The company posted on Instagram a teaser photo for the mystery vehicle.
Folks who have been keeping up with Hennessey Performance Engineering would know Michael Jordan is officially a customer of the American hypercar brand. The six-time NBA champ recently took delivery of his Venom F5 Roadster last May 2023, but not many details were revealed then.
That changes now as Hennessey will likely showcase the basketball star's Venom F5 Roadster at the 2023 Monterey Car Week following a teaser photo on Instagram. Like the last time, the company is keen on keeping its mouth shut about the sports car. It did claim promising statements that should excite individuals planning to visit the long-week car event.
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“Stay tuned as we unveil the world's most exhilarating driving experience and the definitive expression of automotive craftsmanship,” said Hennessey in the Instagram post.
The yellow pinstripe and bare carbon look the same as Jordan's car, or at least the sliver of it we've seen.
One can say the claims are valid, considering the Hennessey Venom F5 is among the fastest street-legal cars in the world. The company said the car reaching a top speed of 311 mph is possible. It has yet to put that on record books, though, and new Texas highways might be used as the proving grounds to see whether the claim is valid. However, the Venom F5 with the Roadster badge won't likely be the model to take on the challenge.
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Regardless of the variant, the sports car gets a mid-mounted 6.6-liter twin-turbo V8 engine capable of generating a whopping 1,817 horsepower and 1,193 lb-ft of torque.
Hennessey is only producing 24 Venom F5 Coupes, 24 track-focused Venom F5 Revolutions, and 30 Venom F5 Roadsters, with one in the hands of Jordan. The teaser suggests the mystery vehicle with yellow stripes – similar to Jordan's delivered unit – is coming out on August 18, which will be on the latter day of the Monterey Car Week in California.
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