Roland Gumpert, founder, Managing Director and the driving force behind Sportwagenmanufaktur, has created a manufacturing environment that combines engineering excellence with a broad automotive and racing competence. Experts within the motorsport scene are all familiar with the name 'Gumpert': In the mid 1970s, the longstanding AUDI manager was the driving force behind the development of the four-wheel drive ”Iltis”, the original predecessor of today‘s ”Quattro”. In 1979 he not only succeeded in preparing the gnarled fourwheel drive ”Iltis” for the ParisDakar rally, but also achieved victory. In the years that followed under his management, AUDI Sport won a total of 25 World Rally Championship races and was the 4-time winner of the World Rally Championship. Gumpert‘s professional success is distinguished by his ability to combine innovative ideas with proven technology effectively and successfully.
A team of automotive and motor sports specialists joined forces to pool their enthusiasm and energy into developing and creating the apollo. Their abilities create the space for the finest workmanship and utmost individuality, with the use of high-tech processes and integration of proven standard components.
With the apollo we are providing a select clientele of ambitious sports drivers and car enthusiasts with the opportunity of experiencing the unique synergy between handmade highend components optimised for performance on the road and the track, and of to distinguish themselves from the remainder of the world of sports cars. Up to 100 vehicles will leave the factory each year – just enough to ensure that these exceptional vehicles retain their exclusive status.
GUMPERT Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH is an independent, privately financed company. Its financial stability secured by secured by wellknown investors, their operative commitment will also promote the international sales and distribution of apollo.
History
THE BEGINNING – FROM IDEA TO THE FIRST MODEL
In 2001 there was a vision of a new super sports car: A car, which combined the highest dynamics with unmatched driving capabilities. Intended to be a street-legal car ready for the race track. Last but not least, Mr. Gumpert wanted it to offer the best value for money you could get among the super sports cars.
Starting from there, the technical parameters to be met were defined and the first designs of the car were drawn by Marco Vanetta. At the end of this process the first 1:4 scale model of the car was produced in 2002 – apollo was born.
FROM THE MODEL TO PRE-PRODUCTION
To develop a model into a real car is a long way to go and a lot of experience and even more know-how are needed to be successful in the end. So about four years ago Roland Gumpert took over the project management. Coming from AUDI, Roland Gumpert has a long and impressive track record in car development and motor sport. The Quattros from Ingolstadt won 25 races in the World Rally Championship and 4 World Rally Championship titles with him leading the AUDI Sport Department.
The GMG Sportwagenmanufaktur Altenburg GmbH was founded and Gumpert pressed ahead with the development of the apollo. In close cooperation with the Technical University in Munich and the University of Applied Sciences in Ingolstadt constructional work, computer simulations, and finally wind tunnel tests were done. All research and development activities formed the basis for the first 1:1 scale model and finally the two pre-production apollo.
THE PERFECT SYNTHESIS
The apollo is the perfect synthesis of road vehicle and track car. It evokes passion and driving pleasure beyond all expectations: 650 HP, 360 km/h (224 mph) top speed and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just 3 seconds, you would have to go a long way to find an alternative to the apollo. The complete package is available in a cost-benefit ratio that cannot be matched in this exclusive vehicle class. As a pure high-performance sports car with racing qualities which is also approved for use on the road, the apollo sets new standards.
The apollo is not the only sports car on the market; however its concept is so unique and realised so consistently that it aspires to redefine the standard for this vehicle class. The apollo has more to offer:
– Approved both for use on the road and on the track
– Maximum safety in accordance with the 74 international motor racing standards
– Perfect road-holding and ultra-precise handling
– Maximum driving pleasure and unbeatable driving performance
– Excellent aerodynamic efficiency and driving dynamics
– Synthesis of reliable racing and series technology
– Unique, futuristic, and striking design
– Best cost-benefit ratio
Despite the series production process, every apollo is unique. It is Customized to the owner‘s wishes and needs and proudly bears his touch. We can also offer you:
– Luxury package with air conditioning, navigation radio with DVD/CDPlayer and rear-facing camera with rear-view mirror function
– Car body made of fibreglass(GFK) or carbon-fibre (CFK)
– Carbon fibre for various components and car body parts
– Design variants created by use of different air intakes for the engine
– Carbon rear wing (optional available)
– Engine variants with 650 / 700 / 800 HP output
In addition to these different options and equipment packages, we can of course also accommodate any other special requests made by our customers. Just talk to us.
READY FOR RACETRACK
A sports car‘s supremacy is not defined by pure engine power alone: only a car that can put this power on the asphalt and create a balance between all occurring internal and external forces will leave the contestants behind, on the road and the race track. The chassis is the key to this supremacy – and apollo has already proven itself spectacularly under the toughest testing conditions on various test tracks, public roads and real racing tracks such as Hockenheim, Imola and the historical “Nordschleife”. The apollo made a great third place with the Belgian racing driver, Ruben Maes, in the cockpit at its racing debut at the Divinol Cup in Hockenheim in April 2005.
