Gumpert Apollo - what a machine
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jagdpanther said:
I like it
Looks like the result of a drunken one night stand between a Porsche CGT, Bugatti Veyron & a Lola T70
Looks like the result of a drunken one night stand between a Porsche CGT, Bugatti Veyron & a Lola T70
I love them and I'm glad that there are such, well, scary looking supercars out there as the total antithesis to the pretty Zonda's, Murkylargers etc.
Here's a vid that I'm sure will divide opnion amongst the PH massive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18THqEdetLA&mod...
L100NYY said:
Road_Terrorist said:
It's basically just a racing car made road legal
Yup, great ain't it!!Listen to the thing on this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3LCihnqrA&mod...
Quite an astonishing car, very striking looks which from some angles I love, and others I hate. Great performance and a mean sound 
Not knowing much at all about them I had a quick gander and saw the wikipedia article about them. Certainly an eye opener but a few things jump out at me;
1)the huuuuge 190k price tag and the fact that there's still options like carbon fibre bits on top of that should you be so inclined
2)the company name Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur doesn't really roll off the tongue.
3)it's mentioned in wikipedia (which i far from the be all and end all) that it's a competitor to porsche's GT3, how exactly? the performance is incredible if the claims of 0-60 in 3 secs dead and 224 mph top speed are anywhere near accurate, so it whips the porsche in that respect, but it's also twice the price and then some, much lower production numbers, different configurations altogether. Or is it just the case that porsche have become the name lots of manufacturers want to beat?
I particularly liked this bit;
Still, anyone who can knock out cars of this caliber and make them work certainly deserves a pat on the back, remarkable achievement. Hope to see it get a bit more exposure for our viewing pleasure
Not knowing much at all about them I had a quick gander and saw the wikipedia article about them. Certainly an eye opener but a few things jump out at me;
1)the huuuuge 190k price tag and the fact that there's still options like carbon fibre bits on top of that should you be so inclined
2)the company name Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur doesn't really roll off the tongue.
3)it's mentioned in wikipedia (which i far from the be all and end all) that it's a competitor to porsche's GT3, how exactly? the performance is incredible if the claims of 0-60 in 3 secs dead and 224 mph top speed are anywhere near accurate, so it whips the porsche in that respect, but it's also twice the price and then some, much lower production numbers, different configurations altogether. Or is it just the case that porsche have become the name lots of manufacturers want to beat?
I particularly liked this bit;
wikipedia article said:
It produces an astonishing 1500kg of downforce at 330km/h, enough to allow the car to drive on the ceiling without falling of
Still, anyone who can knock out cars of this caliber and make them work certainly deserves a pat on the back, remarkable achievement. Hope to see it get a bit more exposure for our viewing pleasure
HCMH said:
I saw a blue one in France on the motorway between Nice and Montpellier, unfortunately it was stopped just after the toll booth. It was either broken down or the driver was having a breather but it looked great.
Maybe he subscribed to the urban legend that they time you between toll booths, so was leaving a decent gap to only then cane it and still arrive at the next booth with a reasonable 'average' time Strawman said:
HCMH said:
I saw a blue one in France on the motorway between Nice and Montpellier, unfortunately it was stopped just after the toll booth. It was either broken down or the driver was having a breather but it looked great.
Maybe he subscribed to the urban legend that they time you between toll booths, so was leaving a decent gap to only then cane it and still arrive at the next booth with a reasonable 'average' time TheKeyboardDemon said:
I sort of like it, the only thing that spoils it for me is the scoop on the roof. Oh and being about £189 short of the asking price.
If you want to go halfers on it, I'll put in the £189, if you pay the other £189,811.I'll let you have it 4 days out of 7 given you are paying the larger half.
Gez
) but it still remains a fantastic piece of kit
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