Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution | COTA Production Car Lap Record |

[@RRRVanquish1998]

That car sounds like a monster

[@Matriarchy_Feminism]

Enjoyable sound

[@stuartstogdill2406]

It sound slike every other turbo LS car in the world...

[@exaltedb]

Like a monster, roaring twister, may I add

[@jomnres2]

I was standing trackside when this was running. It sounded incredible, even in direct comparison to the GT3 cars that were sharing the track at the time.

[@brownboi2greedy0_]

Nah more like a American Bold Eagle RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH @@SSCTuataraStriker

[@CDW98]

I feel like from this video that there is a lot more pace left in this car, it looks like it handled this track with an incredible amount of ease. Amazing achievement!

[@zpe1200]

felt like it has no aero in the corners but 180 on the back straight over comes all.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

There's not that much left out there. You're confusing the fact he's driving it smoothly. If it was pushed much harder the tires would be shot

[@UnoDos96]

No I agree. Even though the driver did an amazing job and drove so smoothly that it makes it appear slower than it is.... there is for sure extra time left on the track. Hell, look at T1 and the turns around thr 1:00-1:30 mark. It is fast but just sorta meandering into the turns.

[@jamie3810]

Watch the video again and look at the GeForce meter.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

​​​​​​@@UnoDos96 That's because the car doesn't have full slicks and is running on road tires. A car with that much power cannot be driven to the extent of heating road car tires over their operating range. He's driving it to the limit of one hot lap. This is not a GT3rs, it's a car with the potential of spinning it's rear tires in every gear. Why do you think he's holding off the throttle until the straight when the car has the right exit to use the traction? It's the fastest way because it gains most of the time down the straight. If the driver pushed the tires on every corner, it would run out of grip for the exit onto the straights. I don't understand why some individuals don't fathom this. You can actually see by the end of the lap, the tires cannot do much more. It has more than three times the power of a Porsche GT3rs and weighs more or less the same!! What do you think this is going to do to the rear tires when. it's running road legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2r tires? The tread block is moving around like jelly with that kind of performance.

[@DarkChocolate325]

Lets be serious here although impressive, the car world only acknowledges nurburgring lap time records... Take it to Germany.

[@G2Merica]

You know it’s gonna be like the Viper ACR break a whole bunch of lap records and save the ring for last.

[@hikingjoe4752]

@@G2Merica The Viper ACR was a beast tho. This however is just great for straight lines. And this track is basically straight after straight with a bit of very fast corners inbetween, so no wonder a car with loads of hp would take a record on such a track. Nordschleife is much more cornerbased tho, it would totally look like a loser there, it seemed like an elephant through some corners already on this track.

[@chrisgoat6435]

Rarely heard bullshit like that. And I say that as a German.....

[@pjbiggleswerth8903]

​@@chrisgoat6435couldn't have said it better.

[@jasonm9264]

It’s their home track, that’s why they wanted it there.

[@capt.chase.yachts]

"Why's he taking that corner so slow?" *looks down and sees 1.4 lateral G's* OH

[@Anonymoususer-ni5dj]

Thought the same

[@corystansbury]

Same-- that track is massive in scale, so everything looks glacial

[@dmitri546]

F1: *ROOKIE NUMBERS!!!*

[@tjsedkjfbnsDLF]

It's crazy light so I think it just handles braking and corners like a champ lol

[@donnycorn3086]

@@dmitri546 Of course an F1 takes a corner faster than a street-legal production car. No need to compare.

[@irtiza4262]

3:55 that turbo spool is so niceeeee

[@AscendingAbove1]

Hello fellow lin gaoyuan fan

[@jtluns9]

Looks like the Jesko needs to take a trip out to Texas some time

[@Thefloorsspeakyiddish]

They never will, they’ll demand we bring this to Sweden. Sorry Koenigsegg, they ain’t got no BBQ in Sweden 🤠

[@Underpantsniper]

Christian and the gang are more than welcome to come on down.

[@conor7154]

Never gonna happen. There’s a reason you never get drag races or official (or even unofficial) laps out of koenigseggs.

[@areenbhalekar949]

@@conor7154one:1 had a SPA record

[@evirs]

Give Max Verstappen about 10 laps in that thing and watch the lap time go from 2:10.90 to 1:58

[@bevaughnhenry4983]

Big facts🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@b3ing]

Give sebastian vettel a lap or 2 and watch him bring it to 1 55. Max is an overrated snob

[@evirs]

@@b3ing Both great drivers. Max would wipe the floor with Sebastian if we're talking current driving ability.

