Hold that thought while we point out that for Road & Track’s 2007 Speed Kings cover feature shootout at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California, this 2006 Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper tore off a 0-to-200 MPH blast of 20.3 seconds, in just 3488 feet – less than three quarters of a mile! Even better, it reached 220.9 MPH in the standing mile to take the win in R&T’s first annual “Drag Race for Supercars.” No anomaly, that feat; the car turned in the same blistering performance for features in Motor Trend and Germany’s Auto Bild.
One of only 24 Hennessy Venom 1000 Vipers built, its secret is the twin turbocharged V-10 that calibrates launches with a computer-regulated progressive power delivery that starts at 800 horsepower and increases to its peak of 1,100 beginning at 120 MPH. Summing up his experience in piloting this “Fly Navy” rocket for Road & Track’s feature story, veteran race driver Steve Millen opined, "I'd say the Hennessey Viper is by far the most spectacular car I've driven today.”
High praise indeed, but completely justified for a car that can trailer practically anything else on the road – or the runway!
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