RE: Geneva 2012: Gumpert Apollo Enraged and R

[poo at Paul's]

I love these. It's the super car I'd buy if I won the lottery! Madness.

[tommyhilla]

Luca Brasi said:

Why would anyone in their right mind buy one of these monstrosities?

I personally love everything about the apollo's- yeah they aint pretty but that doesnt bother me they look proper menacing and purposeful and have the performance and cornering capability that far exceeds many a prettier super car

[NismoGT]

Luca Brasi said:

Why would anyone in their right mind buy one of these monstrosities?

PH is not the place for you

[burrows98]

I thought the gumpert apollo s was a cool car but this is miles better!

[turbo-ww]

Luca Brasi said:

Why would anyone in their right mind buy one of these monstrosities?

Because they can... Why does anybody climb mountains? Because they can...

[k-ink]

This is not a pretty Italian handbag for bankers. This is a weapon to out gun anything on a race track. It has real downforce (hence the looks) and would make most pretend "supercars" look utterly ridiculous against the clock.

[Arenki]

So what it's not pretty. put it on a track and watch it destroy anything else that can wear numberplates. I'd buy one over a Reventon/Aventador/Zonda any day of the week. Will i get added pulling power outside a nightclub? unlikely. will i enjoy informing people that my car is called a 'gumpert' No, most certainly not. will i enjoy flooring it with some poor clueless person in it? yes, very much so

[pSynrg]

Just love these, everything that isn't what Ferrari and Lamborghini have become.

For me these do what the Countach did for me when I was 14.

Definitely my lotto wheels, in that black grey they used for the Reventon, matt black wheels, no stickers.

[blasos]

125mph in 8.7 seconds

Not as quick as a Ferrari F12berlinetta

[Killer2005]

hornet said:

Or maybe the Apollo Strongly Worded Letter?

They really need to make a Red Bull special edition

[soad]

Perfect addition to the dream garage

[0a]

8.51 average rating - madness!

[Speed_Demon]

Next up, the Apollo Creed, one hell of a fighter, dances on it tyres.

Love the Apollos and would take One over a Ferrari F12 or Aventador, no over the top fashionable exterior design, just pure mechanical mayhem.

[T.K]

No pictures I'm afraid, but I have seen one on the road in Hong Kong (for those that haven't been, this is possibly the most stupid and pointless first world location in which to drive a supercar). I saw it stuck doing a 38 point turn on a mini-roundabout a while back.

Nonetheless, a truly bad ass machine!

[dtrump]

davepoth said:

dtrump said:

This issue really grinds my gears as well

Build one yourself then!

[ShayneJ]

Meh Gumpert Gonad has a ring to it

[robinessex]

Everyone has missed it. This is a TOP GEAR car. Bugger the asthetics. Two fingers to the 'pretty' supercars. Just stick a purely functional body on the chassis, build it to go like stink, wait for the truley informed to buy, thrash the goolies off it. Simples

[alexpa]

loveice said:

It looked like a kitcar when it was first introduced. It still looks like a kitcar with the latest 'facelift'. I don't understand why most of so called low volume supercar manufactures spend millions on engineering but not a penny on exterior and interior design. I mean these cars are not designed by automotive designer. They are designed by normal industrial designer with help of engineers.

And a kit car for a tenth of the price will be faster and look better- Ultima GTR, GDT70 to name two, a lightly tuned LS7 or LS9 in either will have no issue keeping up with the Gumpert, I think.

[lgomgf]

Luca Brasi said:

Why would anyone in their right mind buy one of these monstrosities?

Because is beautiful.... I love this car and if I had the cash I would buy it over a Fezza or Mecca anytime... just because is different and is fast and is unique and....

You got my point...

[Carfolio]

T.K said:

No pictures I'm afraid, but I have seen one on the road in Hong Kong (for those that haven't been, this is possibly the most stupid and pointless first world location in which to drive a supercar). I saw it stuck doing a 38 point turn on a mini-roundabout a while back.

Nonetheless, a truly bad ass machine!

A normal Gumpert apollo. This one's a bit more hardcore.