Danish sports car maker Zenvo has returned with another banger, and this time around, there’s a proper name called the ‘Aurora’, named after, of course, the aurora natural light display near the Earth’s poles. There are two variants: Aurora Tur, which as the name suggests, is more of a GT car, and the Aurora Agil, which of course, is designed for track days. But no matter which you choose, there won’t be any bit*hin about the fun you can have.
The Aurora sports a fairly clean-looking styling for a hypercar. Every gap, gape, inlet, outlet and slit appears to have a purpose. It looks fairly unique and doesn’t really remind us of anything else except for that Valkyrie-ish side profile. The Aurora is built around a carbon composite monocoque with exposed carbon composite subframes. Besides carbon, titanium has been used for select componentry.
The suspension setup includes pushrods at the front and active double wishbones at the rear. The car rides on a staggered setup of aluminium wheels, measuring 20-inch at the front and 21-inch at the rear, wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres. The wheels hide carbon-ceramic discs.
Since the production is limited to only 50 units, I guess there’s no limit when it comes to material choices for the interior. Either way, there’ll be a tasteful fusion of hand-stitched leather, machined aluminium and carbon fibre.
Nope, Zenvo is not using a GM-derived engine this time. Instead, Mahle Powertrain (UK) has developed a bespoke quad-turbo V12 called the Mjølner.
Capable of redlining at 9,800 rpm, Mahle claims this engine to be the world’s most powerful street-legal V12. The output figures are 932 kW (1,267 metric hp/1,250 bhp) and 1,200 Nm (885 lb-ft). But wait, there’s more. The Aurora is a plug-in hybrid. Which means, there are three electric motors as well, one of which is coupled with a Ricardo 8-speed automatic transmission. The other two are, of course, on the front axle. The combined figures are 1,380 kW (1,876 metric hp/1,850 bhp) and 1,700 Nm (1,254 lb-ft). Kerb weight is claimed to be 1,548 kg (3,413 lbs), which is not too bad considering all the hybrid garbage it packs. The official 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time is 2.3 seconds, while the top speed is estimated to be 420 km/h (261 mph).
Insane figures, I know, but as mentioned, there’s also the Aurora Agil, also limited to 50 units. It has a slightly different bodykit with an active rear wing. The wing is claimed to generate up to 880 kg (1,940 lbs) of downforce at 250 km/h (155 mph). The powertrain setup is pretty much the same, minus the front motors. The combined figures here are 1,081 kW (1,470 metric hp/1,450 bhp) and 1,400 Nm (1,033 lb-ft). Kerb weight is claimed to be 1,360 kg (2,998 lbs), which is even better. The official 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time is 2.5 seconds, while the top speed is limited to 360 km/h (224 mph).
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