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| name = Gumpert Apollo |
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| image = Gumpert Apollo 3.jpg |
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| manufacturer = [[Gumpert]] |
| manufacturer = [[Apollo Automobil|Gumpert]] |
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| production = 2005–2012 (150 units produced) |
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| designer = Marco Vanetta |
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| bankruptcy = 2012 |
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| engine = {{convert|4.2|L|cuin|abbr=on}} twin-[[turbocharged]] [[V8 engine|V8]] |
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| body_style = 2-door [[coupé]] |
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| transmission = 6-speed sequential manual |
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| engine = {{convert|4.2|L|cuin|abbr=on}} twin-[[turbocharged]] [[V8 engine|V8]] |
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| transmission = [[Costruzione Italiana Macchine Attrezzi|CIMA]] 6-speed [[manual transmission|sequential manual]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=D |first=Nick |date=2016-01-15 |title=Gumpert Apollo |url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/gumpert-apollo/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Supercars.net |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| wheelbase = {{Convert|2700|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |
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| length = {{Convert|4460|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |
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| height = {{Convert|1114|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |
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| designer = [[Roland Gumpert]]<br>[[Roland Mayer (automobile designer)|Roland Mayer]] |
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| successor = Gumpert Tornante<br>[[Apollo Intensa Emozione]] |
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| doors = [[Gullwing doors|Gullwing]] |
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| 0 to 60 = {{2.91 seconds}} |
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|Top Speed = {{233 mph}} |
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The '''Gumpert Apollo''' is a sports car produced by German |
The '''Gumpert Apollo''' is a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer [[Apollo Automobil|Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH]] in [[Altenburg]]. [[Apollo Automobil|Gumpert]] filed for [[bankruptcy]] in August 2013, thereby ending the production of the Apollo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/286447/gumpert_goes_bankrupt.html |title=Gumpert goes bankrupt |first=Matthew |last=Hayward |date=30 August 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://jalopnik.com/1231749581 |title=Gumpert Goes Bust With Bankruptcy |first=Michael |last=Ballaban |date=1 September 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:2 Apollos (Prototype) with F-4 Phantom.jpg|thumb|left|The two Gumpert Apollo Prototypes with an [[F-4 Phantom II]] ]] |
[[File:2 Apollos (Prototype) with F-4 Phantom.jpg|thumb|left|The two Gumpert Apollo Prototypes with an [[F-4 Phantom II]] ]] |
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[[File:Gumpert Apollo Dubai.jpg|thumb|left|Pre-production car]] |
[[File:Gumpert Apollo Dubai.jpg|thumb|left|Pre-production car]] |
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⚫ | In 2000 [[Roland Gumpert]] proposed a new generation [[sports car]]. One of the |
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⚫ | In 2000, [[Roland Gumpert]] proposed a new generation of [[sports car]]s. One of the primary criteria for this car was that it be street-legal yet ready for the racetrack. He returned to Germany at the end of 2001, after over three years in [[China]] where he was the head of sales and marketing responsible for the development of the dealer network of the [[Audi]]-[[Volkswagen|VW]] joint enterprise there. Subsequently, automobile designer Roland Mayer asked him if he would assist in building a prototype [[sports car]]. Audi approved Gumpert's involvement in this project, on the condition that, if they did eventually develop a new sports car, it would not be a [[prototype]], but a series product.<ref name="PR GUMPERT Dezember 2008_english">{{cite web|url=http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/attachments/gtboard-com-general-sportscars/75991d1229461830-40th-gumpert-apollo-manifacturered-apollor-project-rleated-audi-r8-pr-gumpert-dezember-2008_english.pdf|title=PR GUMPERT Dezember 2008_english| access-date= 6 January 2009}}</ref> |
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The company, located in [[Altenburg]], [[Germany]], was founded in 2004 under the name GMG Sportwagenmanufaktur |
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⚫ | The company, located in [[Altenburg]], Germany was founded in 2004 under the name GMG Sportwagenmanufaktur Altenburg GmbH. The technical guidelines were defined and the first designs of the car were drawn by Marco Vanetta. Upon Vanetta's completion of this process, the first 1:4 [[scale model]] of Gumpert's car was produced in 2001. |
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⚫ | Gumpert continued with the development of the Apollo, along with the |
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⚫ | Gumpert continued with the development of the Apollo, along with the Technical University of Munich and the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences. They assisted him with the [[construction|constructional work]], [[simulation|computer simulations]], and [[wind tunnel|wind tunnel tests]]. This research and development helped forming the blueprint for the first 1:1 scale model. Finally, two prototype cars were constructed.<ref name="Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur - History">{{cite web|url=http://www.gumpert.de/eng/historie.html |title=Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur - History |access-date=6 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007175536/http://www.gumpert.de/eng/historie.html |archive-date=7 October 2008 }}</ref> Production of the Apollo started in October 2005.<ref name="Doc1280">{{cite web|url=http://www.nadim.com/GalleryDocs/Doc1280.pdf |title=Doc1280 |access-date=6 January 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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==Motorsport== |
