Zenvo Automotive

The world's most powerful production V12 engine now has a home. Danish concern Zenvo Automotive has plonked it in a brand-new pair of unobtanium hypercars, aided and abetted by electric motors for seriously silly power, acceleration and speed.

Zenvo is known for building some of the world's most exotic, powerful hypercars, and it's about to step its game up. It is teaming with Mahle to create the world's most powerful road-going V12 engine to feature in an 1,850-hp hybrid powertrain.

It might look a bit like a Nissan with a body kit stuck on, but Denmark’s Zenvo TSR-S is an absolute brute of a hypercar. Its twin-supercharged, 5.8-liter V8 is good for 1,177 hp, and it rocks a fascinating double-action transmission as well as the most active rear wing we’ve seen.

From practical new hatchbacks to ground-hugging hypercars with tight links to the world of Formula 1, 2016 has had its share of exciting new automotive announcements. In terms of pure speed, these 10 production cars sit at the top of this year's class.

December 24, 2008 The numbers and specifications of the newly announced Danish-built Zenvo ST1 sports car put it in elite company. With 1104 bhp and a weight of 1376 kilograms, the Zenvo has a power to weight ratio only bettered by a handful of cars on the planet – the Caparo T1, SSC Ultimate Aero T