Zenos E10 R: What A Beast!
“Zenos Cars is a manufacturer of exciting lightweight performance sports cars” – So they define Zenos Cars, a small British manufacturer of lightweight sports cars. So far, Zenos only offers a single model: the E10, a striking little spider with a sporty look and worthy of those performance that get the attention. The E10, until now, was available in two versions: the classic E10 (200 hp for 700 kg) and the E10 S (250 hp for 725 kg), both equipped with a Ford 4-cylinder engine inherited from the Focus ST. In a short time we expect the arrival of the E10 R, an even sportier version that is supposed to represent the pinnacle of sportiness according to Zenos. The intention to build a new version with almost twice as many horses than the classic E10 would be born as an answer to the question that leaders of Zenos Cars asked themselves: “how much power our innovative carbon and aluminum chassis would be able to manage?” The answer would be 350 hp! And so, again mated with a weight of just 700 kg, the new E10 R will be equipped with a Ford engine, but this time with the one of the new and more powerful Focus RS, which is also present in the same compartment of the 2.3 Ecoboost Mustang. Based on these few indications we can safely assume that the new E10 R may drop below the 4 seconds for accelerating from 0 to 100 kph and become an authentic lethal weapon for fans of track days. No coincidence that Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards, founder of Zenos Cars, defined their new E10 R as: “Indulgent, insane and absolutely astonishing.”
Antonio Iafelice