The Danish car brand Zenvo Automotive does not deny that the newly developed V12 engine can be coupled to a manual gearbox.
Only 100 Zenvo Auroras will be built. All cars will have a huge 6.6-liter V12 engine with four turbos. But now the brand from Præsto is also considering a manual transmission.
This was stated by the brand's chairman Jens Sverdrup in an interview with Top Gear .
– Is there room for a manual transmission? Yes, there is. We're just not sure how it will fit with the car's dimensions yet.
The engine, dubbed 'Mjolner' after Thor's hammer in Norse mythology, is not entirely random. In any case, it is no coincidence that the people from Præsto chose to go with four turbos.
That's exactly the number of turbos you'll find in the Bugatti EB110. And it's a car that Jens Sverdrup really likes. The explanation doesn't need to be any more advanced.
Right now, the plan is for Aurora production to be split between two versions. A more GT-like version called 'Tur' and a track-oriented Agil.
– You can imagine it as the choice between a Porsche 911 Turbo S and a GT3 RS, says Jens Sverdrup.
The Agile version of the Aurora will be an easier matter because Zenvo only lets it drive on the rear wheels. We will get our first taste of that in July.
Here Zenvo is competing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. But there's actually more to tell about the Danish hypercar. Because Mjolner is actually a modular engine.
This means that the people from Præsto can make both a V8 and a V6 engine from the design. This could – at least in theory – also lead to more models from the brand.
But right now the plan is that Aurora, which otherwise costs 25 million kroner excluding tax, will be built in a brand new factory closer to Copenhagen.
– As a brand, we have to have credibility. We have to do it right. I've always said that it takes 20 years to make a breakthrough.
– Of course, you can also throw money in the order of magnitude of Volkswagen after the project and make everything happen faster. But we have to do it the other way around, says Jens Sverdrup.
