How A Lotus Destroyed Bugatti's Record😳| Forgotten Legends Ep.5

[@apostle4122]

"Tuners... They push the envelope on what should be legal for public roads" Best opening quote ever😂

[@Mustangblack187]

🖤

[@dewarkhodern9990]

Yes

[@ggwp9317]

Me changing rim from 15inch to 17inch Police : that's illegal..

[@a1phamalestud]

@@ggwp9317 where’s that at

[@gdjoseph3923]

Tuners... They push the limit of what their wives will allow in the driveway.

[@rooh5825]

Hennessey is a legendary builder, but he's also legendary for being a horrible businessman and just a bad all around person. A lot of people lost a bunch of parts on their Vipers because of the terrible way in which he ran his business, and some people didn't get their cars back for years, often after court battles, and in pieces. Then you'd have John on car forums getting in flame wars with people, it was completely insane. Any story about Hennessey needs to have that included. There's no doubt that the Venom GT was an amazing car, but it was built by a very flawed individual.

[@johncarlo2630]

Hennessey is a crook period.

[@Robert-Cinque777]

That's why i wouldn't buy any car from them

[@Firefrei]

People would send their cars to be modded by Hennessy and would just never get them back because Hennessy would use them for testing and would utterly destroy most of them. That’s probably how they afforded to pay for venom gt, pay from clients, free testing cars, sell destroyed car remains

[@redbaron5308]

Hopefully he’s changed.

[@Vrtuned]

@@redbaron5308 he hasn’t, atleast not from my dealings with him last year

[@tiagopereira8340]

Hennessey pretty much had to design the best engine they could. Lotus already gave them the chassis. And what a gorgeous and efficient chassis it is. Small. Aerodynamic, light, simple. Yet extremely good and efficient and underrated in my honest opinion.

[@jacksmack6956]

Simp

[@EmperorXaozx]

If you put that engine in a year appropriate Lotus, it'd be undrivable. It had to be heavily modified.

[@tiagopereira8340]

@@EmperorXaozx it had to be modified yes. But not that much. Most changes where increasing the width and length, to help with tranction and stability. As far as I know, no significant changes were made in relation to the aerodynamics of the chassis

[@blazepukka2264]

@tiagopereira8340 none at all, Americans like claiming other people creations. They put an engine in a lotus am act like they created the car, it the same for the shelby cobra it a fully British carvthat the yanks put a bigger engine in.

[@virific76]

@@tiagopereira8340the aerodynamics was never what made the lotus great, it was always weight

[@THahaC]

Wow, never knew the Venom GT was planned to hv at first a V10 from a Viper, would have been crazy to

[@337speed]

I wish they would’ve did it too😭

[@dodoz44]

@@337speed Yup, seeing these 3500 HP Vipers makes me think they made the wrong decision for sure. But then again, John is a cheapo, so it makes sense.

[@captain_context9991]

Why... Has a Viper ever had more than 600 HP? The Viper engine is the most lazy engine to ever be put into a car.

[@scott8934]

@@captain_context9991 Did you ever drive the 2012+ ?

[@captain_context9991]

@@scott8934 No I never had much interrest in Vipers. But like.... When the Viper came out, it had only 400-something HP out of an 8 and a half liter engine. The laziest engine ever put into a car. And as years progressed, it didnt get much better.

[@Fat_Jag]

These videos and their quality just keep getting better and better. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if you get tapped for a documentary of some kind or to be a presenter/producer on Hagerty. Absolutely brilliant man, keep up the good work!

[@Subierexboy]

Agreed, I watch way too much of this type of content on YT. A good portion of it is absolute trash, poorly produced and edited. 337 Speed produces quality content and should receive recognition for that achievement.

[@SinisterDET]

Comparing John Hennessey to Carol Shelby is an insult to the Shelby name. While Henessey over-promises and rarely delivers, Carol Shelby promised less but delivered so much more. Completely opposite philosophies.

[@dannygonzalez8073]

I love your content, how you go in depth of every detail on a vehicles body and engine, keep up the great content

[@337speed]

Thank you very much!

[@bbgcars]

YAH HES MY BROTHER...:0

[@TeamCGS2005]

American and British partnerships have always brought about massive success. Look at the Ford GT40 and the Shelby Cobra to name but a few.

[@LCDqBqA]

P-51 Mustang?

