[h=2]Only $1 million, but 270 mph Hennessey Venom GT[/h] Source: Hennessey



In 2005, the Bugatti Veyron transformed the performance car landscape by becoming the fastest and most powerful car ever built. Refusing to be outdone, Texas-based Hennessey Performance Engineering unleashed the 270 mile per hour Venom GT, boldly snatching the title away from the French-German company.

Following the same basic blueprint set by Carroll Shelby with the Cobra, the Venom GT starts with a lightweight body and chassis from the British Lotus Exige, and crams an American 1,244 horsepower 7.2 liter turbocharged V8 (from General Motors) behind the seats. While the Veyron was limited to 450 cars, Hennessey plans to produce only 10 of the $1 million cars a year, making the Venom GT one of the rarest hypercars in the world.