Hennessey to build electric, six-wheel ‘Hyper-GT’ car

American tuning house and hypercar manufacturer Hennessey has announced details and early sketches of its next vehicle – a high-performance, four-seater EV dubbed 'Project Deep Space'.

The six-wheeler will be Hennessey’s first electric vehicle, built on an all carbon-fibre body and chassis. It will feature two extended gullwing doors and seating in a staggered 1+2+1 layout, with a "driver-focused" central seat and fully-reclining 'captain's chair' in the rear.

Speaking to Autocar, company founder and president John Hennessey described Project Deep Space as “the modern equivalent of something like the Bugatti Royale”. At 6.4 metres, the ultra-luxury Royale remains one of the largest cars in the world, of which seven were built between 1927 and 1933.

In comparison, Hennessey plans to build 105 of its six-metre-long behemoths.

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As shown in the sketches by Hennessey design director Nathan Malinick, the boot will have space to fit four sets of golf clubs, and the frunk room for matching carry-on luggage.

Six electric motors will power the car, with one turning each wheel. “It’s pretty common to be able to generate 400bhp per electric motor,” Hennessey told Autocar. “So doing the math suggests a serious amount of power if we decided to do that.”

While he didn’t specify a final output, Hennessey did say the car would likely be the fastest-accelerating four-seater from 0-200mph (321km/h).

Speaking in a YouTube video, Hennessey also confirmed the brand would not be abandoning internal-combustion engines any time soon.

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Hennessey's current focus is the 1355kW Venom F5 hypercar

Production on Project Deep Space is slated to begin in 2026, after the last Venom F5s roll off the line. Hennessey says the car is "deep into development" and one is already accounted for – having been sold to a current F5 owner.

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Each machine is expected to carry a price tag of around US$3 million (AU$4.18m), which would make it the world’s most expensive EV — eclipsing the US$2m (AU$2.79m) commanded by the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista and Rimac Nevera.