[@MoosicDude]

An imported American V8 in the 60s also birthed TVR, who were just about the most insane car company Britain has ever produced. It was the same recipe, massive power plants, British style sports chassis and a minimal in comforts for weight relief. Ironically, they were too insane for the American market. The only legal way to get them over there is buying up old ones which qualify as vintage. Even so they will still outperform many of their modern peers in the hands of a skilled driver. I will emphasise "skilled" because TVRs are notoriously a handful with next to nothing in terms of driver aids.

[@JuggoJuggo]

@@LCDqBqA Was going to say the same thing, the British didn't have a plane that could push their own engine to the limit (mostly altitude) and America didn't have an engine that could handle the altitude (plus the firepower on the P51 was absurd for the time), hence American plane with British engine = one the most iconic planes in history. Both sides could've developed something but they were in a bit of a hurry.

[@mattwa33186]

Something that's always overlooked - that 270MPH was in the standing mile. A Bugatti can barely hit 200MPH in the standing mile.

[@agentwade]

No mention about Hennessey scamming viper owners? Them boys are still waiting to get their cars back😂

[@talkingmango8658]

It’s really interesting seeing your older “boring” videos, experimenting, and finding your own niche.

[@underengineered_1077]

The professional tone of your voice and scripts is above and beyond KZbin quality. You really deserve your own car show.

[@337speed]

I appreciate that🙏🏽

[@AlexM-db2og]

Love the Lotus Exige as a design as it is. Being widened and stretched makes it a super sexy car imo.

[@tiagobelo4965]

It might no longer be the fastest, but of all the 21st century top speed kings it's certainly the best looking

[@jluketwo]

The venom is raw. The Bugatti ss was so composed at those speeds

[@jeroenverzijl8596]

the venom was build for the record, hennesy took it and then vw buggati took it back

[@jluketwo]

@@jeroenverzijl8596 My point was the refinement. You could hold a conversation in the bugatti and sip coffee. In the Venom you'd be wearing it and screaming at the top of your lungs.

[@groundedgaming]

@@jluketwoNot quite sure you would take a hand off the wheel and cover your sight with a mug though😂

[@amarjit_singh_]

@@jeroenverzijl8596 Which record?

[@Jacob_Dwyer]

Just started watching, and you have been upping your game every video. Great information, excellent editing and high production values. Thanks, all of your effort shows!

[@okdok3742]

one of the most satisfying cars to use in driveclub.

[@khaosking2937]

The best representation of that beast

[@okdok3742]

@@khaosking2937 oh yea, only game where u could truly feel that car. game was 10 years ahead of its time and the venom was also years ahead of its time! real sht!!

[@khaosking2937]

@@okdok3742 definitely. I just wish the SSC Ultimate Aero was in that game as well. That would have been a crazy rivalry

[@okdok3742]

@@khaosking2937 dawg if they kept the game alive, it would have had every car anyone wanted. remember how killer the dlc was? the ferrari packs, the lambo packs, all the cars that nobody else had in their game? ssc tuatara and venom f5, both versions of the jesko, etc etc etc. it all would have been in this game. it would have been a haven for high end cars.

[@CHMichael]

Lotus has been the best platform for all kinds of crazy ideas - like the first tesla

[@PavelisLord]

Supercar companies: "who's causing this ruckus?" Venom GT at 270: "what ruckus sir?"

[@balljointfd3s]

He was also known during his Tuned Viper days to be a massive Con Man. He took parts off other cars to be then placed on newer cars that either needed to be sold or needed maintenance, this is according to supposed customers of his on the Viper Forums. Supposedly, he couldn't meet his obligations and resorted to these drastic measures to save his business from going under due to supposed fraud. I choose my words very carefully here, because he is very happy to sue people over these supposed claims. He has since redeemed himself but not before he started a Tuning school that also landed him in more lawsuits over supposed fraud.

[@rooh5825]

I posted about this also. I believe every video, article, show, etc, that involves Hennessey needs to include just how much of a flawed individual John was. Brilliant auto builder as far as innovation, horrible businessman and just a bad all around character with respect to how he treats others. He can go ahead and try to sue me, we saved the pages on our forum where he got in flame wars with people. That will look REALLY bad in court.

[@MrMark201200]

You should make a video about the Yellowbird!

