Should I consider anything else? Early mid life crisis....
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Jonathan27 said:
Nissan GT-R!
having done quite a bit of track work in one I wasnt a fan, fantastic road car, not really a track toolCant sway the mrs to the caterham
Have got a nice email from the CEO of Zenoscars who is suggesting waiting til End of July where some chosen press will be given a test drive (hopefully mr harris)
just having a look at the mevabusa! :S
MrLizard said:
having done quite a bit of track work in one I wasnt a fan, fantastic road car, not really a track tool
Cant sway the mrs to the caterham
Have got a nice email from the CEO of Zenoscars who is suggesting waiting til End of July where some chosen press will be given a test drive (hopefully mr harris)
just having a look at the mevabusa! :S
Just looked at the Zenos website having never heard of them before, it looks bloody lovely!! Cant sway the mrs to the caterham
Have got a nice email from the CEO of Zenoscars who is suggesting waiting til End of July where some chosen press will be given a test drive (hopefully mr harris)
just having a look at the mevabusa! :S
Well, a small update - I actually ordered the E10S with the Ford Ecoboost 2L from the new Focus ST, which makes the car come in at 700kg and 250bhp
I was invited to Millbrook to see the unveiling and drive the E10 and be driven in the E10S - fantastic day put on by the guys at Zenos, no expense spared with an auto test track set out for people to drive and a stationary car for people to walk about and sit in as well as being driven by a lunatic on the Alpine circuit in the S which at one point made a pigeon disintegrate.
They wanted to exaggerate the fact that the cars are still in prototype and that feedback from end users was a key part. Which was great as people had a few suggestions - though i hasten to add not 'that' many.
Both cars performed almost flawlessly, the S having only been started 3 days before the event for the first time, it didn't miss a beat all day and essentially spent the day having its neck rung. The standard car suffered a temporary technical gremlin that the guys jumped on and fixed in a few minutes.
For a prototype to be so far along is great and the feedback on the carbon fibre cockpit and the layout of the car was getting a lot of praise.
http://www.zenoscars.com/products/zenos-e10s/ some info on the S
Ended the day with being given some framed copies of original sketches and build numbers which was a nice touch and will add a photo of my finished car to the end when complete
Happy customer cant wait for it to be done!
I was invited to Millbrook to see the unveiling and drive the E10 and be driven in the E10S - fantastic day put on by the guys at Zenos, no expense spared with an auto test track set out for people to drive and a stationary car for people to walk about and sit in as well as being driven by a lunatic on the Alpine circuit in the S which at one point made a pigeon disintegrate.
They wanted to exaggerate the fact that the cars are still in prototype and that feedback from end users was a key part. Which was great as people had a few suggestions - though i hasten to add not 'that' many.
Both cars performed almost flawlessly, the S having only been started 3 days before the event for the first time, it didn't miss a beat all day and essentially spent the day having its neck rung. The standard car suffered a temporary technical gremlin that the guys jumped on and fixed in a few minutes.
For a prototype to be so far along is great and the feedback on the carbon fibre cockpit and the layout of the car was getting a lot of praise.
http://www.zenoscars.com/products/zenos-e10s/ some info on the S
Ended the day with being given some framed copies of original sketches and build numbers which was a nice touch and will add a photo of my finished car to the end when complete
Happy customer cant wait for it to be done!
grumpy said:
That's one nice looking car, from the pictures anyway. I could manage without a roof but not without a 'screen. I've not read the thread but if it's a track day car who cares.
Windscreen is an option, it is a road legal track car really so on the track not so important but on the road i guess a windscreen could be of some use. MrLizard said:
grumpy said:
That's one nice looking car, from the pictures anyway. I could manage without a roof but not without a 'screen. I've not read the thread but if it's a track day car who cares.
Windscreen is an option, it is a road legal track car really so on the track not so important but on the road i guess a windscreen could be of some use. And I must say lovely looking car
Tickle said:
http://www.zenoscars.com/zenos-range/e10/
Looks good, not sure on your time-scale to buy and the actual release date for the E10 though.
I hope I helped you with the decision Looks good, not sure on your time-scale to buy and the actual release date for the E10 though.
Look forward to seeing a write-up in readers cars when it lands.
Tickle said:
I hope I helped you with the decision
Look forward to seeing a write-up in readers cars when it lands.
I tend to live by the motto of 'never follow' in a lot of what i do which has worked to my advantage and disadvantage in life, still a small risk but having met the Chairman and CEO etc and seen the funding that has been generated i feel it is acceptable.Look forward to seeing a write-up in readers cars when it lands.
i will keep the thread updated for sure, spoke to them briefly about ECU and tuning and weights today, suffice to say that it is still prototype and things could get a little better
Your commission is in the post Tickle.
MrLizard said:
I tend to live by the motto of 'never follow' in a lot of what i do which has worked to my advantage and disadvantage in life, still a small risk but having met the Chairman and CEO etc and seen the funding that has been generated i feel it is acceptable.
i will keep the thread updated for sure, spoke to them briefly about ECU and tuning and weights today, suffice to say that it is still prototype and things could get a little better
Your commission is in the post Tickle.
Collins Performance have done some interesting stuff with the Ecoboost engine. Might be worth a phone call. i will keep the thread updated for sure, spoke to them briefly about ECU and tuning and weights today, suffice to say that it is still prototype and things could get a little better
Your commission is in the post Tickle.
Also, would the mountune upgrades be available?
KarlMac said:
Collins Performance have done some interesting stuff with the Ecoboost engine. Might be worth a phone call.
Also, would the mountune upgrades be available?
I was thinking the same lines, suffice to say that they have to use a branded ECU that has been developed with the car and as I have always dealt with Abbey Motorsport I am hoping they might be able to help when the time comes Also, would the mountune upgrades be available?
Syvecs (which I use on my race car) are doing an ECU for the 2L ecoboost so that might be an option, 300ish should be easily achievable which, and I appreciate this isn't everything, would take it to similar BHP/per ton to the mp12c
Because of the ECU I suspect mountune wont be an option (?)- maybe someone with more knowledge could comment on that tho...
Pesty said:
Never heard of zenos. Looks fabulous, well done.
The E11 and 12 look interesting.
Unfortunately due to changes of plans with job and a slight change of the deal on the Zeno I have backed out of this, though hope to get back into one in the future. However I have now ordered an Atom - waiting on delivery somewhere near Christmas The E11 and 12 look interesting.
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