[@b3ing]

@@evirs current driving ability? We're talking about a retired 4 time WDC who partakes in casual racing when it suits him while the spoon child is in his prime. Current driving ability shouldn't even be considered in this case. Prime Vettel would wipe the floor with max. Sorry. Prime RICCARDO would be enough to wipe the floor with max.

[@evirs]

@@b3ing now I know you're just a troll who knows absolutely nothing about racing in general. Feel free to not reply because I'm done with the conversation.

[@UngaXI]

ヘネシーこそが最もホットなカーブランドの一つ🥵🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸

[@amirhoseinseddigh2974]

Sure it is 😊

[@MrRebar15]

*Hennessey Performance* Bravo well done, thank-you for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

[@Zoko889]

3:59 0.4 seconds faster than Czinger 21C

[@RW-zh7kl]

But 12 secs slower than a Ford GT that recently set a lap record at COTA

[@ktb660]

@@RW-zh7klFord GT Mk IV not a regular Ford GT

[@shadowdraco8660]

@@RW-zh7klthis is for production car. That ford gt doesn’t count.

[@johnbucknell901]

Needed twice the power to go that 0.4s

[@mtnman1984]

@@johnbucknell901the Czinger ran out of gear on the back straight and the Venom has 600 HP over the Czinger, but weighs 300 lbs more with a quarter of the downforce. It really doesn't matter. Two awesome, but very different approaches to speed.

[@5ShotProductions]

Just from looking at the lap driven that day: There‘s A LOT of more speed and potential in that car. Don’t get me wrong, the lap was quick, no doubt about it, but there were quite a few places where David didn’t push at all. So I‘m really looking forward to see a lap faster than the 2:10.90min and yes, please bring the car to our lovely Nordschleife and let a Nordschleife professional on the steering wheel 😉 All the best from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋

[@steven-fury]

I definitely think there was more in this lap time, seems like there was times it could have gotten faster, i wonder how many laps they had to test.

[@Cwm02]

I thought the same, he was coasting so much

[@JustHoonIt]

yeah i totally agree. and yes, I know he was on road legal street tires but it definitely sounded like he was coasting

[@kpgsx]

Looks like a "Conservative" driving lap. Made in Texas.

[@f.b.i2644]

William Byron made a 2:09.636 lap during qualifying for the Cota nascar race on sunday. Im suprised this car didnt beat that! Since it has much more power and downforce. Street tires sure are limiting the Venom F5. Very impressive lap!

[@ericship8383]

Hp isn’t everything the nascar isn’t street legal like the f5 is

[@aceofaces1506]

Despite the way it may appear, it makes less downforce than a nascar does in its road circuit configuration, so the only advantage is really the power and weight. nascars also have signifigantly better tires, and they are race cars at the end of the day, its not that surprising

[@godzilla25_official2]

@@aceofaces1506 of course if the venom f5 is a huge success then they ought to make a Le Mans or nascar variant.

[@nab23]

@@godzilla25_official2 this car aint eligible for nascar and its probably barely eligible for wec or imsa

[@Lanse1984]

Street tires vs slicks. Slicks would cut down 10 seconds off that lap

[@godzilla25_official2]

I think a good place to break the 300 mph barrier without leaving the states would be rogers dry lake bed. Now it’s on Edwards air force base in California, but the fact that you managed to reserve the shuttle landing strip at Kennedy I am confident that you could possibly test the f5 at Edwards. Also rogers dry lake bed was were the sound barrier was first broken by chuck Yeager. Many aircraft especially those that go Mach 3 have landed on that lake bed, such as the xb70 Valkyrie, the space shuttle and the x-15. It would be the perfect place for a 300 mph+ test run.

[@GameKaps]

It probably needs to be done on pavement to qualify.

[@bigguy4u989]

what about that stretch of road that koenigsegg used in nevada

[@sarkaranish]

@@bigguy4u989 too short

[@iY3R1]

@@sarkaranishit's 20 miles long lol

[@HirschPower]

What a goofy comment😂

[@leokaravasili9649]

Lap record with that driving? Impressive car. It can easily go another 3s faster though:(

[@HAHA.GoodMeme]

Love to see you guys still cranking on this. Sometimes it takes longer than expected but this looks epic.

[@Alps6408]

What an absolute weapon! huge congrats to John and the team!

[@AD-df5tm]

The definition of "production car" has become so silly. This costs $2 million and they only ever plan on making 24 of them.

