Specialized

Turbo Kenevo 2023

Discontinued✎Full Power · GravityLegacy · 0/10iFreshness 0/10
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Motor

Specialized 2.1 · 90Nm · 560W↗

Battery

Specialized M2-500 · 500Wh

Travel F/R

180/180mm

Wheels

27.5F / 27.5R✎

Frame

Aluminium✎

Weight

24.23 kg

Price

From £6,750

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Specialized Turbo Kenevo 2023

From £6,750

The 2023 Specialized Turbo Kenevo is the full-power, gravity-focused eMTB in the Turbo line, not to be confused with the much lighter Kenevo SL. This was a runout, carryover year for the platform and the model is now discontinued. It runs a full 180mm of travel front and rear on 27.5in wheels, built around a Specialized M5 Premium aluminium frame with the asymmetric Sidearm chassis and a rearward axle path designed to keep momentum over rough ground.Power comes from the Specialized 2.1 Custom Rx Trail Tuned motor, rated at 90Nm and 565W, paired with a frame-integrated, removable battery: a 500Wh M2-500 pack on the Comp and a larger 700Wh M2-700 pack on the Expert. Geometry is shared across both builds and runs S2 to S5 with reach from 450mm to 525mm, a slack 64.5 degree head angle, a steep 78 degree effective seat angle, a 351mm BB height and a consistent 454mm chainstay.Two builds were offered. The Comp (GBP 6,750) pairs a 180mm FOX 38 Rhythm fork with a FOX DHX coil shock, Shimano SLX four-piston brakes on 203mm rotors and a Shimano LinkGlide 11-speed drivetrain, with a claimed weight of 24.23kg. The Expert (GBP 8,750) steps up to a dual-crown RockShox BoXXer Select fork and Super Deluxe coil shock, SRAM Code RS brakes on 220mm rotors and a wireless SRAM GX Eagle AXS 12-speed drivetrain, at a claimed 25.0kg. Both roll on Specialized Butcher Grid Gravity T9 27.5 x 2.6in tyres.As a discontinued model the specification is fixed at this 2023 build, and the figures above are taken from the published manufacturer spec rather than any ride or reliability testing.

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The 2023 Specialized Turbo Kenevo is the full-power, gravity-focused eMTB in the Turbo line, not to be confused with the much lighter Kenevo SL. This was a runout, carryover year for the platform and the model is now discontinued. It runs a full 180mm of travel front and rear on 27.5in wheels, built around a Specialized M5 Premium aluminium frame with the asymmetric Sidearm chassis and a rearward axle path designed to keep momentum over rough ground.

Power comes from the Specialized 2.1 Custom Rx Trail Tuned motor, rated at 90Nm and 565W, paired with a frame-integrated, removable battery: a 500Wh M2-500 pack on the Comp and a larger 700Wh M2-700 pack on the Expert. Geometry is shared across both builds and runs S2 to S5 with reach from 450mm to 525mm, a slack 64.5 degree head angle, a steep 78 degree effective seat angle, a 351mm BB height and a consistent 454mm chainstay.

Two builds were offered. The Comp (GBP 6,750) pairs a 180mm FOX 38 Rhythm fork with a FOX DHX coil shock, Shimano SLX four-piston brakes on 203mm rotors and a Shimano LinkGlide 11-speed drivetrain, with a claimed weight of 24.23kg. The Expert (GBP 8,750) steps up to a dual-crown RockShox BoXXer Select fork and Super Deluxe coil shock, SRAM Code RS brakes on 220mm rotors and a wireless SRAM GX Eagle AXS 12-speed drivetrain, at a claimed 25.0kg. Both roll on Specialized Butcher Grid Gravity T9 27.5 x 2.6in tyres.

As a discontinued model the specification is fixed at this 2023 build, and the figures above are taken from the published manufacturer spec rather than any ride or reliability testing.

Geometry read

What the numbers mean on the trail

Computed from this bike's geometry, spec and build kit — reach, wheelbase, chainstay, head and seat angles, travel, motor, weight and the fork/tyre/brake spec — and worked out per size, because a fixed chainstay can make an S and an XL feel very different.

Size

Descending

A solid all-round descender (64.5° head angle, 180mm) — capable in the rough and steep without being an all-out bruiser.

Playfulness

A fair bit of pop, but happiest on flowing trail rather than trials moves.

Size balance

Rear-long with a planted front in S3 (FC:RC 1.78) — easy to weight the front and quick to turn, though it can feel light at the back at real speed.

Technical climbing

Specialized 2.1 and a steep 78° seat angle keep the weight planted over the front — a proper winch. 560W of peak power and 90Nm of torque — a strong full-power motor.

Best suited toBig-day all-rounders who climb a lot and still descend hard.

Strong up and composed down — a do-it-all, not a specialist.

Watch out forNo major red flags in the S3 geometry.

The numbers are well balanced for its category.

How it stacks up vs other Full Power · Gravity bikes (from 138 bikes in the database)

Weight24.23 kgabout average weight

Battery500 Wh211 Wh below average

Motor torque90 Nm12 Nm below average

Value for money28/100from £6,750 · comparable bikes ~£5,889

Computed from geometry + spec, not a paid review. Scores are guidance, not gospel.

