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Gumpert Apollo Hybrid To Race At Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
The Gumpart Apollo is one mean machine with its twin-turbo 4.2-liter Audi V8. But for next month's 24-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring, Gumpert will be swapping out that powertrain for something a bit more green. Since fuel economy is a key factor in a long race, the Apollo racer will be fitted with hybrid running gear. More »
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Supercar Weekend: Some Video of the Orange Gumpert Apollo
We wish we had something really clever to say. But after two-hours of searching los interwebs for some decent car porn, we have reached the conclusion that no one should be allowed to point a video camera at a car unless they work for the BBC. That said, we officially have a crush on the Gumpert. Oh, and there's 9-more minutes of poorly conceived, filmed and produced Apollo action after the jump. More »
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Supercar Weekend: Gumpert Apollo Actually Looks Good in Orange, Europe
We've been following the progression of Gumpert's Apollo for some time now and exactly like most bespoke hypercars, the specs are beyond reproach while the aesthetics are lousy. Let us amend that to say were lousy. Above is one sexy German! Sure, that's what your Exige would look like after a weekend with Barry Bonds. But so what? Priced well over $400,000, it might as well look like the raddest car you ever scribbled on a Pee-Chee folder. Oh, and those specs? It's got the 4.2-liter V8 from the RS4/R8 with two-turbos hooked up, good for 650 hp (though if you want 800 hp, you can
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Gumpert the Second: Apollo Sport to Debut in Geneva
The folks at Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH (glad we don't have to hand-address letters to them) will show off their latest Apollo model, the Apollo Sport, at the Geneva show next week. Mechanically, the Sport model won't stray from the base Apollo, which is powered by a midship-mounted Audi 4.2-liter V8 prodded with twin turbos and tuned to produce 800 hp — good for a zero to 60 mph time of 3 seconds. But it will get an aero kit that includes a rear wing, and creature comforts like Alcantara interior trim, AC, a backup camera and a CD stereo / nav system. What price luxury? Try around $400,000. More »
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Translating the Gumpert Apollo
So, the Gumpert Apollo the Audi-engined, 650-horse super car that vaguely resembles a rabid, irradiated RX-8 witih a steroid problem has reached production, and despite the fact that its name sounds like something Jeremiah Gumpert, Age 13, Math Olympics Champion of Jeff Davis County, Texas would come up with, the Apollo's obviously a pretty serious machine, as this Google translation from the German magazine Focus points out. More »
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