Zenvo TSR-S review

Commendably bespoke in here. Vollertsen got fed up with carbon suppliers letting him down, so they now do all the carbon work in-house themselves. It’s a carbon-bodied car, with carbon everywhere inside. That’s a lot of carbon. Not enough carbon? Open the engine bay (by first tilting the rear wing back). Now that’s a lot of carbon. And it’s all really, really good – finished to a high standard, the weave clear and perfectly aligned.

There’s enough bespoke switchgear that you don’t find yourself trying to second guess where the column stalks come from, the centre screen is an iPad running a Zenvo app (sensible), and the key slots neatly and precisely into the console. There’s plenty of firms out there that don’t do that properly.

Visually there’s a strong hexagonal theme – reminiscent of Lamborghini, perhaps – but it also comes across as being very well made. From the screen graphics to the doors seals, much of it has been done in-house. And done well. Getting door closures this resistant to wind noise is no easy task. Barebones enough that I’d quite like a bit more padding on the seat, but it comes across as raw, purposeful, extreme.

Just two buttons adorn the steering wheel – one for the gearbox (two settings, Road or Race), the other for the engine. There’s space under the bonnet for more kit than you might expect. It’s shallow, but usable. But what I really want is a camera on the back deck beaming a live feed of the wing to the dash screen. It’s childishly entertaining.