Gumpert Apollo Sport specs

Top Speed: 224 mph / 360 km/h
0-60 mph: 3.0 seconds
Engine: V8 4.2 liter 800HP
The 2007 Gumbert Apollo Sport ranks among the top sports car in the world today. The super car, that is the successor of the Apollo that premiered in the 2006 Geneva International Motor Show, combines sleek design and unwavering performance. Powered by a bi-turbo, 4.2 liter, 800 horse power engine, it can go from 0 to 60mph in just 3 seconds and 124 mph in less than 10. The addition of the racing wing increases the Apollo Sport's down force and reduces drag pushing it to a maximum speed of 360km/h. Priced at over US$ 400,000 the Apollo Sport is definitely not for the faint hearted. With breath-taking acceleration and faultless handling, the super car is designed for high-end drivers with discriminating tastes and the thirst for Gs.

The Apollo Sport was designed to meet the requirements of circuit racing as well as regular road use. Designed with sexy curves, sharp lines and efficient aerodynamics, it combines performance and luxury to become one of the most coveted street-legal race cars. It extends the race car experience beyond the tracks. It provides amazing performance on the circuit and on the road this amazing super car provides pure driving pleasure with its precise and predictable handling.

No one can deny the beauty of this sports car named aptly after a Greek god. The exterior exudes exotic appeal guaranteed to stand out. It proudly shows off its mid-engine configuration with form following function without compromising its aesthetic appeal. What posed as an even bigger challenge for its designers is to configure the Apollo Sport to be street-legal. For a gull-winged door super car, the Apollo Sport looks surprisingly amazing considering the compromise designers have to make to accommodate the mid-engine lay-out. With 19-inch Pirelli Pzero tires and a choice between fiber glass of carbon fiber skin, the two-seater Apollo sport is even more efficient and luxurious than its predecessor the Gumpert Apollo. It has elegant interiors and comes standard with a reverse view camera, a navigation system, air-conditioning, a CD player and is finished with alcantara leather. The form-fitted carbon monocoque also provides driving ease.

Aside from appealing to the impeccable aesthetic sensibilities and the need for speed of distinguished drivers, this car is designed with utmost safety in mind. Built with a tubular-steel space frame in chrome-molybdenum steel with integrated safety monocoque and additional cashbox, the Apollo Sport passed all crash-regulation standards and is guaranteed to keep you safe when speeding up the circuit or the highway in its 1200 kg frame. Inside, the four point harness will keep you safe in your seat.