Danish manufacturer Zenvo has unveiled its Aurora supercars at Monterey Car Week. And the specs are amazing: a quad-turbo, 6.6-litre V12 good for over 1200hp – plus another 620hp from an electric motor on the front axle!
Zenvo announced the Aurora earlier in the year; back then it was said to feature a twin-snail six-litre V12. In a welcome break from the usual downgrades between announcement and production, the Aurora’s driveline will spit out a combined total of 1824hp, primarily from the aluminium block V12 dubbed Mjolner that’s been developed in partnership with Mahle Powertrain (yes, the guys who make pistons).
Until now, Zenvo’s cars have run LS-family mills, with either twincharger or twin-supercharger arrangements.
The new design is a modular layout, opening the door for Zenvo to build V6 or V8 powerplants for other projects. Interestingly, a press release from Zenvo suggests any smaller versions “may even be available as crate engines for OEMs to purchase.”
Mahle’s sophisticated (and Euro 7 emissions-friendly) Jet Ignition pre-chamber system will also be used, as found on Maserati’s twin-turbo V6 and Ferrari’s F1 cars.
On its own, Mjolner is rated to 1232hp at 8000rpm, with a redline all the way up at 9800rpm – according to Zenvo, it’ll rule the roost as the world’s most powerful road-legal V12.
The Aurora packs a carbon fibre tub and subframes with a limited top speed of 400km/h. Two versions of the car will be sold: the Tur grand tourer and the more track-focused, aero-heavy Agil. All up, expect fewer than 100 examples to be built, a third of which have already been reserved.
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