Zenos Cars

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Zenos Cars
Private limited company
Industry Automotive
Founded May 22, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-05-22)
Founders
  • Ansar Ali
  • Mark Edwards
Headquarters Wymondham, United Kingdom
Key people
 Mark Edwards (Managing Director)[1]
Products Sports cars
Brands Zenos
Website zenoscars.com

Zenos Cars is an automotive company that produces high-performance, light-weight sports cars. Based in in Wymondham, Norfolk, UK, the company designs, manufactures and sells three variants of the Zenos E10 car.

Background

The company was founded in Norfolk in 2012.[2][3] The founders, Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards, had worked together before at Lotus Cars and later at Caterham Cars.[4]

Current cars

Zenos E10

Zenos E10
Overview
Manufacturer Zenos Cars
Production January 2015–present
Assembly United Kingdom: Wymondham, Norfolk
Body and chassis
Class sports car
Layout mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine
  • 2.0 L I4 (petrol)
  • 150 kW (200 bhp) @ 6,800 rpm
  • 210 N·m (150 lbf·ft) @ 6,100 rpm
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Transmission 5-speed transverse manual[5]
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,300 mm (90.6 in)[5]
Length 3,800 mm (149.6 in)[5]
Width 187 mm (7.4 in)[5]
Height 1,130 mm (44.5 in)[5]
Kerb weight 700 kg (1,543 lb)[5]

A mid-engined sports car.[5] The first pre-production car was made available to the press in October 2014.[4] Production started in Norfolk in January 2015.[3]

Zenos E10 S

Similar to the E10, but with the turbocharged 2.0 L Ford EcoBoost engine,[6] delivering 190 kW (250 bhp) @ 7,000 rpm and 400 N·m (300 lbf·ft) @ 2,500 rpm.[3][7]

Zenos E10 R

This car with a higher-powered 2.3 L Ford EcoBoost engine,[8] delivering 260 kW (350 bhp) @ 6,000 rpm and 475 N·m (350 lbf·ft) @ 4,000 rpm,[9][10] was launched at the Performance Car Show, Birmingham, in January 2016.[3]

Future development

The company has partnered with Seedrs to help raise funding for the next series of models.[3]

See also

References

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