Hennessey’s debut hypercar plus truck and trailer

Know someone with not just a need but a craving for speed? Consider it sated with this ballistic combo from Hennessey Performance. ‘Making fast cars faster’ has been Texas-based super-tuner John Hennessey’s tagline for 30 years, but the 1,817hp Venom F5 is the first model he’s developed from scratch. Created with the goal of breaking the 483km/h mark, the carbon-firer bragging right boasts the ability to crush zero-to-100km/h in 2.6 seconds, thanks to its 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged V8 – making 1,617Nm of torque – and a dry weight of just 1,360kg. Only 24 examples of the US$2.1 million hypercar will be made, and all are spoken for except this one, reserved for a Robb Report reader.

Delivery will take place at Formula 1’s 2022 United States Grand Prix – hosted by the Circuit of the Americas racecourse in Austin, Texas – attended by the recipient and a guest via roundtrip first-class flights from anywhere in the contiguous US. Also included are top-tier accommodation for five nights, VIP access to the track’s exclusive Champions Club and a private dinner with Hennessey himself.

Even more exclusive is the invitation to reach 402km/h steering your new ride (or being driven by a professional) down NASA’s Space Shuttle runway in Florida (airfare also included). And though the Venom F5 is street-legal, Hennessey is throwing in a custom trailer and, naturally, something to haul it: a new 1,012hp Hennessey Mammoth 1000 TRX truck in livery that matches the car. Now that’s a power couple.

US$3.21 million, offer expires 1 April; alex@hennesseyperformance.com