Active Aero On The Zenvo TSR-S Is Completely Crazy
Zenvo’s new active aero might look strange, but if it works, it works.
Fans of Formula 1 have seen the use of DRS – drag reduction systems – on the newest fleet of hypercars, but one thing the race cars don’t deploy is direction controlled aero. Although we have seen things like the Pagani Huayra’s deployment of flaps to control air while in a turn, the Zenvo TSR-S moves the entire rear wing about in order to accomplish the same thing. It’s both mesmerizing, and at times, looks completely absurd.
With one giant pivot, the wing tilts from side to side during turns. What makes this different from other systems is that rather than changing the air flow over one side of the car versus the other, this genuinely directs air routing around the back end of the car. For instance, if one were to enter a left corner, the wing would “tilt” to the right. Down force would shift from the center of the car to the left, to either help with balancing the car (preventing the back from stepping out) or using the air flow to further assist in the turn, almost like an airplane rudder. From what we can see, there’s no active aero elements in the front of the car.
Whether it works in practice is meant to be seen, as we don’t have any lap times or comparative numbers to go from based only on this video. Zenvo’s TSR-S is said to have 1200 horsepower, however, which should help it out with straight line speed. At the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands, the Zenvo did look relatively composed. As an evolution of the ST1, the TS1 and TSR use a different V8 with twin superchargers, with the TSR-S being the extreme performance version meant only for track. We think that’s a good thing. Can you imagine a seesaw active aero wing in traffic?
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