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Soon after the first fully functioning road car made its way to Europe, the car became fully road-legal and was sold in various Gumpert dealerships. Very soon after, car reviewers praised the car's speed and cornering. During a review in [[Autocar (magazine)|''Autocar'']] magazine, chief test driver Matt Prior stated that "the Apollo recalibrates the meaning of pure speed and driving feel." On Series 11 of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', the Apollo lapped the Top Gear test track in a time of 1:17.1, setting a record that lasted for 2 years until surpassed by the [[Bugatti Veyron Super Sport]]. |
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[[File:GumpertApHybrid.JPG|thumb|HHF Hybrid Concept Car]] |
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During April 2005 the Apollo made its racing debut in the Divinol Cup. This Apollo was driven by Belgian race driver [[Ruben Maes]]; he finished third on the [[Hockenheimring]] race track. Three years later Gumpert announced that they would enter a [[Hybrid electric vehicle|hybrid]] version of the Apollo in the 2008 [[24 Hours Nürburgring]], driven by 2004 winner [[Dirk Müller]] and ex-[[Formula One]] racer [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]. Three months passed between the first discussions and the finished hybrid Apollo. The Apollo was driven in the 24 Hours Nürburgring in May 2008. The hybrid Apollo can deliver up to {{convert|519|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, powered with a 3.3 litre V8 [[twin-turbo]] engine coupled with a {{convert|100|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} electric motor. The car has the ability to [[regenerative brake|recharge the battery under braking]]. |
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⚫ | The Apollo weighs between {{convert|1100|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and {{convert|1200|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (depending on options), and is fully street-legal. It is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive two-seater constructed on a tubular [[chromoly]] frame, with [[fiberglass]] or optional [[carbon fibre]] body panels. Gumpert claims the design of the Apollo is optimised so that the car could drive upside-down in a tunnel if driven at speeds over {{cvt|190|mph|kph|0|abbr=on|order=flip}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gumpert.de/eng/apollovision.html |title=GUMPERT Sportwagenmanufaktur GMBH |access-date=26 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309023639/http://www.gumpert.de/eng/apollovision.html |archive-date=9 March 2009 }} Gumpert Homepage</ref> but this has not been tested. |
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The Apollo set a 7:11.57 lap time at Nürburgring achieved by German car magazine [[Sport auto (Germany)|Sport Auto]]. |
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On July 27, 2008 an Apollo Sport was featured on the UK show ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]''. [[Richard Hammond]] and [[The Stig]] drove the Apollo Sport.<ref name="Gumpert Apollo takes first place on the Top Gear Test Track :: RS246.com :: The World's #1 Audi S and RS Enthusiast Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=65|title=Gumpert Apollo takes first place on the Top Gear Test Track :: RS246.com :: The World's #1 Audi S and RS Enthusiast Website|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref> With a lap time of 1:17.1, the Apollo Sport was for a while the fastest on the 'Power Lap Board', but has been beaten by the [[Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron Super Sport]], the [[Lamborghini Aventador]], the [[McLaren MP4-12C]], [[Ariel Atom V8]], [[Pagani Huayra]] and BAC Mono since then.<ref name="BBC - Top Gear - Power Laps">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml|title=BBC - Top Gear - Power Laps|accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The Apollo |
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File:Gumpert Apollo Geneva 2006 3.jpg|Interior View |
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File:Gumpert Apollo Geneva 2006 1.jpg|Salon International de l'Auto - Geneva |
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==Engine== |
==Engine== |
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[[File:2014-03-04 Geneva Motor Show 1315.JPG|thumb|left|Engine bay]] |
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⚫ | The Apollo uses a 4,163 cc [[bi-turbo]] [[intercooled]] version of the Audi [[V8 engine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meaden |first=Richard |date=October 31, 2007 |title=Gumpert Apollo |url=https://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/210382/gumpert_apollo.html |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=evo |language=en}}</ref> The 90° V8 has a closed-deck light metal crankcase with [[dry sump]] lubrication. The light metal cylinder heads have five valves per cylinder, four overhead camshafts, [[VarioCam]] Direct variable valve timing on the intakes, and hydraulic valve clearance compensation. The double-flow exhaust system has four [[oxygen sensor]]s to monitor the gas mixture, and a 3-way [[catalytic converter]]. Modern controls include an on-board diagnostic system, eight-coil [[electronic ignition]], sequential multipoint [[fuel injection]], and an electronic ([[drive by wire]]) accelerator system. |
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[[File:Gumpert Apollo Leipzig-Altenburg Airport.JPG|thumb|The Gumpert Apollo used the [[Leipzig-Altenburg Airport]] as a test track.]] |
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⚫ | The Apollo uses a |
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* Base version - approximately {{convert|650|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
* Base version - approximately {{convert|650|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
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* Sport version - approximately {{convert|700|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
* Sport version - approximately {{convert|700|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
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* Race version - approximately {{convert|800|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
* Race version - approximately {{convert|800|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} |
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Speed overview ( |
Speed overview (650 hp):{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
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* Top speed is {{convert|360.4|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} |
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* 0-{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} reached in 3.1 seconds |
