We reported earlier last month that Gumpert will debut its second production model, known as the Tornante, at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Gumpert Tornante will be shown in Geneva in the form a concept developed by Touring Superleggera. The production model will be added to the company’s range in 2012. “In [...]
The future Geneva Motor Show is turning out to be one that will be very interesting. Supercar maker Gumpert said that it will launch its second production model at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The design of the new model comes courtesy of Touring Superleggera, the design firm that is responsible for the [...]
It seems Gumpert Apollo Speed’s two minutes of Nurburgring fame is over. Radical Sportscars just announced that its road-legal SR8LM lapped the Nurburgring in a blistering 6:48. The 455-hp Radical SR8LM was driven by Michael Vergers who said: ”The car was great, I could push really hard and it felt clearly faster than the previous SR8 in 2005. [...]
According to German magazine Sport-Auto, the Gumpert Apollo Speed has set a new record for a road-legal production car at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, bringing in a lap time of 7:11.57. The time was recorded on August 13th while the Gumpert Apollo Speed was piloted by 26 year-old driver Florian Gruber. Power for the Apollo Speed comes from [...]
Gumpert has released its brand new Apollo Speed and while it looks the same as the base Apollo, the Apollo Speed sits lower at 1,105mm and will have a much more “classy and aggressive” stance. The power comes from an 8-cylinder Biturbo that is capable of producing up to 800-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
It’s not only the big automakers that will be displaying vehicles at this year’s 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Performance automaker Gumpert will be on hand revealing its latest Apollo variant – the Gumpert Apollo Speed. Appearance wise, Gumpert says that the Apollo Speed will sit lower than its standard brother at 1,105mm an will have [...]
It’s official! German based supercar company Gumpert, officially confirmed today that it has chosen Evolution MotorSports in Tempe Arizona as its official U.S. assembly and performance vaildation center for the Gumpert Apollo. The hand-made supercar is powered by a 4.2L V8 Audi engine that produces 650-hp with a maximum torque of 627 lb-ft. The 0 to [...]
