Thursday 12th November 2015

Zenos E10 R confirmed

New Zenos variant promises 'large increase in power' over already rapid turbocharged E10 S

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With 200hp and a 700kg kerbweight the Zenos E10 is rapid. The turbocharged S version with 250hp and a near doubling of torque seriously so. Just how quick is a new R version, teased in this video, going to be?

We don't have any numbers yet, just a short teaser video with some glimpses of bodywork and soundbites from the development team. "When we first did the 200hp it was quick. We then put the Ecoboost in and it was ballistically quick. And now this is just the same difference again," says development man Chris Weston with an appealingly mischievous grin.

The news Ansar Ali left the business in August may come as a shock but, as co-founder Mark Edwards says, "he remains a shareholder and supporter of the business." Ali did a great job of presenting a public face for Zenos, not least when he dropped by PH with little more than a plan hatched with Edwards and a Powerpoint presentation. But Edwards, Weston and the rest of the team are keen to show the original plan of steady evolution of the E10 platform remains very firmly on track, the R the next step.

"The pinnacle of the E10 range will stay true to the Zenos philosophy of low-cost ownership, offering maximum performance and affordability," says Edwards in this initial release, promising further info to come. We said from the start the E10 platform felt capable of handling way more than the power it started out with; with the R we look forward to seeing how far it really can go. Watch this space!

Watch the video here.

 

[V8 FOU]

Amazing!
These guys are really doing it. I met the team some while ago at Brands, and they were so engaging and polite.

I really wish them every success!