Zenvo Zenvo Aurora

[Tourbillon]

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[Bridster]

Well, they don't show the engine bay at all, so I'll have to wait a bit longer to see how they managed to route everything.

As for the specs - as is to be expected from a fledgling hypercar brand that is desperate to get noticed - they are highly dubious.

Weight:
1300kg claimed for the Agil version - Yeah, I doubt it, maybe if it's dry. A TT V12 is gonna be heavy as f*ck, and with a hybrid motor and a sizeable battery on top I think they would be quite lucky to get to 1450kg real weight.

1450kg claimed for the Tur version - The problem with that is that this version also has extra 400PS coming from the front electric motors, so they'll need the battery to supply 600PS. For that to happen the battery will have to be 120kg minimum, maybe even up to 200kg if they wanted the capacity to be usable. So 1600-1700kg real weight.

Acceleration:
0-100km/h in 2.5s - Probably not, considering the fastest RWD time is currently 2.6s by the GT2RS and that car has 66% of the weight at the rear (which the Aurora won't).

0-200km/h in 4.6s - physically impossible (because both times are traction limited and, obviously, the traction stays the same) for the 100-200 time to be faster than the 0-100 time, even if they claim some downforce, so that's just straight up dreamed up BS.

0-300km/h in 10s - that's the only realistic time of the bunch.

Looks are sort of alright. Quite hypercar like, so very aggressive, but not especially beautiful. The best angle is probable the profile of the Tur version.

 

[Tourbillon]

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[Jonathan19]

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Mate already posted

 

[Tourbillon]

Mate already posted

That's OK mon ami delete yours when you get a chance! Bon Appetit!

 

[Bridster]

Mhm, yeah, the claimed weight is dry.

Complete specs:

Zenvo Aurora Agil standard specification

Chassis	Carbon composite monocoque, carbon composite exposed sub-frames
Body	Carbon composite panels
Architecture	2-seater centre engine layout, rear wheel drive
Suspension	Pushrod front and rear double wishbone active suspension
Dimensions Length Width Height Wheelbase	4,836 mm 2,020 mm 1,097 mm 2,800 mm
Aerodynamics	Integrated active underbody aerodynamics with rear wing featuring air brake function
Dry weight	<1,300 kg (<2,866 lb)
Engine and powertrain	Bespoke 6.6-litre V12 90 degree hot-V engine, quad-turbo and pre-heated catalytic converters, generating 1,250bhp Integrated e-motor, generating 200bhp Combined system output est. 1,450 bhp Maximum torque est. 1,400 Nm Maximum engine revs - 9800 rpm Dry sump lubrication Variable valve timing Electric reverse gear Electric engine start Electric gear shift dampening E-differential Hybridised seven-speed paddleshift gearbox with >150 kW output
Top speed	Est. 227 mph (365 km/h)
Acceleration 0-62 mph (100 kph) 0-125 mph (200 kph) 0-186 mph (300 kph)	Est. 2.5 seconds Est. 4.6 seconds Est. 10 seconds
Power to weight ratio	Est. 1.1 hp/ kg
Downforce	880 kg at 155 mph (250 km/h)
Downforce to drag ratio	2,5:1
Brakes	Zenvo carbon ceramic discs
Wheels	Bespoke Zenvo magnesium centre-lock wheels, front 9,5x20’’ rear 12,5x21’’
Tyres	Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Cup 2R, front 265-35-20 / rear 325/30-21

Zenvo Aurora Tur standard specification

Chassis	Carbon composite monocoque, carbon composite exposed sub-frames
Body	Carbon composite panels
Architecture	2-seater centre engine layout, 4-wheel drive
Suspension	Pushrod front and rear double wishbone active suspension
Dimensions Length Width Height Wheelbase	4,819 mm 2,020 mm 1,117 mm 2,800 mm
Aerodynamics	Integrated underbody aerodynamics
Dry weight	<1,450 kg (<3,197 lb)
Engine and powertrain	Bespoke 6.6-litre V12 90 degree hot-V engine, quad-turbo and pre-heated catalytic converters, generating est. 1,250bhp Integrated e-motor, generating est. 200bhp Additional e-motors on each front wheel, generating est. 200bhp each Combined system output est. 1,850 bhp Maximum torque est. 1,700 Nm Maximum engine revs 9,800 rpm Dry sump lubrication Variable valve timing Front electric torque vectoring system with est. 300 kW output Electric reverse gear Electric engine start Electric gear shift dampening E-differential Hybridised seven-speed paddle shift gearbox with >150 kW output
Top speed	Est. 280 mph (450 km/h)
Acceleration 0-62 mph (100 kph) 0-186 mph (300 kph) 0-248 mph (400 kph)	Est. 2.3 seconds Est. 9 seconds Est. 17 seconds
Power to weight ratio	Est. 1.17 hp/ kg
Brakes	Zenvo carbon ceramic discs
Wheels	Bespoke Zenvo aluminium centre-lock wheels, front 9,5x20’’ rear 12,5x21’’
Tyres	Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, front 265-35-20 / rear 325/30-21

