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Price |
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Production |
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Engine |
4.2
liter V8 |
Weight |
2425
lbs |
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Aspiration |
supercharged |
Torque |
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HP |
860
hp |
HP/Weight |
2.8
lbs per hp |
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HP/Liter |
204.8 hp per liter |
1/4 mile |
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0-62 mph |
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Top Speed |
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(from Gumpert Press
Release) Gumpert celebrates two world premieres in Geneva
In the past, the sports
car manufacturer GUMPERT has mainly been known for building race
cars for the street. At the 82nd Geneva International Motor Show,
the exclusive manufacturer premieres the
GUMPERT apollo r, a purebred race car with the brute thrust of up to
860 hp. As the second world premiere, GUMPERT presents the special
edition GUMPERT apollo enraged.
“Race cars are not
entirely new to us,” says Roland Gumpert about the latest model from
Altenburg.
“After all, we competed in the 24h at the ‘Nürburgring’ race course
with Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a hybrid apollo in 2008.” Increased
demand, especially from Asia, has now prompted the company to offer
a pure race car in addition to the street legal apollo and apollo s
models. “Many of our customers are driving their apollo on the
racecourse, usually during track days or private events. With the
apollo r, we allow ambitious drivers among them to participate in
open GT events,” continues the manager of the manufacturing company.
Numerous modifications
were required to extract up to 860 hp from the 4.2 litre V8 engine.
These include a higher supercharging pressure, ignition and control
time adjustments, optimisation of the intake air ducts and a special
racing exhaust system. Of course maximum performance depends on the
use of racing fuel with correspondingly high octane levels. In view
of the planned deployment in Asia and the expected temperatures, the
engine and transmission cooling system was also enhanced. The
spur-toothed dog ring transmission is controlled by rocker switches
on the steering wheel but without a clutch pedal. A central digital
dashboard supplies the driver with essential information. Otherwise
all frills were removed from the interior of the apollo r.
To bring all this brute
force to the pavement, the chassis which already set standards was
extended with a titanium blade stabiliser on the rear axle. Numerous
optimisation measures, for example on milled parts, the wiring
harness and undercarriage, as well as eliminating comfort components
such as the boot, allowed the charge weight (empty tank) to be
reduced to 1,100 kg. “The apollo r is more powerful and lighter than
any other apollo. Since we are not necessarily known for
understatement, we also decided to put this superiority on display
with correspondingly striking foils on the apollo r,” is how Roland
Gumpert describes his race car. At the exhibition stand in Geneva,
the apollo r presents itself in a black-red-gold foil dress. The
driver and passenger doors are each graced by a griffin, a cross
between an eagle and lion and therefore the lord of the air as well
as the earth.
“Ok, so perhaps it is a
bit crazy to take the most extreme, barely still street legal
vehicle and make it even more extreme,” says Roland Gumpert about
the limited special edition enraged – the unleashed and furious
apollo. “But the idea behind the enraged, just like the apollo r
itself, embodies our philosophy and our understanding of PURE GERMAN
SPEED with absolute consistency.” GUMPERT intends to prove just how
well, or how fast, the two vehicles actually realise this philosophy
with another record time on the “Nordschleife” race course this
year. And as in 2009 when breaking the record for the first time,
GUMPERT will approach this together with its tyre supplier and
technology partner Michelin.