[@HennesseyPerformanceF5]

99 total Venom F5's are planned. 24 of the 99 are Venom F5 Revolution Coupes.

[@AD-df5tm]

How is that different than what i said? The car in this video has a production run of 24 units. True or false?

[@gtaplayer8508]

So what do you acknowledge? Toyota Corolla?

[@stephenEs3532]

​@@AD-df5tm goofy kid thinks you need to make 100,000 for it to be called Production 🤣.. Why you so butthurt? You are broke and drive honda so dont worry lil sister

[@critic514]

​@@AD-df5tm L smartass

[@ILOVESEBECO]

Nothing against how beautiful this record is, but I was at COTA this day and have to shoutout those Sebeco NP01's in the background. They were running 2:15's on street tires and were only 185hp.

[@Taureg]

They weigh 1500 lbs, and this was a conservative lap

[@yourenotrelatable]

Lemme borrow one for the weekend I promise to not crash.

[@ConnorHammond]

I may be a Koenigsegg fan-boy but I love to see some friendly competitors pushing one another forward. Great stuff guys, congratulations.

[@WCF06]

Wow, that's impressive. Would love to see if Jesko could beat that :) (I adore both)

[@Justin_GFM]

The Voodoo engine is cool and all but 8K+ RPM from a crossplane twin turbo 6.6L engine is cooler I think lol

[@FunTimeStudios82]

Voodoo is garbage compared to Venom F5.

[@MaddNomad1015]

@@FunTimeStudios82I mean, what type of comparison is that. Lmao

[@aimxdy8680]

@@FunTimeStudios82Yeah because voodoo is a N/A Motor, The F5 is based off an LS/LT and meant for boost

[@Justin_GFM]

@@FunTimeStudios82 People speak about the Voodoo like it’s the holy grail of V8s but the Fury engine seems super insane, hits a similar redline except it’s crossplane so it still has that American sound and it’s got two turbos strapped for fun lol. Just gotta love it

[@traviscoombes3578]

Can't wait to see more records. You have earned it.

[@Rezcuz]

That's actually a mega lap, the Czinger is a weapon in its own right

[@Syntheticoilprotection]

Man this pulls at my heart!!! Love the team work and excited to see top speed on HY 10 .....🏁

[@thebees4371]

Please take that monster to the green hell. The nurburgring just had some improvements done last year.

[@BoostedSpeedDemon]

The braking at the end of the main straight is phenomenal. 190mph to 60 in seconds.

[@LuisGonzalez-sk6vc]

Proudly made in TEXAS! Badass! GO AND TAKE IT!

[@g2fiora]

This lap really makes you appreciate lighter cars with slick tires (or even more aero) sailing through the higher speed corners with ease, you could practically feel the weight of the car though the camera especially through S1 and S3, the engine was almost entirely useless for 50% of the entire lap because of how little grip there was on the front. That front splitter looks absolutely menacing though so assuming the tires were the main limiting factor, it'd be interesting to see what the car could do on slicks.

[@Lawnyyy-]

What a monster

[@KNOWHOPE72]

The thing with extreme horsepower cars is that they have a huge advantage on the straights and thus can make up for less than perfect performance around the bends.

[@gaycha6589]

Which is why they are best suited to high speed circuits like COTA and Ring.

[@KNOWHOPE72]

Yes, anywhere that there is a nice long straight@@gaycha6589

[@andriesrombout4714]

Fun fact, MotoGP pole last year was: 2m01.892s set by Pecco Bagnaia

[@taylorhickman84]

meanwhile my best lap time on a ZX10r is 2:38 haha

[@kanagawakenji7]

F1 record is close to 1m32.xxs

[@poly_g6068]

Hennessey is a changed man. Christian von Koenigsegg set the record straight on how to be a hypercar manufacturer, and ever since then John has clearly coveted Koenigsegg's respected, revered image and mindset, chasing it with ferocity and resolve. Something that probably just started out as hate. There's pride to be had in building fast cars and making sure the costumer gets everything they dreamed of, and even what they didn't. The legacy it brings is worth the effort.

[@johart309]

I drove the Venom only in RealRacing3, but I fell in love with it instantly

[@diosantana2659]

Production car? That’s pushing it.

