Skip advert
Advertisement

New Zenos E10 heading for a circuit near you

Lightweight Zenos E10 track car unveiled at 2014 Autosport show to challenge rivals from Ariel and Caterham

Zenos – a car company run by ex-Caterham boss Ansar Ali – has revealed its lightweight E10 sports car. The covers came off at the 2014 Autosport show in Birmingham with price and specification details also provided.  The Zenos E10 is set to rival track-focused models like the Ariel Atom and Caterham Supersport R.

Advertisement - Article continues below

It’s powered by a 200bhp 2.0-litre engine, and power is delivered to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transmission. A six-speed manual is available as an option, as is a limited slip-differential.

Performance figures haven’t been fully confirmed but Zenos is expecting 0-60mph to take 4.5 seconds, with a top speed of around 135mph. That performance is partly down to the E10’s carbon tub and aluminium construction. It weighs in at just 650kg.

• Zenos E10 sports car revealed

Zenos E10: "pure and yet edgy, focused and yet accessible"

“We set ourselves the challenge of how to make the E10 design look pure and yet edgy, focused and yet accessible, raw and yet ingenious, agile and yet balanced, serious and yet fun”, said Zenos Car co-founder Ansar Ali.

Following the E10, Zenos is planning to release a more traditional soft-top roadcar called the E11 and a coupé version of that car called the E12. Zenos has tentatively announced they’ll be available in 2018. 

Prices start from £24,995 but Zenos has announced that the first 75 cars built will be ‘Launch Edition’ models, featuring a limited slip differential, a quick release steering wheel, footwell heating and OZ performance wheels. Together the options should cost £5,755 but the starting price is £28,995 – that’s £4,000 more than the standard car.

• Zenos E10 sports car revealed• Caterham to make motorbikes• Caterham AeroSeven concept

Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

New Xiaomi YU7 2025 review: a world-beating new EV to worry the establishment
Xiaomi YU7 - front cornering

New Xiaomi YU7 2025 review: a world-beating new EV to worry the establishment

BMW or Mercedes would do anything to keep the new Xiaomi YU7 from sale in the UK and Europe, and this is why
Road tests
14 Jul 2025
Electric Car Grant in detail: Which cars will get the UK EV discount?
Auto Express creative director Darren Wilson charging the Lexus RZ

Electric Car Grant in detail: Which cars will get the UK EV discount?

The government has set out its plan to help reduce the cost of affordable EVs by introducing a new £3,750 Electric Car Grant for new EVs sold under £3…
News
18 Jul 2025
Electric Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake will keep going long after rivals need to stop
Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake - front action

Electric Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake will keep going long after rivals need to stop

The second of Merc’s new-era EVs is here in the form of an attractive estate with a huge range
News
14 Jul 2025