[@337speed]

Literally as I was editing I was like “damn, I should do a video on the Ruf Yellowbird”😂

[@m92quad55]

that Yellowbird slide was sick

[@Bmstaudy]

Never knew learning could be this fun

[@brycelenstrom3715]

Love your videos! So excited to watch this one! #1 car content

[@jcc3494]

I never knew the gearbox in the ford GT was British built or that they had a hand in building the Hennessy Venom as well. It's a shame though as whenever you talk about Hennessy his name is tainted by rumours of stealing customer property early on

[@337speed]

Exactly, I almost didn’t make this video for that reason but it’s undeniable John Hennessey’s impact on the car community especially the Venom GT

[@jcc3494]

@@337speed it's undeniably a monster of a car that many people know about today and that's why we're all here. Great videos man

[@mclarensaleenf7]

I’m pretty sure the entire GT was built by a Ford British team. At least that was the case for the old Le Mans GT40s, none of it was made in America. I’ll need to research on the Ford GT production car as I do not know.

[@generalpatton8468]

@@mclarensaleenf7 The engines of the original ones were American (Ford).

[@hollowsun2407]

Lol "rumors"

[@rogersmith8339]

Back in the mid 80's someone in the UK built a street legal Morris Minor with a Rover V8 (Buick). The top speed was only a few miles faster than any contemporary super car. The difference was 0 to 200 mph was several seconds faster. As for handling, it beat the famous Audi super rally car that got banned from many rallies for being too powerful up a famous hill climb course by several seconds.

[@craigconey9971]

Stop lieing

[@rogersmith8339]

You are obviously of a younger generation who does not understand engineering and what clever people can do if they try. I am pretty sure there will be something on You Tube about the car if you search. The old "Motor" magazine did a big article on it and put it up against a top end Lambo & a similar Ferrari hence I know how it performed.

[@craigconey9971]

@@rogersmith8339 mate a Morris minor has the handling of a brick they. So your trying to tell me it out performed a s1 Quattro

[@rogersmith8339]

@@craigconey9971 I guess you didn't follow the link I gave you that shows what I believe to be the very car I was on about. Jag rear end and custom front suspension. Ironically, the torsion bar front suspension of the Morris is far more sophisticated than you might imagine and the system is used on quite a few performance cars.

[@maximl6228]

Good video man. Your research skills are superb! I think you would really be interested in the noble m600. Take a look at them, you wont be disappointed.

[@juandediosinfante4476]

Espero estos vídeos siempre, gracias por tanta calidad!

[@terrybaltimore1542]

Man your videos on these cars are exceptional, you were made to do this , keep them coming...

[@paxwallace8324]

The original venom will never be forgotten such an American middle finger to the Automotive Establishment

[@TThomas-si7yn]

Oh, my goodness, your channel is fantastic. The presentation, with the attention to detail, the perfect choice of voice actor/LLM (it really is getting more difficult to tell the difference), not dumbing anything down, yet making it accessible to anyone...and that's worthy of note. Your channel, itself, is worthy of note. Subscribed and shared. Looking forward to checking out your other content. I'm happy I found your channel. Excellent work.

[@nade5557]

Awesome, the graphics and use of footage really stand out

[@Thumper68]

Shelby put 289 in the cobra and never wanted to put a 427 in one and preferred the 289 cars because they were much more balanced. That said the 427 cobra one of only fords I ever wanted and not even a ford lol

[@dgurevich1]

The lotus Elise is a remarkable platform. Not only was it used to build this monstrosity, it was used to build the first electric sports car, the tesla roadster.

[@groundedgaming]

And yet Lotus is rarely mentioned... Underrated sports car brand honestly.

[@Anon.G]

@@groundedgamingwe use their software for suspension hardpoints

[@adomagala1]

I remember when I saw a Venom GT while driving last year in Tennessee. It was light blue and I only got to see it for a few seconds. I just remember yelling "Holy SH*T that's a Venom! Like, not the new one!" when I realized what I saw.

[@CopyMSaka]

dude this channel is a gem

[@TJP5.0]

Its funny that the Venom GT was derived similarly to the OG Shelby Cobra; British roadster chassis, american power unit and engineering

[@stayve.]

