Talk:Hennessey Venom GT: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 04:12, 30 June 2016

Automobiles Start‑class Mid‑importance

	Cars portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Automobiles, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of automobiles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AutomobilesWikipedia:WikiProject AutomobilesTemplate:WikiProject AutomobilesAutomobile
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Brands Start‑class Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Brands, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of brands on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.BrandsWikipedia:WikiProject BrandsTemplate:WikiProject BrandsBrands
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

It is requested that an image or photograph of Hennessey Venom GT be included in this article to improve its quality. Please replace this template with a more specific media request template where possible.
The Free Image Search Tool or Openverse Creative Commons Search may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites.

Upload

Source?

Noticed this article—perhaps it could be used as a source? Can't wait till this car is thrown around the Top Gear track. HWV258. 06:51, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Production figure

"As of October 21, 2011, 4 Venom GTs have been manufactured." Can we go ahead and update this figure? I mean Steven Tyler's convertible would be in addition to the four cars, right? --71.38.149.137 (talk) 06:34, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

updated to 11 as at February 2014, but are they all the same model or various models - I note that there is a selection of three different engine outputs for slightly insane to OMG. NealeFamily (talk) 01:54, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Modified?

There is a statement that the Venom is not a production car but registered as a modified Lotus. By registered is that a US legal definition or what is it? The article referenced makes no mention of registration. NealeFamily (talk) 01:54, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to say 'so what', is a tesla just a modified lotus? No.Greglocock (talk) 04:00, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My thought is that the radical degree of modification to a number of units to the same specification takes it away from being simply a modified car and closer to a production car. NealeFamily (talk) 04:57, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have confirmation of this there are reports that those who buy the Hennessey Venom in the US are required to register it with their state motor-vehicle department as a Lotus Exige in order to drive it on public roads. When you add the fact that it is built to order (rather than produced to sell through dealerships to whoever walks through the door) and less than a dozen have been built to date, Hennessey's claim that it is a "production car" is increasingly questionable. Regarding the comparison to the Tesla Roadster, the Tesla is based on the Elise chassis but it is still registered in the US as a Tesla. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.97.41.238 (talk) 02:24, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The guy above largely nails it. Legally there is no production car named a Hennessey Venom and these cars are legally considered highly modified Lotus Exige coupes and roadsters. If this were a stock, production car in this trim the car would show Hennessey as the manufacturer of record, that isn't the case and as such these are not 'production cars'. Rather, these are a really, really wildly modified tuner Lotus. There is a standard for what a production car is or is not, and these cars do not meet that standard, at least not in the United States. If Hennessey did want these to be production cars then he would have to pay for the emissions, CAFE, and safety certs just like every other manufacturer does, they don't do so for a very good reason66.181.95.108 (talk)

Revision as of 02:25, 30 June 2014 edit SineBot (talk \| contribs) Bots 2,555,899 edits m Signing comment by 74.97.41.238 - "→Modified?: " ← Previous edit		Revision as of 04:12, 30 June 2016 edit undo 66.181.95.108 (talk) →Modified? Next edit →
Line 20:		Line 20:

	::I don't have confirmation of this there are reports that those who buy the Hennessey Venom in the US are required to register it with their state motor-vehicle department as a Lotus Exige in order to drive it on public roads. When you add the fact that it is built to order (rather than produced to sell through dealerships to whoever walks through the door) and less than a dozen have been built to date, Hennessey's claim that it is a "production car" is increasingly questionable. Regarding the comparison to the Tesla Roadster, the Tesla is based on the Elise chassis but it is still registered in the US as a Tesla. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.97.41.238\|74.97.41.238]] ([[User talk:74.97.41.238\|talk]]) 02:24, 30 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->		::I don't have confirmation of this there are reports that those who buy the Hennessey Venom in the US are required to register it with their state motor-vehicle department as a Lotus Exige in order to drive it on public roads. When you add the fact that it is built to order (rather than produced to sell through dealerships to whoever walks through the door) and less than a dozen have been built to date, Hennessey's claim that it is a "production car" is increasingly questionable. Regarding the comparison to the Tesla Roadster, the Tesla is based on the Elise chassis but it is still registered in the US as a Tesla. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures\|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.97.41.238\|74.97.41.238]] ([[User talk:74.97.41.238\|talk]]) 02:24, 30 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

			:::The guy above largely nails it. Legally there is no production car named a Hennessey Venom and these cars are legally considered highly modified Lotus Exige coupes and roadsters. If this were a stock, production car in this trim the car would show Hennessey as the manufacturer of record, that isn't the case and as such these are not 'production cars'. Rather, these are a really, really wildly modified tuner Lotus. There is a standard for what a production car is or is not, and these cars do not meet that standard, at least not in the United States. If Hennessey did want these to be production cars then he would have to pay for the emissions, CAFE, and safety certs just like every other manufacturer does, they don't do so for a very good reason[[Special:Contributions/66.181.95.108\|66.181.95.108]] ([[User talk:66.181.95.108\|talk]])