This is Zenvo TSR-S, a Wild Hypercar with an Even Wilder Rear Wing.
Danish hypercar manufacturer has announced the newest example of the Zenvo TSR-S – the street-legal model which blends the best elements of the TS1 road car and the TSR track machine, with packs of massive 1,177 horsepower.
The TSR-S is nominally a road car, the second S in its name standing for “street legal”. The Zenvo uses a steel-and-aluminum spaceframe adorned with carbon-fiber bodywork and steel subframes. The TSR-S uses a 5.8-liter V-8 based on a General Motors LSX crate engine. Inside, the engine spins a flat-plane billet crankshaft connected to forged pistons, with boost supplied by twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers, one for each bank of cylinders. The car has three power settings, selected by a control on the steering wheel: 700 horsepower; iQ, which automatically varies output according to conditions; and Maximum, for unleashing the car’s full 1177-hp fury. The rear wheels are driven by way of a seven-speed sequential automated manual transmission. Zenvo claims the TSR-S will eclipse 62 mph in 2.8 seconds.
The new front splitter is designed to improve front to rear downforce distribution by generating front downforce and directing air to the underbody. The front bumper is updated together with the front wheel housing outlets. Together they stabilise the air around the front wheels and direct air to the intercoolers. At the same time the front wheel housing outlets extracts air from the front underbody, improving downforce and decreasing drag.
Like most hypercars, the Zenvo has a sizable rear wing which has two rotational axes enabling it to function both as an air break and a cornering stabilizer. When entering the curve, the wing rotates relative to the car’s longitudinal axis. This generates an inward force together with the conventional downforce, boosting inner tyre grip and cornering stability. When in an absolutely horizontal position, a conventional rear wing generates a downforce perpendicular to the horizontal position of the wing: absolute vertical. When the centripetal wing tilts away from the absolute horizontal, the downforce stays perpendicular to the plane of the wing thereby generating a centripetal force. This centripetal force reduces the tendency of the rear end to break away – a trait that is inherent for a mid-engine car.
Prices start at €1.45m / $1,61m and Zenvo will only ever build five cars a year.