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* 0-{{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in 9.1 seconds. |
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==Dimensions== |
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*Width: {{convert|1998|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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*Height: {{convert|1114|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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*Wheel Base: {{convert|2700|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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'''Weight''' |
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* 0-{{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}: 3.1 seconds |
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* 0-{{convert|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}}: 9.1 seconds |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.gumpert.de/eng/index_html.html Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060209015716/http://www.gumpert.de/eng/index_html.html Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605045722/http://www.gumpertapollousa.com/ Gumpert USA] |
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*[http://www.gumpertracing.com Gumpert USA] |
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 27 October 2024
Gumpert Apollo | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Gumpert |
Production | 2005–2012 (150 units produced) |
Designer | Marco Vanetta |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Doors | Gullwing |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4.2 L (260 cu in) twin-turbocharged V8 |
Transmission | CIMA 6-speed sequential manual[1] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) |
Length | 4,460 mm (175.6 in) |
Width | 1,998 mm (78.7 in) |
Height | 1,114 mm (43.9 in) |
Curb weight | 1,100–1,200 kg (2,425–2,646 lb) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Gumpert Tornante Apollo Intensa Emozione |
The Gumpert Apollo is a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg. Gumpert filed for bankruptcy in August 2013, thereby ending the production of the Apollo.[2][3]
History
[edit]In 2000, Roland Gumpert proposed a new generation of sports cars. One of the primary criteria for this car was that it be street-legal yet ready for the racetrack. He returned to Germany at the end of 2001, after over three years in China where he was the head of sales and marketing responsible for the development of the dealer network of the Audi-VW joint enterprise there. Subsequently, automobile designer Roland Mayer asked him if he would assist in building a prototype sports car. Audi approved Gumpert's involvement in this project, on the condition that, if they did eventually develop a new sports car, it would not be a prototype, but a series product.[4]
The company, located in Altenburg, Germany was founded in 2004 under the name GMG Sportwagenmanufaktur Altenburg GmbH. The technical guidelines were defined and the first designs of the car were drawn by Marco Vanetta. Upon Vanetta's completion of this process, the first 1:4 scale model of Gumpert's car was produced in 2001.
Gumpert continued with the development of the Apollo, along with the Technical University of Munich and the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences. They assisted him with the constructional work, computer simulations, and wind tunnel tests. This research and development helped forming the blueprint for the first 1:1 scale model. Finally, two prototype cars were constructed.[5] Production of the Apollo started in October 2005.[6]
Soon after the first fully functioning road car made its way to Europe, the car became fully road-legal and was sold in various Gumpert dealerships. Very soon after, car reviewers praised the car's speed and cornering. During a review in Autocar magazine, chief test driver Matt Prior stated that "the Apollo recalibrates the meaning of pure speed and driving feel." On Series 11 of Top Gear, the Apollo lapped the Top Gear test track in a time of 1:17.1, setting a record that lasted for 2 years until surpassed by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
Design
[edit]The Apollo weighs between 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) and 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) (depending on options), and is fully street-legal. It is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive two-seater constructed on a tubular chromoly frame, with fiberglass or optional carbon fibre body panels. Gumpert claims the design of the Apollo is optimised so that the car could drive upside-down in a tunnel if driven at speeds over 306 km/h (190 mph),[7] but this has not been tested.
The Apollo set a 7:11.57 lap time at Nürburgring achieved by German car magazine Sport Auto.
Engine
[edit]The Apollo uses a 4,163 cc bi-turbo intercooled version of the Audi V8 engine.[8] The 90° V8 has a closed-deck light metal crankcase with dry sump lubrication. The light metal cylinder heads have five valves per cylinder, four overhead camshafts, VarioCam Direct variable valve timing on the intakes, and hydraulic valve clearance compensation. The double-flow exhaust system has four oxygen sensors to monitor the gas mixture, and a 3-way catalytic converter. Modern controls include an on-board diagnostic system, eight-coil electronic ignition, sequential multipoint fuel injection, and an electronic (drive by wire) accelerator system.
There were 3 engine types available:
- Base version - approximately 650 PS (478 kW; 641 bhp)
- Sport version - approximately 700 PS (515 kW; 690 bhp)
- Race version - approximately 800 PS (588 kW; 789 bhp)
Speed overview (650 hp):[citation needed]
- Top speed: 360.4 km/h (223.9 mph)
- 0-100 km/h (62 mph): 3.1 seconds
- 0-200 km/h (124 mph): 9.1 seconds
References
[edit]- ^ D, Nick (15 January 2016). "Gumpert Apollo". Supercars.net. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Hayward, Matthew (30 August 2013). "Gumpert goes bankrupt". Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Ballaban, Michael (1 September 2013). "Gumpert Goes Bust With Bankruptcy". Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "PR GUMPERT Dezember 2008_english" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur - History". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Doc1280" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2009.[dead link ]
- ^ "GUMPERT Sportwagenmanufaktur GMBH". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009. Gumpert Homepage
- ^ Meaden, Richard (31 October 2007). "Gumpert Apollo". evo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.