<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Hennessey Venom F5 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Hennessey Venom GT is a high performance sports car manufactured by Texas - based Hennessey Performance Engineering . The Venom is a significantly modified version of the Lotus Elise / Exige . </P> <P> On January 21, 2013, the Venom GT set a Guinness World Record for the fastest production car from 0--186 miles per hour (0--300 km / h) with an average acceleration time of 13.63 seconds . In addition, the car set an unofficial record for 0--200 mph (0--322 km / h) acceleration at 14.51 seconds, beating the Koenigsegg Agera R's time of 17.68 seconds, making it the unofficial fastest accelerating production car in the world . </P>

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