The objective,
according to company boss Jesper Jensen, was not to build a road rocket that
could outdo the Veyron in terms of raw pace (although the claimed figures –
0-62mph in 3.0sec and 233mph max - aren’t too shabby). Instead, the idea was
to come up with car that could easily be driven every day, yet which could also
double as a track weapon. The ST1 was initially
designed as a rolling chassis, built around a steel backbone with
double-wishbone suspension and three-way Öhlins adjustable dampers. The massive
7.0-litre supercharged and turbocharged V8 was positioned longitudinally
directly behind the passenger cell, and the armoury of radiators and other
ancillaries were then scattered around the car. Once all the hardware
was in place and functioning to their satisfaction, the Zenvo crew called on
Danish designer Christian Brandt to pen the contours of the carbonfibre
bodyshell. The car you see here is the prototype, which has clocked up more
than 45,000 miles - and isn't lookin…
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