The Danish car manufacturer Zenvo unveiled the Aurora hypercar at a private event on the eve preceding the Monterey Car Week in August 2023. But while most people expected to see one vehicle, there were actually two: the Agil and the Tur. While the former was built mainly for performance, the latter was created by Zenvo to be a touring vehicle with mind-blowing performance.
The Danish automaker Zenvo was not its first vehicle when it made the Aurora. Previously, it had developed and successfully launched the TSR, the TS1 GT, and the ST1, to name just a few. Zenvo developed these hypercars from the ground up, and it also created the engines and the technology behind them to outperform and outrun most other cars from the niche segment of supercars. With the Aurora, the Danish car manufacturer proved that electrification works great, especially on such go-fast vehicles. But it wasn’t just about the engines and motors’ output. It was also about design, aerodynamics, and unique features that made the Aurora a distinct piece of engineering marvel on the market.
The Agile was the first to leave Zenvo’s laboratories. The car manufacturer made it around a carbon-fiber ZM1 modular monocoque design. This element ensures not just the vehicle’s rigid structure but it is a safety cell as well. In addition, it allowed the automaker to create a car with exposed suspension elements and an incorporated engine compartment in the same cell structure as the cockpit. Many automakers tried the monocoque solution before, but usually, they attached the engine compartment to the rest of the structure.
At the front, the pinched-out, narrow front end resembled the same shape as an open-wheel racer but with LED headlights that flanked it. Under the car’s nose, Zenvo installed a carbon-fiber splitter that increased the downforce. It wasn’t there just for decorations. On its profile, the Aurora Agil revealed its curved, long windshield followed by the arched roofline and the sloped back where the manufacturer placed the engine compartment’s lid. Finally, at the back, a large wing adorned the rear end. Altogether with other aerodynamic enhancements of the vehicle, the Aurora Agil provided a downforce of 1940 lbs (880 kg) at 155 mph (250 kph).
Inside, the Aurora Agil boasted exposed carbon fiber elements on the center stack, dashboard, and seats. In front of the driver, the automaker installed a three-dial instrument panel where the left one swiveled independently to reveal the infotainment’s system that featured wireless connectivity with smartphones. In addition, the right dial could do the same trick that revealed an LCD for the driving dynamics modes and performance. That was unusual and unique on the market.
Behind the cockpit, Zenvo installed a quad-turbo hot V12 that produced a massive 1250 PS (1233 HP), but that wasn’t all. Helped by an integrated e-motor, it could reach 1,450 PS (1430 HP). Combined with another two motors, the total output reaches 1,850 PS (1825 HP).
