Switch, you are incorrect. A portion of the lotus exige (not evora) chassis is purchased by hennessey from lotus. It isnt even a rolling chassis, and it certainly doesnt have an engine. In short, it was never a car until hennessy finished it...not rednecked. Poo poo it all you like, but it's fast as fuck, and all cortesy of a pushrod 427 chevy. By the way, the SSC ultimate aero, which was briefly the fastest car, also used a TT LS motor.
I usually dont like comparing the veyron to other fast cars because the veyron (and the agera) are in a different class of engineering. They are more than just quick/ fast cars. The venom is on a whole nother level quicker than either of those cars.