Zenos Cars
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| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | May 22, 2012 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Wymondham , United Kingdom |
Key people | Mark Edwards (Managing Director)[1] |
| Products | Sports cars |
| Brands | Zenos |
| Website | zenoscars |
Zenos Cars is an automotive company that produces high-performance, light-weight sports cars. Based 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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
- ^ "The Team". Zenos Cars. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "New Zenos E10 sports car to create jobs in Norfolk". BBC News. BBC. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Zenos Cars launches £750,000 funding round with Seedrs". Business Matters. Capital Business Media. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b Sutcliffe, Steve (7 October 2014). "Zenos E10 driven - is this a Lotus beater?". Autocar. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "E10". Zenos Cars. Zenos Cars. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Cackett, Nic. "Zenos E10 S review". Autocar. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "E10 S". Zenos Cars. Zenos Cars. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Saunders, Matt (2 March 2016). "2016 Zenos E10 R review". Autocar. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "E10 R". Zenos Cars. Zenos Cars. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Cool cars at the 2016 London Motor Show". Car Keys. Car Keys. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
