HOUSTON: Hennessey Special Vehicles, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, has revealed the "Stealth Series" – a new, limited line of its 1,817 bhp Venom F5 hypercar.
Celebrating intricate, skilled craftmanship and the finest, most elaborate individualisation options, just three models are to be built to the exclusive Stealth Series specification.
Only available on track-focused Revolution models, the Stealth Series balances exposed carbon fibre, in black and tinted forms, with hand-painted body panels.
Unique to the Stealth Series, the exposed carbon fibre runs from the nose-mounted "H-badge" down the entire spine of the hypercar.
The exposed carbon "reveal" initially broadens to meet the windscreen before flowing over the roof and narrowing organically – past the engine cover for the 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged Fury motor – right to rear deck’s trailing edge above the mid-mounted quad tailpipes.
Beyond the meticulous engineering and construction of the car and its powertrain, each Stealth model requires around 2,350 manhours just to create the flawless carbon fibre body and chassis, with a further 650 to 750 manhours to complete each complex paint treatment.
Just three of the uniquely American models make up the ultra-exclusive series of Venom F5 hypercars. Part of the 99-car total Venom F5 production run, all three models sold even before the series was shown at the just-ended Monterey Car Week in California.
John Hennessey, company founder and CEO: “Everyone knows that the Venom F5 is the most extreme, powerful, and pure-combustion hypercar in the world, but the real selling point for our customers is the craftmanship, quality, beauty, and attention to detail.
"Combining all these elements into the Stealth Series creates a unique art piece that celebrates the finest craftmanship alongside raw, visceral, unapologetic American horsepower.”
While exact customer specification costs remain private, the complete build price for each Stealth Series car exceeds US$3 million (RM13mil).
The third Stealth Series model is a Venom F5 Revolution in coupe form.
Distinguishing the track-honed Revolution from its regular Coupe sibling is a full-width rear-mounted carbon fibre wing, roof-mounted air scoop, a significantly larger front splitter and rear diffuser. The Revolution features reworked suspension, engine cooling, and digital telemetry alongside dive planes ahead of each front wheel that channel air to improve grip at turn-in.
Design, specification, and assembly of each Venom F5 is carried out at Hennessey’s HQ in Sealy, Texas.
Hennessey has already built and delivered 24 Venom F5 Coupe, Roadster, and Revolution models to customers across the US and around the world with a further 16 orders booking out build slots through 2024 and 2025.
