@evo Magazine –

We’re driving through Texas Hill Country in the Lone Star State’s very own hypercar, the Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution. A track-focused but very much road-legal version of the famously fast, needle-sleek F5 coupe.

The Revolution’s prominent aero package comprises a larger front splitter, dive planes, full-width adjustable rear wing and extended diffuser signals a clear shift in priorities. 

It’s not in the extreme aero league of a Valkyrie or Manthey-kitted 992 RS, but 363kg of downforce at 186mph is not to be sniffed at. Especially in a car weighing comfortably less than 1400kg. Somewhat hilariously, the Revolution is ‘limited’ to 250mph, at which speed downforce peaks at 635kg. Together with a more aggressive suspension geo setup for increased front-end bite, larger wheels and tyres for an increased contact patch and manually adjustable dampers for precise tuning, the Revolution is a uniquely formidable proposition.