Quickly became one of my top favorite automotive channels. 337 goated 🐐

[@spoondude2025]

The Gumpert Apollo would be a good candidate for this series

[@chrismusiclover9893]

THANK YOU nobody ever talks about that beast of a car

[@BruNNess]

Lotus is amazing brand by itself their determination in one world is giving so much that even with 300 hp u can destroy ALOT due to weight... and it lets maniacs to create car like this one.... cuz if u take already amazing car and look at it from different perspective u can get pretty solid outcome... Glad for another video keep up the work fam!

[@EngiNetion]

Henessey Venom GT was one of the very first supercars I discovered on internet, used to be a huge fan of it as a child.

[@davida.737]

I showed this to an old friend, he told me it reminded him of me driving home from the beach back in high school...'72-S. Life was good then...

[@joshuaarvin575]

This car was never forgotten, it’s not even that old.

[@kentbeitel9966]

The new venom f5 looks pretty sick!

[@VinceroAlpha]

Loving the forgotten legend series!

[@andrewhugenberg4157]

Gotta watch every time a new video comes out. The level of research and detail in each story is phenomenal! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@drewski23_7]

You can’t make enough of these fast enough!!! We want more MORE MORE!!!

[@GleepGlop2]

Nicely done. Aside from record breaking numbers which are transitory, they managed to make a light sporty tennis player's car look like an absolute death machine.

[@THATMOFODIRT]

Lsx is always the answer.

[@Adam-ub9nu]

That Yellowbird drifting around that corner was absolutely TITS! One of my favorite cars ever made.

[@dmitri546]

Bugatti: We built the world's fastest car Hennessy: Hold my Hennessy...

[@snoopyshultz]

still holding it never beat bugatti

[@dmitri546]

@@snoopyshultz never beat them officially

[@chrismusiclover9893]

​@@snoopyshultz yes it did? The Veyron did 267 MPH and the Venom did 271.5 MPH

[@snoopyshultz]

@@chrismusiclover9893 one way you gotta go both ways and average for it to be official . Cause back wind exists you know and Hennessy will never tell you the windspeed and direction that day 😹 there's a reason they only went one way buddy lol

[@XKing-uh9zi]

​@@snoopyshultz but it still beat it in top speed in about half the distance 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sambanohamad8780]

I do not see a competitor to the Bugatti car, the ancient legend of beauty, luxury and speed

[@Dr_Dude]

This channel is top quality 90's vibes car channel. Glad I stumbled upon it. The background music, the graphics, and story line, details... kudos. Great over all coherent quality of work.

[@klote82]

I've been fascinated with professional voices my whole life and dude your voice is Epic!

[@cqwt6103]

I like how Hennessy takes someone else's car modifies it then slaps his name on it. I modified my Toyota Supra by putting a pod filter on it. It's now a Snake Bite V 7000 GT. Yes, that'll do.

[@WOWWOW-hk1tb]

Pod filter and chassis stretch are two wildly different leagues, but you knew that. Either way it failed to meet production requirements

[@GrgBuiltCoyote]

A great car, but there always seems to be the shadow of controversy around the Hennessey name.

[@337speed]

Agreed

[@MartinJones123]

Thanks for the video... I learnt something about a forgotten supercar from the land of the free... Greetings from Australia 🦘

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Worry less about who's the fastest and more about who's the coolest. There will always be someone faster.

[@windaax]

The quality of these videos are so good

[@chrismusiclover9893]

you should cover the Gumpert Apollo S and Enraged Edition those are easily the most slept on mid engine supercars

[@DeVOREFIDELITY]

Just discovered your channel and I'm loving it. Great vid, I always thought the elongated and more voluptuous version of the Lotus in the Venom was gorgeous. Not unlike what Shelby had to do in the later 427 Cobra.

[@VeryButtery]

Amazing video, I could’ve watched a whole documentary in this style.

[@carswithadamdavis]

Very well written and well spoken. Your content is the real deal my man.

[@harrisstutzman1850]

let’s go a 337 speed upload

[@Wraith_Main]

"Yes officer, its stock."

[@Jigzy0114]

Henessey: let’s make extremely fast cars Konigsegg: oh yeah, catch this

[@Volvith]

When growing up, the Lotus Exige (and later S) was my favourite car. Dream car, you could even say. So imagine my reaction when i heard that a Lotus Exige body was the basis of the fastest car in the world. To 16 year old me, the Lotus Exige was the perfect car. Small, sleek, fast, _beautiful._ ... And then Hennessey came along and showed me what that beautiful chassis could do when pushed to the brink. To this day, when i say the Lotus Exige S is my favourite car, i get weird looks at times, paired with the question "Why?". And what better answer is there than "Well, it's the basis for the car that humbled Bugatti, and took their crown."

