263 MPH Zenvo TSR-GT Loses Wonky Wing, Gains 183 HP For A Total Of 1,360 HP
Even faster touring-themed version of Danish supercar is limited to three units and they’re all sold
Denmark's Zenvo is sending its TS supercar series off in style with the company's fastest ever model, the TSR-GT.
Fastest in this instance doesn't refer to its ability to lap a race track, but to its top speed. While the stripped-out TSR-S uses its unusual tilting rear spoiler to generate huge cornering grip to make it quick on a circuit, the more luxurious GT's specialty is going very fast in a straight line, making it Zenvo's equivalent to the McLaren Speedtail.
While the TSR-S peaks at 202 mph (325 km/h), the GT storms on to 263 mph (424 km/h) thanks to a taller final drive and big horsepower injection. The 5.8-liter twin-supercharged flat-plane V8 benefits from an upgraded inlet plenum and exhaust manifold, and can also run on ethanol-rich E85 fuel as well as ordinary gas.
Power is up from 1,177 hp (1,193 PS) to 1,360 hp (1,379 PS) as a result, but that's only part of the speed equation. Zenvo's engineers also focused on cutting drag, meaning the TSR-R's active spoiler had to make way for a longer fixed wing, and the wheels now wear aerodynamic covers.
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To make sense of the new car's "grand tourer" tag the inside of the GT is a far more refined space than the hardcore S with its bare carbon and extensive use of Alcantara. The GT swaps the fake suede for real leather and adds noise-reducing leather-edged floor mats.
Zenvo hasn't revealed how much the GT costs, but the answer is kind of academic, anyway: the company is only building three models, and they've apparently all been pre-sold to collectors.
Though Denmark, a country with shockingly high taxes on new vehicles, isn't known as a hotbed of supercar activity, Zenvo has been quietly churning out small numbers of exotic mid-engined machines since 2016. But the firm, which made a series of high-profile hires, is about to step up its activities with the launch of an all-new V12 hybrid supercar in 2023.