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

Wow, I'm not a huge hennesy fan, but this thing is impressive. I can't believe how well it puts the power down, dude was putting 1700HP to the ground coming out of corners. Wild

[@dustynias]

Not exatly the Nürburgring - where once upon a time manufacturers were all going to see how they all measured up to one another. Laguna Seca, Willow Springs, Circuit of The Americas, Hockenheimring... so far in 2024, a year of fast tech advancement, each manufacturer has handpicked a different track to go by themselves and set the "world record" at. Kind of leaves a lot of us with apples and oranges to compare; not complaining tho I luv it =-)

[@justinfrench386]

but is it realllllly a production car?

[@mrchampagneracer]

Incredible performance on the dry lap; also absolut nice design.. A real dream. (can be faster, with less turbo lag, a bit of weight reduction and with a faster gear transmission)

[@nguyenminhquan2535]

I think I am in love with that F5 engine's sound, Hennessey. Want to hear that F5 screaming in Nurburgring, anyway.

[@6deste]

Absolutely awesome, one of my favourite cars.

[@chasefalgout9467]

I don’t believe the throttle telemetry, there is no way he was full throttle below 100mph multiple times and not spinning

[@RDJ1SS]

Detuned maybe? For trackability.

[@chasefalgout9467]

@@RDJ1SS it must be

[@lucasblanchard47]

It’s all about the rev tuning.

[@cohenmoncada111]

Ever heard of traction control lol? Modern traction systems will do ignition cut and prevent the wheels from spinning

[@jordanschultz2232]

Don't believe it can't believe?

[@Agent_Stark14]

Bravo on street tires! definitely looks like it wants to go so much faster in the corners!

[@mitchlguzin]

Just watching the vid...I think the new Koenigsegg Jesko Attack will shave off 10sec from this laptime - lol

[@douglashasley9389]

Never upset the car even the slightest. Got to think theres more in it!!

[@mishysquittens]

I know this is insanely fast, but I just got done watching the video of the Ford GT Mark IV put down a 1:58.77 lap. I know, different cars, but still incredible.

[@jahanzebrr]

Next. Breaking the 300mph barrier 👍👍

[@ethan8532]

Bugatti already did that a few years back

[@johncena-hq1ti]

@@ethan8532not on a production car

[@ItsJustBIaze]

@@ethan8532false, the Chiron they used wasnt a production model, and was fully gutted so it weighed MUCH less. closest a production car has gotten is ~294.

[@GSCinquanta]

@@ItsJustBIaze That 294mph car wasn't even a production car as well.

[@arhceus7649]

​@@ItsJustBIaze they made 30 of them so it's a production car

[@dennisfoster6179]

You guys make real cars. Thank you so much for being real. I wanna own one of your products soon one day.

[@ke3552]

Well done. Thanks for the ride.

[@die.___epic._______3743]

bet my life jesko absolut smashes this record to absolute pieces

[@Bippu_4.3]

or tuatara striker

[@holdenivy4481]

Keep dreaming lol

[@nathanwhited8891]

Let's see them put it on the track

[@chasefalgout9467]

It probably would, but there’s nearly a 0% chance that car gets hot lapped at COTA unfortunately

[@theknight7619]

Jesko absolut is for top speed record lol. It can't do a shit in tracks. For track, there's jesko attack. But it's not tested yet.

[@ZhaziraAbilkassymova]

Venom F5: Hey guys break my world lap record? Jesko Attack: Hold my beer

[@alessandroschmidt5579]

we will see, i don't think so :D

[@astronomylover996]

An amazing sound from the Engine, especially amazing for a cross plan crankshaft ❤❤❤

[@neolala2409]

Almost 39 seconds slower than 2019 F1 pole lap. I know it’s an unfair comparison

[@JR.dolly.Helenesweenne]

John Hennessey, I'm not really happy, since the F5 came out, you can't hear the Venom GT anymore.

[@lucasblanchard47]

Congratulations on putting in the work and making it pay off! I hope y’all keep adding to the lap record collection!

[@Fester_]

The Venom F5 Revolution that completed the fastest production car lap ran on street legal tires, used regular Shell pump ethanol, and was filled with standard Pennzoil fluids. That's what they say about how standard the 3 year old design is now.

[@shadowdraco8660]

.4 seconds faster than the 21c is crazy. I wonder how Czinger will respond

[@craigjenkins1138]

Congratulations on settling a new production car record at the COTA would be great to see it on the Green Hell.

[@cristianebrahimovich9080]

Take it to the Nürburgring and after that do a celebration run on the Autobahn

[@dark.4475]

This.-^

[@Thesunscreen]

Looks like a safety-lap, considering how safe that was driven

[@efherrera2755]

Love to see drag races against other monsters like Bugatti, Koenigsegg or Rimac.

