Hennessey will be debuting the Venom F5-M (manual) Roadster at the Goodwill Festival of Speed in the UK on July 9, 2026. During its four days at Goodwood, the Roadster will be driven by British Le Mans champion Alex Brundle. The open-top hypercar features a new 6-speed manual gearbox with a gated shifter, a new chassis, unique aerodynamics and a bespoke interior, according to the boutique Texas-based brand.
- Bespoke bodywork sports a 55-inch dorsal fin and an integrated roof scoop
- Uses an aluminum & carbon-fibre shifter, carbon bucket seats and a yoke-style steering
- Power comes from a 6.6-litre twin-turbo V8
Hennessey Venom F5-M design and personalisation
The manual F5 features a couple of design features that are exclusive to it
While maintaining some of the general design cues from the Evolution series, the new Venom F5-M gets a few unique traits of its own. One of the most notable exterior features is a roof-mounted air intake scoop that sits right behind the removable roof. Then there’s the 55-inch (or 1.4-metre) long dorsal fin, which stretches from behind the scoop all the way to the aft-end of the F5. While the scoop serves cool air directly to the engine bay, the fin enhances aerodynamics at speeds beyond 320kph, as per Hennessey.
Customers of the manual Hennessey Venom F5 can provide inputs regarding personalisation options via the brand’s ‘Maverick’ division. The first customer commissioned their F5-M with hand-painted US and UK flags on either side of the fin finished in gold colour. The exterior of this UK car features exposed purple carbon fibre with anodised gold accents, a 24-karat gold ‘Hennessey’ badge on the nose, and ‘Sheikh’ lettering at the rear. This lettering is also found on the driver- and passenger-side knee pads. While the F5-M can be had with an aluminium & carbon-fibre shifter, this particular example has one made from billet aluminium.
The interior also features a unique yoke-style steering with stitched leather and a whole set of physical buttons and dials. There’s exposed carbon fibre all across the Venon F5’M’s cabin, plus real metal and high-quality leather trim. The digital instrument panel is situated in the driver’s line of sight, while the short-throw gear lever offers a crisp and machined-metal clink, says Hennessey.
Hennessey Venom F5-M powertrain and chassis
The manual gearbox and updated chassis of the F5-M will make it to other F5 models
Powering the new Hennessey Venom F5-M is a 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged V8 that puts out 2,031hp. This so-called ‘Fury’ engine drives the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission. While the American brand hasn’t disclosed the performance figures of the new Venom F5-M, it stated that the powertrain features a sophisticated traction control and engine management systems for precise and linear power delivery.
Even though it didn’t specify a timeline, Hennessey claimed that this car’s updated chassis and manual gearbox will make it to other Coupe and Roadster variants of the Venom F5, too. The hypercar also comes with active suspension, which can alter damping based on the drive mode selected by the driver. Hennessey said that it will only produce 12 units of the new Venom F5-M Roadster for the whole planet, and prices start from USD 2.65 million (roughly Rs 25.24 crore).
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