After the Hawaiian senate passed the so-called Steven Tyler act with 23 out of 25 votes, a bill that seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating a civil violation if people take unwanted photos or videos of others in their private moments, Steven Tyler celebrated by buying himself the second fastest cars in the world.
Arriving at a benefit held by Aerosmith bandmate Joe Perry, the eccentric singer and former "American Idol" judge showed up with Hennessey Venom GT Spyder (0-60 in 2.5 seconds), that according to Yahoo, was custom made and cost $1.1 million.
Autoworldnews.com says that only five of the GT Spyder models were made, so if you're cruising around L.A. and see one, there's a very good chance Tyler is behind the wheel.
"Steven came to us last year and asked if we could build his Venom GT as a roadster. We had to make a few structural changes to our integrated rollcage in order to be able to fit the removable top," John Hennessey said in 2012 according to Yahoo. "This increased the weight of our vehicle by about 30 lbs to a curb weight of 2743 lbs. We decided to increase the Venom GTs power to 1244 bhp to maintain our 1 horsepower per 1 kilogram power to weight ratio."
Hennessey said that his company will take the lessons it learned making Tyler's car and extend them to future examples: future Venom GT models will be available in coupe, hardtop, or softtop setups. It's unclear exactly how many Venom GT Spyders will be made, but HPE says it only plans to make 29 cars total, according to MSN.
For those who think that the $1.1 million price tag is too much--compared to the fastest car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron, that costs estimated $2.2 million, it is a bargain.
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