Zenvo unveils composites-intensive Aurora hypercar models in U.K.
The Aurora Agil and Tur are making a European public debut, backed by carbon fiber bodywork and Formula 1-derived technology.
Zenvo Automotive (Præstø, Denmark) is debuting the first public display of its all-new Aurora models — the Agil and Tur — at the 2024 edition of the U.K.’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. In addition, the first example of the limited edition TSR-GT will also make its dynamic debut in each daily Supercar Run. The automaker formed a technical partnership with Managing Composites (Madrid, Spain) in April 2023 for the build of these hypercar models.
Aurora is said to mark the lightest and most powerful road car Zenvo Automotive has ever produced. At the heart, beneath the aerodynamically refined carbon fiber bodywork and Formula 1-derived technology, both models feature a bespoke 6.6-liter quad-turbo V12 hybrid powerplant. Producing at least 1,250 brake horsepower, the newly developed engine by Mahle Powertrain (Northampton, U.K.) provides high-performance figures, while also ensuring maximum driver engagement.
Developed in parallel, the two Aurora models have been designed to provide drivers with the option of different approaches to hypercar design and performance, all with these three themes in mind: simplistic, sculptural and efficient.
The Agil model has been developed with a track focus, generating enhanced downforce and targeting laptimes. By contrast, the elegant and classical lines of the Tur lean more toward a traditional GT car. Despite these differences, Zenvo notes that both cars have been designed and developed with the same objective, to deliver customers a hypercar without compromise.
The company has been working to establish and build a core service and support network across the globe. With the launch of the Aurora, Zenvo Automotive says it will provide a new level of customer-centric ownership. A total of 13 global partner locations have now been confirmed — each specifically chosen for their demonstration of optimal customer service — that will provide on-going support and reassurance to owners in market, with factory backing at every stage.
The next phase of development for the Aurora project will be detailed in the coming weeks. Production of the Aurora will commence in 2026, hand-built at the company’s Præstø headquarters.
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