For some time, a battle has been going on between Hennessey with their Venom GT and Bugatti with the Veyron Super Sport. At the moment, Bugatti holds the Guinness World Record as the fastest production car with a top speed of 269.86 mph. But John Hennessey, owner of Hennessey Automotive, believes the Venom can outrun not only the Veyron, but new cars like the McLaren P1.
He went out to prove it by asking NASA if they could use the runway at the Kennedy Space Center. In just 3 miles, the Venom hit a speed of 270.49 mph, before the driver had to break in order to avoid the alligators at the end of the runway. Sadly, Guinness World Records is refusing to acknowledge the Venom GT as the fastest production car because Hennessey doesn't make the required 30 cars for sale in order to be qualified as a car manufacturer. Despite this setback, John Hennessey believes that the Venom could hit a top speed of 280 mph if they could find a runway long enough. NASA says that this will be the only time Hennessey will be allowed to use the runway, so they will have to find another road to test their 280 mph prediction.
Despite not being named the fastest production car, the Venom GT did break the Veyron Super Sport's top speed. No matter what the record books say, the Venom is still the fastest car for sale, even if it does look a little like a Lotus.