[@ZhaziraAbilkassymova]

Venom F5: World lap record? Jesko Attack: Hold my beer

[@Driver_88]

'production car'....

[@BobbyCommas]

Hater

[@samspade8830]

How is it not? It's fully homologated from what we know.

[@envion1fn]

Hennessey is such a goatee company. Can't wait to see more of what you guys do

[@mikewasowski1411]

Gear shifts are slow, big pause between them. Is this single clutch?

[@davidmcdermott3415]

Congratulations! Such an amazing car, so well done.

[@andyg806]

That lap looked like a country b-road stroll. I hope they come back again and really go for it.

[@scarecrow6292]

It's super impressive for sure but can we all take a moment to also appreciate how gawd damn sexy that car looks while doing it! They harnessed function and made it look goooood.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

Wow! It sounds and accumulates speed like an LMP1 racer.

[@coltondery3526]

190+ on the back straight of COTA is juuuust disrespectful hahaha

[@RealtyInsightPodcast]

So much time being left on that track in that car!

[@tonybailey89]

The noises that turbo make are just intoxicating!!!

[@AMMO_x]

Great record! Want to see more of this car!

[@biffy7]

Congratulations. Very impressive.

[@KyngMark]

Does anybody else wanna c the Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution VS the SSC Tuatara Striker?

[@andreasjohnsson8854]

that brutal v8 engine sound is best i ever heard

[@ploploprob]

Is it just me or does it seem to have a lot of body roll? Suspension looks really soft. Very impressive lap. Appears to capable of much more.

[@bobbijorittmann8477]

I am a girl..but love cars. .. I was surprised that the speed was in the 30's at one turn.. I would never have thought.. Love it is Black... the lines.. the sound.. and the name behind this machine.. have been driving Vipers since 1997.. Thank you for showing the speed and the RPMS..job well done.. Smashing..just Smashing..

[@hernanorihuela3230]

Top speed on the back straight is crazy. I do 156 MPH and it feels fast. However, I thought the top speed in the carrousel seem low for this car…

[@auralxtc]

From the looks of that lap, it seems the tires are the limiting factor. The driver is definitely having to baby it a bit around and out of the corners. I'd be interested in seeing what it would do on slicks.

[@ASKid24]

Can you imagine what this thing could do on race tires?! Incredible.

[@CurtisHuffman-cj5qm]

"Production Car"... just like my 1990 NA Miata is a family vehicle. 🤣(just joking btw) Thanks for providing the full lap with data. Impressive vehicle and driving.

[@Black66]

That car grabs speed quick! Looks good in black.

[@user-Dr.]

We did a number of One Laps, with some of you Hennessey's and Dubler, that was a lot of fun, but you guys have one hell of a machine there, sure would be fun to drag it around here doing track days all summer, I was just thinkin.

[@Radke32]

Impressive, what s sweet sounding car! Doesn't look like track limits applied for this record

[@morganpowell2999]

Umm wow it looks so much faster than a nascar but if you take that time and insert it into qualifying at the COTA race this past weekend. It would’ve qualified 13th.

[@Noman1010-nh6uh]

Lol

[@bathembufutshane1462]

Precision driving. Let the car do the work.

[@wm6746]

Hennesy its always “developing it “ I want to see the cars on the streets

[@mikemilliken3312]

People saying it means nothing because it wasn’t done at nurburgring must not know they’ve limited lap records. Some manufacturers don’t even bother going there because their cars are too fast

[@anonlincracing2484]

Utterly impressive what an absolute beast

[@g00dl00kinb0i]

16 valve Pushrod V8 rotating at up to 8.5k RPM with a rapidly building up and simmering whistle is an instant boner, at least until the tank runs empty....

[@ChrisPBacon198]

Beautiful Mr Hennessey !

[@kwizmo]

There’s definitely more in it. Imagine if it had some slicks on. Want to see it in Germany though and see the true potential.

[@tonkaboyrich496]

I could be wrong but it seems like it’s still has plenty more potential left… he’s pushing it but not fully

[@anuratohazra]

I guess even the "normal" F5 would be the 2nd fastest road car round the COTA. And this Revolution, this car deserves to be timed round the Nordschleife.

[@Elva815]

spa and the ring next 🔥

[@eldiablort1461]

192 on the backstretch is absolutely insane. On street tires. Mother of pearl.

[@dopey_duck_944]

Got some fast and furious sound effects going on in real life with those turbos