[@pauledwards9210]

I end up hitting like on the majority of your vids, really entertaining and so informative, this one is no different keep it up

[@EA1DDO]

So, Venom GT is nothing else than a modified Lotus Exige, equipped with a V8, all done in Texas. I am afraid that is not a "production car", neither a car maker, just a custom garage.

[@narwhalman]

I truly love this video. I am actually going to be attending Tuner School after I graduate this fall. So excited.

[@vex123]

Spectacular commentary! Reminds me of the car dialogues in Need for Speed 2!

[@LTV_inc]

Never underestimate the power of a room full of engineers…. 😊

[@SupraSav]

Sweet ride. Too bad hennessey destroyed its reputation with its customers.

[@DS-pk4eh]

If you think this is Bugatti killer, then you do not understand what Bugatti is.

[@oliverbyrne3209]

This channel is one of the best automotive channels on the internet

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

Not only are the numbers impressive. It also has one of the best V8 sounds of all time.

[@MakinComputers]

Absolutely love these videos. Great level of detail without going OTT and blathering on endlessly, great pacing, superb graphics and editing. Top draw KZbin content as it was meant to be.

[@ededdynova]

i remember when lotus came back to F1 after a 10 years plus brake and right away they were up there in the top 10 instantly with a low budget yet big companies with 50 times their budget struggled to finish lol Lotus are an epic company

[@rasherbilbo452]

Now do one on Hennessey the thief...

[@SpectBluewolf]

This car will never be forgotten by me

[@GoBirds802]

Man you kill it with these videos. I never miss one.

[@HOMESKILLET9109]

I’m going to Tuner School there later this year! Can’t wait!

[@doyleb765]

I love this channel!!! I watch a lot of youtube car channels, but when I see a new 337Speed video, I am on it! The videos are excellent, the commentary is top notch and everything is so well researched. I just want more! Thank you!!!

[@strnvii]

That ending was pure quality 👍

[@LondonLawBreaker]

What an absolutely gorgeous vehicle

[@fosterscott3877]

Clicked on this faster than a bullet with a Supercharger 😂

[@sherlockholmez8764]

"Nitrous is better" - Waterboy outtakes

[@hotrod7938]

1HP to 2.2 pounds? Holy crap 😲

[@speedysbarbershop]

Your videos are just too cool great work!!

[@centarusgaming2193]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again..... Best car series on KZbin. 337 never fails on delivery.

[@orgogliozeneize]

Fun fact: the Elise was born under the management of an Italian,Romano Artioli, who at the time was also the owner of Bugatti.

[@appi1387]

A car so fast nobody has ever seen one, not even youtube.

[@lowellray2397]

@5:30 Engine blocks are not "completely forged" in ANY car. Cranks and rods and pistons are forged, blocks are cast or machined from a billet

[@johnwinters6999]

Great video production and narration…awesome job guys

[@449Raphael]

Damn, he just build a perfect lotus, they should be proud……

[@braydenbro9247]

And the Venom F5 will hopefully do it again. Nobody does it better than Texas.

[@davisjohnson5688]

Holy shit that Ruf Porsche sounds awesome.

[@alexford5214]

I still remember seeing a yellow Venom GT arriving to the local GTR Bros hosted car show in Katy, Texas, back in 2015. Not surprising was that's its driver was Hennessy's own daughter. It literally upstaged a LaFerrari. Magnificent to see in person.

[@Bwill-hn2pc]

Hell yeah, great video production, kudos

[@TurbochargedHobbies]

Love all these newer videos but I would be lying if I didn't say I miss the vlogs of the old turbo garage days

[@337speed]

I’m putting something together to bring it back, I want to do more IRL stuff just gotta get my project finished👍

[@TurbochargedHobbies]

@@337speed I can't wait, been watching since ta days. Loved all Mexico and just back road fun

[@kuehlschrank4389]

Venom GT was my favorite Car in Forza horizon 2, good ol times

[@1000roentgens]

When Bugatti came back without playing.🏎💨