This bespoke powerplant is a 90-degree hot-V configuration, mid-mounted behind the cockpit…
Engine: 6.6 litre V12 quad turbo
Transmission: 7 speed
Power: (Tur) 1379 kW (Agil) 1081 kW
Torque: (Tur) 1700 Nm (Agil) 1400 Nm
Top Speed: (Tur) 450 km/h (Agil) 365 km/h
0-100 km/h: (Tur) 2.3 seconds (Agil) 2.5 seconds
Price: $6.1 million (approx)
Named after the Northern Lights, specifically the Aurora Borealis, the 2025 Zenvo Aurora is a perfect example of lightning in a throttle. Unveiled at the Monterey Car Week in California, it’s the most powerful offering yet from the hypercar specialists – and is as extreme as unmodified road cars can get.
There are two versions: the Aurora Tur, a road tripper; and the Aurora Agil, a track attacker. Despite being on different missions – both are equipped with a hungry V12 monster.
Zenvo design boss Christian Brandt borrowed from the company’s past but also looked to its future, deploying classic simplistic Danish philosophy into a ‘skeletal’ form to showcase as much of the chassis, engine and suspension as possible. Both are wrapped around the same carbon monocoque suit (30% coverage), with the end result looking both scary and sexy. Into this exposed chassis goes that 6.6 litre V12 quad-turbo developed by Mahle Powertrain and mounted to a 7 speed gearbox.
The Agil can punch out a cool 1081 kW on its own while revving to 9,800rpm and boasts 880 kgs of downforce at 249 km/h. That comes via more aggressive aero everywhere around the car, including a massive rear wing with an air brake. Inside everything has been stripped, to record a kerbweight of 1,300 kg.
In the Tur, there’s an additional pair of electric motors (one on each front wheel) for four-wheel-drive and the absolutely ballistic 1379 kW and 450 km/h. Despite being heavier (1,450kg), its less complex shape helps enable that 450 km/h top end – and that 1379 kW of course. Inside there’s a higher level of comfort: purposeful materials, better soundproofing and the GT plush.
With production set to begin in 2025, Zenvo will limit volume to just 100 cars – 50 apiece. No wonder then, the Aurora project is described as an equilibrium of extremes –delivered on every level imaginable.
By Bill Vartimetis
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