Hennessey Special Vehicles is making 24 examples of the Venom F5 coupe and all of them have long been sold. As it turns out, one-percenters are being given a new opportunity to get behind the wheel of what could be the fastest production car. Much like the Venom GT lost its roof for a Spyder version, the Venom F5 will receive the Roadster treatment. A sketch shows what appears to be a removable targa panel to echo its predecessor.
The new Venom F5 Roadster will inherit the twin-turbo 6.6-liter V8 "Fury" engine from the coupe. It's going to produce the same colossal output of 1,817 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 1,193 pound-feet (1,617 Newton-meters) of torque from 5,000 rpm. Loosely based on an LS V8, the engine is linked to a seven-speed, single-clutch, semi-automatic transmission equipped with paddle shifters.
