Venom GT Hits 265.7 MPH

There's never been any doubt that the Hennessey Venom GT is one fast supercar. But now the Texas-based firm is claiming the Venom has become the fastest production vehicle on earth. Hennessey has just announced that its Venom GT hit a top speed of 265.7 mph on February 9, 2013, on the runway of the Lemoore Naval Air Station in California. But hang on a second, you say - didn't the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reach a record-setting top speed of 267.8 mph?

That may be true, but as John Hennessey explains, "While a Veyron Super Sport did run 267.8 mph, Bugatti speed-limits its production vehicles to 258 mph. Thus, at 265.7 mph the Venom GT is the fastest production car available to the public." Well there you have it.