 

[Tourbillon]

(From colleagues chart^ second set of figures)

Acceleration km/h to seconds
0-100= 2.3 seconds estimated
0-300= 9 seconds estimated
0-400= 17 seconds estimated

300-400= 8 seconds estimated

But 17 seconds straight to 400km/h is extremely ambitious. Around 3 seconds quicker than the Rimac Nevera.

 

[Centurion]

Clever to offer track and GT variants at launch. This is a first for a hyper or supercar. It highlights what I have previously mentioned about the AMG One, Valkyrie and T50 pushing the bounding of tolerable NHV for a "road car". The two former ones can be considered racing cars with licence plates and not track-biased cars.

By offering a Tour variants, buyers can spec a car that their partner won't hate to sit in. I would struggle to choose. I love the aggression of Agile but like the restraint of the Tour.

Deliveries are disappointingly far away. 2025 will mean late 2025 or pushed back to early 2026.

 

[Tourbillon]

Clever to offer track and GT variants at launch. This is a first for a hyper or supercar. It highlights what I have previously mentioned about the AMG One, Valkyrie and T50 pushing the bounding of tolerable NHV for a "road car". The two former ones can be considered racing cars with licence plates and not track-biased cars.

By offering a Tour variants, buyers can spec a car that their partner won't hate to sit in. I would struggle to choose. I love the aggression of Agile but like the restraint of the Tour.

Deliveries are disappointingly far away. 2025 will mean late 2025 or pushed back to early 2026.

Well if you look at actual launch introduction to delivering it's usually 4 years. Aston Martin Lotus Mercedes AMG Koenigsegg roughly follow this.

Under 2 years isn't bad in comparison.

 

[Centurion]

Shmee's tour in the US with the Zenvo is well timed. Him and his car are the main marketing vehicles for the brand. They are likely hoping to generate a couple of purchase intents for the car during the weeks that he is in the country.

 

[Tourbillon]

THAT'S the money shot right there!^

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Shockingly good-looking Zenvo.

 

[Bridster]

Deliveries are disappointingly far away. 2025 will mean late 2025 or pushed back to early 2026.

Officially, the production start is 2025 and deliveries 2026.

Once you have your first prototype ready, the development time is about 2 years. Accidentally, this also means that they don't even have the first prototype running yet, so, needless to say, all the claims about the car are merely targets and should be taken with a grain of salt.

 

[Tourbillon]

Shockingly good-looking Zenvo.

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Apparently one of the reasons why.

 

[Tourbillon]

Just released!

 

[KiwiRob]

I don’t understand how a tiny insignificant company who sold at best 20 of its previous vehicle can afford to develop a vehicle like this from scratch not using any carryover parts and make it for a profit?

 

[Tourbillon]

I don’t understand how a tiny insignificant company who sold at best 20 of its previous vehicle can afford to develop a vehicle like this from scratch not using any carryover parts and make it for a profit?

The OEM's sometimes sign long term contracts for manufacturing supply that includes the research and development and pre production prototyping. The vast majority of this technology belongs to the OEM's which is easy to see. Also silent backers and or partners could easily front up the cash and we'd never know who or how much.

But, that aside what do think of the car?

 

[Centurion]

I don’t understand how a tiny insignificant company who sold at best 20 of its previous vehicle can afford to develop a vehicle like this from scratch not using any carryover parts and make it for a profit?

As we speak they are probably requesting 50% deposits from prospective buyers. That alone will be EUR200m~ in despots. Producing EVs, hybrids or batteries also makes Zenvo eligible for grants. Furthermore, the cars are hand built like racing cars. Therefore capital investment is significantly less compared with Fisker or Tesla who invest hundreds of millions into land acquisition, factories, tooling, robots and dealer networks.

 

[Jonathan19]

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[Tourbillon]