Zenvo ST1

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How much?	$ 1300000
Engine:	7000cc, 8cyl, 1104BHP @ 6900, 1055lb ft @ 4500
Transmission:	Manual
Performance:	3 sec 0-100kph , 375kph
How heavy?	1376kg

Tom Bird
02 February 2010

The Zenvo ST1 is the fruit of five years worth of hard work by Jesper Jenson and Troels Vollertsen and the rest of the small team that works for Zenvo - Denmark's first supercar company. It's an all-new model built on its own platform and is powered by a bespoke 7.0-litre GM V8 engine.

The alloy lump is turbo- and supercharged to a heady 1104bhp and 1055lb ft of torque. This twin-charging setup is similar to what VW does on the Golf GT - though naturally, with a little more potency.

What this means in real terms is that the V8 doesn't suffer from any lag - plant the throttle and away it goes. With all of that power on tap, it's really not recommended trying any sort of rapid getaway in first gear - you'll roast those fat 335mm Michelins in no time.

There's still plenty of wheelspin in second if you're not too careful with the power. To try and make the ST1 a little easier to live with on the day-to-day grind, Zenvo has set up the car with three power maps - 650bhp for wet conditions, 850bhp for normal, and the full 1104bhp in Sport mode.

You can shift between each of the power modes on the move via a stubby control wheel on the carbon centre console. Carbon is the material of choice in the ST1 as it features a full carbon body built over a steel chassis.

The steering is reasonably communicative as to what’s going on under the front 19” wheels and is remarkably lacking in chatter when tanking along at high speeds. You could really drive this car everyday, even the race clutch is easy to modulate at the biting point.

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