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OWNERS’ REPORT

Specialized Kenevo (2018-2023) — what owners actually know

21,538 posts · 2,416 owners · data through Jul 2026

105GEN 2: 2.1 motor early-life failures and the 4-year warranty extension (motor internals in the Brose/Specialized report) · typical onset: Early life; 500-mile repeat cycles in the worst cases pre-fix.

39Water ingress (both gens; also tracked in the Brose/Specialized report) · typical onset: Wet seasons; pressure-washing accelerates.

30GEN 2: firmware update side effects (7.4.2 era) · typical onset: Immediately post-update.

✓Specialized handled its biggest motor crisis in public, on this forum, with a CEO letter and a 4-year retroactive warranty; community sentiment flipped from…

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Geometry · hover a row to highlight the measurement on the bike

	S2	S3	S4	S5
Reach	450 mm	475 mm	500 mm	525 mm
Stack	602 mm	611 mm	620 mm	629 mm
Seattube	400 mm	420 mm	440 mm	465 mm
Chainstay	454 mm	454 mm	454 mm	454 mm
Headtube Angle	64.5°	64.5°	64.5°	64.5°
Seattube Angle (eff)	78°	78°	78°	78°
Wheelbase	1234 mm	1263 mm	1292 mm	1322 mm
Headtube	105 mm	115 mm	125 mm	135 mm
BB Height	351 mm	351 mm	351 mm	351 mm
Standover	799 mm	799 mm	799 mm	799 mm
Front Centre	780 mm*	809 mm*	838 mm*	868 mm*
FC:RC	1.72	1.78	1.85	1.91

Trims · 2

	Comp £6,750	Expert £8,750
Motor	Specialized 2.1 · 90 Nm · all trims
Battery	Specialized M2-500 · 500 Wh · all trims
Travel F/R	180/180 mm · all trims
Frame	Specialized M5 Premium Aluminum · all trims
Fork	FOX 38 Rhythm, Grip damper, 180mm travel, 37mm rake	RockShox Boxxer Select 27.5", 180mm travel, 46mm offset
Shock	FOX DHX Performance Series coil. Springs: S2: 450lb, S3: 500lbs, S4: 550lbs, S5: 600lbs	Rockshox Super Deluxe Coil, 230x62.5mm, S2:450lb, S3:500lb, S4:550lb, S5:600lb
Stem	Alloy Trail Stem, 35mm bar bore	Descendant 35mm Direct Mount Stem, 50mm length
Handlebar	Specialized, 6061 alloy, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 30mm rise, 780mm width	Specialized Trail, 7050 alloy, 8-degree backsweep, 6-degree upsweep, 30mm rise, 800mm, 35mm clamp
Grips	Specialized Trail Grips	Deity Grips
Saddle	Bridge Comp, Hollow Cr-mo rails, 155/143mm	Bridge, 155/143mm, Hollow Ti-rails
Seatpost	X-Fusion Manic, infinite adjustable, two-bolt head, bottom mount cable routing, remote SRL LE lever, 34.9mm, S: 125mm, M/L: 150mm, XL: 170mm	OneUp, Dropper Post-V2, MMX lever, 34.9 (S2:120mm, S3:150mm, S4: 180mm, S5: 210mm)
Brakes	Front: Shimano SLX M7120, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 203mm rotor; Rear: Shimano SLX M7120, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 203mm rotor	Front: SRAM Code RS, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 220mm; Rear: SRAM Code RS, 4-piston caliper, hydraulic disc, 220mm
Rear derailleur	Shimano Deore XT LINKGLIDE, 11-speed	SRAM GX Eagle AXS, w/ battery cover
Crank	Praxis Forged Alloy, 160mm (Chainrings: 32t Praxis, steel)	Praxis forged M30, custom offset, 160mm (Chainrings: SRAM X-Sync Eagle, 104BCD, 32T, steel)
Shifters	Shimano Deore XT, 11-speed	SRAM GX Eagle AXS Controller
Cassette	Shimano LINKGLIDE, 11-speed, 11-50t	Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t
Chain	Shimano LINKGLIDE, 11-speed	SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
Drivetrain	Shimano Deore XT LINKGLIDE, 11-speed; Praxis Forged Alloy, 160mm (Chainrings: 32t Praxis, steel); Shimano Deore XT, 11-speed; Shimano LINKGLIDE, 11-speed, 11-50t; Shimano LINKGLIDE, 11-speed	SRAM GX Eagle AXS, w/ battery cover; Praxis forged M30, custom offset, 160mm (Chainrings: SRAM X-Sync Eagle, 104BCD, 32T, steel); SRAM GX Eagle AXS Controller; Sram XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52t; SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
Wheels	Roval 27.5" Alloy DH, 28mm internal width, 32h, tubeless ready · all trims
Tyres	Front: Butcher Grid Gravity 2Bliss Ready T9, 27.5 x 2.6"; Rear: Butcher Grid Gravity 2Bliss Ready T9, 27.5 x 2.6" · all trims
Weight	24.23 kg	25 kg
Price	£6,750	£8,750

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