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1,817 HORSEPOWER. 311 MPH. INSANITY.

Hennessey has released final photos, specs, and information of its all-new Hennessey Venom F5 hypercar. And although we may have become jaded after the numbers put out by the likes of the Bugatti Chiron, SSC Tuatara, and vehicles hailing from Italy and Germany, you have to admit Hennessey is making a pretty strong statement.

The basic ingredients make for astounding reading. The 6.6-liter twin-turbo V-8 produces—wait for it—a claimed 1,817 hp at 8,000 rpm and 1,193 lb-ft of torque at 5,000 rpm. Hennessey

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