Three years later, the apollo is in the spotlight on the track again. Initiated by Ex-Formula1 pilot Heinz-Harald Frentzen GSM built a hybrid racing version of the apollo in spring 2008. The highlight of this exceeding project had been the legendary 24h race at Nurburgring-Nordschleife, where the apollo competed with well-known sports cars. Thus the hybrid-apollo can be seen as the precursor of a new environmentally friendly technology on the circuit.
PROVEN PERFORMANCE IN A NEW DIMENSION
The impressive power of the high-performance eight cylinder engine is based on proven V8-high-performance aggregates from AUDI. In the standard configuration this engine is optimised for use in racing and road vehicles and produces 650HP as a Biturbo engine.
Weighing only 196 kg (432 lbs.), it plays a major role in ensuring the ideal weight and fascinating driving dynamics of apollo. An angle of 90° between the two cylinder banks is a sign of a classic 8-cylinder engine. Efficient utilisation of its remarkable energy in the back wheels guarantees the fully-synchronised, sequential six-speed transmission that incorporates Formula 1 know-how. The short gear paths allow high speed gear changes. The arrangement of the gears in a longitudinal direction in the path of travel ensures a very low centre of gravity and optimum weight distribution. The characteristic sound of the double-flow exhaust system of the apollo with its 3-way catalytic converters says it best – the apollo is pure, unbeatable performance as reflected in the data. Like a comet, the apollo catapults its pilot from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just 3.0 seconds and only requires 8.9 seconds from 0 to 200 km/h (0-124 mph).
For connoisseurs form whom driving fun does not necessarily equal maximum motor Performance and ultimate acceleration, the engine is also ideally suited for day-to-day
driving at lower speeds.
TECHNICAL DATA
2-seater sports car with a mid-engine arrangement chrome-molybdenum steel chassis with an integrated carbon monocoque as safety cell, gullwing doors, fi breglass body, 120 l (26.4 gall., U.K.) stainless steel tank behind the passenger cell with integrated catch tank, long and pushrod-operated double transverse control arm suspension with fully adjustable dampers front and rear and anti roll bar in front, ground clearance adjustable between 40 and 120 mm / 1.57-4.72 in, two circuit Bosch-ABS brake system with six piston callipers, inside ventilated discs (378 x32 mm / 14.9 x 1.26 in) all around, brake cooling system in the front, and presets for wet, dry, and race conditions
Dimensions
Length mm / in 4,460 / 175.6
Width mm / in 1,998 / 78.6
Height mm / in 1,114 / 43.8
Wheel base mm / in 2,700 / 106.3
Track front / back mm / in 1,670 / 65.7 - 1.598 / 62.9
Boot volume l 100
Weight
Kerbweight(1) kg / lbs below 1,200 / 2,645
Allowed total weight kg / lbs 1,500 / 3,306
Approved axle load front - back kg / lbs 650/1,452 – 900/1,984
Motor
V8-cylinder-Biturbomotor with 90° cylinder angle, Closed-Deck light metal crankcase, light metal cylinder heads with five valves per cylinder, four overhead camshafts, variable time of ignition (Vario Cam direct) on the intake, hydraulic valve clearance compensation, dry sump lubrication, double-fl ow exhaust system with 3-way catalytic converter, four Lambda probes for gas mixture and diagnostics, On-board diagnostic system, Intercooler, engine management ME7.1.1, electronic ignition with a rested ignition distribution (eight ignition coils), sequential multipoint fuel injection, electronic accelerator system (drive-by-wire)
Cylinder / type / valves per cylinder 8 / 90°-V/5
Cubic capacity cm³ / in³ 4,163 / 254
Stroke - Bore mm / in 93/3.66 - 84,5/3.32
Nominal output kW / HP at rev / min 478/650 at 6,500
Max. torque kW / lb ft at rev / min 850/626.9 at 4,000
Maximum rev rev / min 7,200
Litre performance kW/I / HP/I 114,8 / 156
Compression / recommended fuel type 9.3 / 98 ROZ / 88 MOZ
Emission standard Euro 4
Gearbox
Sequential six-speed gear box with synchronisation and oil cooling, twin plate clutch configuration
(diameter 200 mm / 7.87 in each), Differential lock by Torsen, custom-made gear ratios
PERFORMANCE FIGURES
Top speed 2) km/h / mph max. 360 / 224
Acceleration 0-100 km/h /0–62 mph s 3,1
Acceleration 0-200km/h / 0–124 mph s 9,1
Wheels
Tire dimension front / back 255/35ZR19 / 345/35ZR19
Wheel dimension front / back 10J x 19 / 13J x 19
Wheel rim type Aluminium cast wheels with centre lock
1) The deadweight for vehicles with series fittings. Added extras may increase this value.
2) Depending on the aerodynamic packages used, nominal engine output and gear ratios.
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