The Hennessey Venom F5 Could Overtake The Bugatti Chiron As The World’s Fastest Road Car

The Bugatti Chiron, notably the Super Sport 300+, is a $4 million speed demon that set a new production speed record in 2019. It traveled at 304.773 mph (490.484 kph) during a one-way run at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test facility, earning it the bragging rights of being the fastest production car in the world. However, setting an official top speed record means performing a two-way top speed run in an independent road test supervised by an independent governing agency. The average top speed between the two runs is supposed to be the vehicle’s official top speed, and the Chiron only went one way, which is why you won’t see the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ in the fastest production car tally sheet.

Meanwhile, the Hennessey Venom F5 has yet to participate in an official top-speed run. But then again, it has more to think about than just the Bugatti Chiron. According to Motor Trend, the incredible SSC Tuatara became the fastest car in the world by going at an average two-way speed of 282.9 mph (455.28 kph) at the Kennedy Space Center last January 2021. It unseated the Koenigsegg Agera RS that earned the crown in 2017 by traveling 277.9 mph (447.24 kph) in an official 2017 record attempt.