Zenvo Automotive Unveils “Most Highly effective V-12 Ever Fitted To A Roadcar.”

Danish supercar producer Zenvo Automotive has previewed what it claimed to be “essentially the most highly effective V12 engine ever fitted to a roadcar” – a 1,850-horsepower 6.6-liter quad-turbocharged hybrid V12 that may energy its new, Bugatti Tourbillon-rivaling Aurora hypercar.

Dubbed ‘Mjølner,’ the mid-mounted V-12 and its accompanying 4 turbochargers, which rev to a ballistic 9,800 RPM, are able to producing 1,250-horsepower collectively. This complete is then pushed to 1,850-horsepower when integrated with an electrical hybrid system, pushing it above the 1,775-horsepower produced by the Bugatti’s 8.3-liter V-16.

Co-developed by Zenvo and British electrified powertrain specialist MAHLE, the newly-designed V-12’s testing and improvement program will start quickly in preparation for the beginning of Aurora’s manufacturing in early 2026. The V-12 itself can be constructed at MAHLE’s facility within the UK.

Sure, The V-12 Aurora Will Be Obtainable Worldwide, However Solely 100 Of Them

“Developed particularly for the street,” the V-12 is the primary of a deliberate collection of engines to be constructed on a brand new modular structure from Zenvo, which means there’s potential for V-10, V-8 or V-6 alternate options to be used in unspecified, “future product traces and fashions.” Given the Danish automaker’s penchant for high-performance supercars nevertheless, just like the TS1 and its TSR spin-off, it’s unlikely Zenvo is toying with the thought of a debuting a household sedan or seven-seater SUV.

The ‘Mjølner’ V-12 additionally includes a MAHLE-built jet ignition system, mentioned to have been in improvement for greater than a decade now, which is able to allow ‘Lambda 1’ operation on the Aurora. Although Zenvo doesn’t provide additional particulars, the corporate does state that the ignition system acts as a “pre-requisite for future emissions necessities,” enabling the powertrain to be homologated for worldwide use on the street. Granted, solely 100 examples can be constructed.

Did Zenvo Create The Most Highly effective V12 Ever By Accident?

Mockingly, regardless of the give attention to efficiency throughout improvement, producing “essentially the most highly effective V-12 ever” might need been an accident.

“The very fact it’s the world’s strongest roadcar engine was not one thing we got down to obtain, however is a results of us pushing what we all know is feasible,” Zenvo Automotive chairman Jens Sverdrup explains. “At Zenvo, we’re a staff of passionate, real ‘automobile guys’, and it’s not day by day {that a} V-12 engine is born, so it is vitally proud second and really thrilling to lastly showcase Mjølner.”

“The very fact this V-12 is the world’s strongest roadcar engine was not one thing we got down to obtain.”

Quite than pioneering efficiency due to this fact, Zenvo’s foremost aim behind Mjølner was to provide “an emotional connection” between the V-12 and the driving force, hybrid drivetrain or in any other case…

“A key a part of the Aurora programme is round delivering an emotional connection for drivers and passengers, designed to stimulate the senses,” Sverdrup continues. “This can be a massively essential milestone, and the subsequent step will see – and listen to! – it come to life, and it has been designed to ship at each stage, which exhibits the progress we proceed to make.”

Zenvo’s First Model-New Supercar Since 2008 Arrives In 2026

The V-12 will energy the Aurora, the primary brand-new automobile to look from Zenvo since the ST1 debuted in 2008. Constructed from carbon fiber, with a radical aero package deal and a dry weight of just below 1,300-kilograms (simply over 2,866-pounds), the Aurora can be obtainable from launch in each grand-touring ‘Tur’ and track-focused ‘Agil’ specs, although presumably Bugatti-rivaling costs have but to be unveiled. Curiously, not like the 1,850-horsepower ‘Tur’ which options an electrical motor at each entrance wheels, the track-focused Agil makes use of solely a 200-horsepower electrical motor nestled inside its gearbox that produces 400-horsepower lower than its GT brethren, however sends 1,450-horsepower to the rear wheels. Each examples will boast a seven-speed paddleshift gearbox constructed and developed by British specialist Ricardo.

Full efficiency particulars have but to be revealed, though Zenvo is focusing on a 2.5-second 0-62 MPH time for the track-focused Agil (not fairly on par with the Tourbillon’s claimed “lower than two seconds”) and a pair of.3-seconds for the grand touring Tur. Amazingly, the latter may feasibly hit 186 MPH (200 KM/H) from a standstill in simply 9 seconds en-route to a 280 MPH prime velocity.

Zenvo Aurora. Tech Specs (confirmed thus far)