I didn't like Clarkson's review of the Zenvo

"YSI-what can brown do for you" (ysi-what-can-brown-do-for-you)
02/27/2014 at 23:31 • Filed to: None

He seemed pretty biased towards it and seemed on a campaign to hate it. Granted it did break down like 3 times, but if this was a Ferrari he would have said it give the car soul. Then there was the lap, which was in the wet and was never going to be fast considering how much power it has. It was funny though.

DISCUSSION (15)

JGrabowMSt > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/27/2014 at 23:51

I once dated a Danish girl. She was cute and fun, and the relationship was great. Until the end, where it basically burned to the ground very, very rapidly.

I'm not going to step into the defense of Clarkson on this one, but considering the car is Danish, it did about as well as I had expected it to.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/27/2014 at 23:53

I think he's right on the money on it being useless for $800,000. It's not fast than the SSC nor does it have any trunk storage.

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
02/27/2014 at 23:54

However, it doesn't look like shit.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb
02/27/2014 at 23:57

Ehhhh, it just looks a bit dumpy.

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
02/28/2014 at 00:02

We'll have to agree to disagree.

GhostZ > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/28/2014 at 00:38

He was harsh, but probably because he felt his time was wasted more than anything else.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/28/2014 at 00:54

Well, some say it's been very wet in britain these day..

And yet the Caterham 620 can do a very good lap in similar condition.

Moe Khan > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/28/2014 at 01:47

The Zenvo looks great. That's really about it, it seems. Given Zenvo's defense after Clarkson's scathing review, and some basic engineering bits about the car, it feels like a supercar designed for uber-rich Lambo drivers (ie posers). Doesn't seem like a car for the enthusiasts. I'll take a Koenigsegg instead please.

Oh, if you're looking for a second opinion. Here's a slightly more complete/less fun review. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/zen…

McMike > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
02/28/2014 at 05:16

When I heard the price I almost spit out my drink.

Good for Zenvo for trying to get into the supercar game, but for what you get for that price? Crackpipe.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/28/2014 at 08:49

The fact that it's undriveable when you turn all the nannies off didn't help it.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
02/28/2014 at 10:27

Well it has smaller tires which are better in the rain, plus it only has 320hp versus 1100.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
02/28/2014 at 10:28

Well I think anything about 100k is a bit much for a car. I do not think that a Koenigsegg is worth a million dollars or whatever it is.

YSI-what can brown do for you > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
02/28/2014 at 10:29

Well to be fair, it was wet.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > YSI-what can brown do for you
02/28/2014 at 11:07

Neutral-handling cars are neutral when it's wet, when your tires break free, in the snow...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > YSI-what can brown do for you
03/01/2014 at 07:17

Yeah, that means the Zenvo had a trouble to get all those 1100hp to the wheels.