If you know Zenvo at all, it’s probably from the TSR-S. For those unfamliar, it’s the Danish brute with the insane rear wing that tilted and twirled through corners.
The Aurora, however, is not that car. First announced back in 2023, Zenvo’s clean-sheet hypercar has spent three years inching toward reality, and this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the company finally rolled out production-spec validation prototypes. Translation? This is the car customers will actually get.
An Engine Named Mjølner
Zenvo didn’t name its new engine after Thor’s hammer for laughs. Co-developed with MAHLE Powertrain, the bespoke 6.6-liter quad-turbocharged V12 produces 1,250 horsepower and 885 lb-ft of torque all on its own, while screaming to a 9,800 RPM redline. That alone makes it the most powerful V12 ever fitted to a road car.
But Zenvo wasn’t done. Three electric motors (one in the transmission, two on the front axle) push the combined output to an absurd 1,850 horsepower and 1,254 lb-ft of torque, all managed through a hybridized 8-speed paddle-shift gearbox.
The Numbers Get Silly
Zenvo claims the all-wheel-drive Aurora Tur will hit 62 mph in 2.3 seconds. And while that’s impressive, plenty of EVs can do that. But here’s where it gets stupid fast. The supercar hits 186 mph in just nine seconds, 249 mph in 17, and the top speed is an estimated 260 mph.
And despite the hybrid hardware, the carbon monocoque construction keeps dry weight to 3,413 pounds. That works out to a power-to-weight ratio north of one horsepower per kilogram.
Danish Design, Two Flavors
The Aurora comes in two variants. The Tur (Danish for “tour”) shown at Goodwood is the grand touring option, while the lighter, rear-wheel-drive Agil trades two of its electric motors for track-day aggression. Chief designer Christian Brandt says the styling pulls from Danish furniture design, favoring organic simplicity over the usual winged-and-vented hypercar chaos.
Judging by the naked carbon and mustard-yellow prototype, we’d say the furniture people are onto something.
Spec Sheet
Model: Zenvo Aurora Tur
Chassis: Carbon composite monocoque
Engine: 6.6L quad-turbocharged V12 (“Mjølner”)
Hybrid System: 3x electric motors
Combined Output: 1,850 HP and 1,254 lb-ft of torque
Transmission: Hybridized 8-speed paddle shift
Drivetrain: All-wheel drive
Redline: 9,800 RPM
0-62 MPH: 2.3 seconds (est.)
Top Speed: 260 MPH (est.)
Dry Weight: 3,413 LBs
Production: Limited to 50 units
Pricing & Availability
Production kicks off at Zenvo’s facility in Præstø, Denmark, with first customer deliveries slated for the second half of 2027. Pricing starts north of €2.8 million (~$3.1 million) before personalization, and with just 50 examples planned, good luck getting an allocation. Head over to Zenvo’s website to learn more.
Recap
2027 Zenvo Aurora Tur
Zenvo debuts the production-spec Aurora Tur at Goodwood, a 1,850HP hybrid hypercar built around the most powerful V12 ever fitted to a road car, with deliveries starting in late 2027.
