<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 2.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Hennessey Performance Engineering Reveals Venom F5 Roadster</h1>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Founded by John Hennessey in 1991, Hennessey Performance Engineering is a company that builds and upgrades high-performance automobiles. This American tuner has a history of building fast cars and is known for its super-potent, high-horsepower versions of other manufacturers' vehicles. They have been featured in several auto magazines, including Motor Trend, and have also been involved in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and Bonneville Salt Flats.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Hennessey is a Texas-based company that specializes in creating cars with extreme horsepower and speed. The company has built more than 10,000 custom vehicles for customers around the world, and its products are fully track-tested. It has been accused of untrustworthiness and has faced a number of customer disputes. However, Hennessey has been featured in numerous positive press articles.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The Venom F5 Roadster is a redesigned version of the F5 Venom coupe, and is set to make its debut at The Quail during Monterey car week. The Venom F5 Roadster will have a carbon fiber body, a roof panel made of Merino wool, and a design theme that mirrors the rear decklid of the F5 Venom coupe. The Venom F5 Roadster will be based on the same mechanical package as the Venom F5 coupe, and is designed to reach 300 mph.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The Venom F5 is a mid-engine coupe, and is powered by a 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 that produces 1817 horsepower. It has 1,193 foot-pounds of torque, and is capable of a zero-to-62 mph time of 2.6 seconds. It weighs 2,998 pounds, and the top speed is expected to be at least 300 mph. The Venom F5 is priced at $2.1 million. This is a significant increase from the previous Venom F5, which was sold for $2.05 million.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">The Venom F5 was developed with the help of lead designer Don Goldman, an engineer who has worked with many different car brands. Hennessey has partnered with Shell in order to develop the Venom F5, and will work with the oil company in testing the car. The Venom F5 is planned to be built in 24 examples, and will be sold in the US market only. A base price of $1.8 million will be charged for the vehicle.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Hennessey is regarded as an American icon of speed. He has modified more than 10,000 cars, and is currently working on building a hypercar, the Venom F5, which is planned to cost a staggering $2 million. Hennessey is also known for creating a super-potent version of the Dodge Charger, which has a HPE550 Supercharged upgrade. Hennessey has also been responsible for the Venom GT Spyder, which holds a new record for an open-top sports car.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">A number of disgruntled customers have filed lawsuits against Hennessey. Some of them were unhappy with how the company handled their money, and accused the company of using subpar parts and using funds from foreign clients to fund other projects. Others said the company used underhanded tactics to keep customers from getting their refunds. Some sources have even characterized Hennessey as a crook.</p>