toughness.”
The car in question that challenges the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is he Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster. John Hennessey, founder of the company, stated that this beast “was created to be the maximum expression of a hypercar”. “The Roadster trim takes the Coupe’s speed, exhilaration and awe, plus a dash of respect-inducing fear, to a truly visceral new level that brings owners closer to extreme performance.”
How is the Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster
The Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster It has a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, and is powered by a 6.6-liter V8 Fury twin-turbocharged engine capable of producing 1,842 horsepower at 8,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) and 1,617 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm. It has an automatic transmission, seven gears and a single clutch. This beast accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in less than three seconds and has a top speed of close to 500 km/h..
Mounted on 19-inch front and 20-inch rear alloy wheels in a fourteen-spoke forged aluminum design, the roof of the f5 roadster It was designed with a weather resistant panel. This component is secured with four quick release bolts and a pair of heavy-duty latches to withstand high speeds.
This is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse lives up to its name: Vitesse means speed. It is powered by a huge W16 engine, which translates into a block of 8 cylinders per side capable of producing an extreme power of 1200 CV. Reaches a top speed of 410 km/h and the record markmade by Chinese businessman and racing driver Anthony Liu in 2013, was set at 408.84 km/h, with the roof open.
The predecessor of the model presented in 2008, the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, was pushed by 1,001bhp and had advertised phenomenal power in convertible mode, but the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse took the experience to the next level, adding 199bhp and introducing four larger turbochargers, along with new intercoolers. Which of the two models suits you better?