The
Zenvo ST1 is a high performance hyper car manufactured by
Danish company
Zenvo.
Company history
Zenvo Automotive is a Danish hyper car manufacturer located in
Præstø on the Danish island of
Zealand. It was founded by Troels Vollertsen, and the name 'Zenvo' is derived from a combination of the first 2 and last 3 letters in his last name.
Zenvo Automotive was founded in 2004. The first prototype of what became the Zenvo ST1 was completed in December 2008 and production began in 2009.
[1] Only 15 cars were built: they were sold to approved customers.
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Zenvo ST1
The Zenvo ST-1 is a high performance sports car. Its
turbocharged and
supercharged 6.8-litre V8 engine generates 1,104 hp (823 kW) at 6,900 rpm and 1,430 N·m (1,050 lb·ft) of torque at 4,500 rpm. According to The Motor Report, the car set a 0–100 km/h time of 3.0 seconds, with 0–200 km/h taking 8.9 seconds, and a top speed of 375 km/h (233 mph)
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The ST-1 comes equipped with
keyless entry,
satellite navigation, telescopic steering wheel adjustment and electrically adjustable leather racing seats.
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Danish design
Zenvo claim the ST-1 is entirely a result of
Danish design. The car was designed by Christian Brandt and Jesper Hermann.
[5] The carbon fibre body was made in Germany and many components such as gauges, petrol tank, ABS brakes, traction control and airbags come from American or German made cars.
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Cost
The car has a list price of €800,000.
[7] The price for registering the car in Denmark is around DKK 16 million (€2,143,952) as a result of the country's high registration taxes; however, Zenvo is aiming at the export market only.
[8] Production is limited to 15 cars.
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Appearance on Top Gear
The Zenvo ST1 was critically panned by the British motoring program
Top Gear after a series of unfortunate accidents during filming of a segment for the show, including the car catching fire after a cooling unit failure. Another car from the company eventually finished a complete timed lap of the (wet) Top Gear Test Track; the resulting time was worse than the time of a BMW M5, also on a wet track. Zenvo responded to
Top Gear with a statement published on the Danish website Pro Street.
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