Need a car ID please

[PorscheFanNo1]

Hi,

Can anyone ID this car for me please? I know I've seen it somewhere but cant on earth remember where... The picture was taken in Prag btw if that helps.




Cheers.

[Dead-Eye]

It's a Gumpert Apollo, though I don't know anything about this particular one

[PorscheFanNo1]

Ah yes! I knew I had seen it on Top Gear! Thanks!

Anyone know more about this race looking thingie?

[JAG]

green car for the Green Hell, Gumpert will be entering an electric-petrol hybrid race car into the next 24 Hours Nurnburgring this May. The race car is based on the Gumpert Apollo and will be piloted by ex-Formula 1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Dirk Muller.

The Hybrid Apollo uses both an 100 kW electric motor and a 3.3 liter V8 bi-turbo petrol engine and produces 630 hp. The electric motor will be recharged when the car brakes. On its maiden race, the hybrid-concept will be taking on race cars like the Porsche 911 GT3, Dodge Viper, Lamborghini Gallardo, BMW Z4 and Chevrolet Corvette.

Gumpert is fully aware of the 2009 Formula 1 rule that teams must use hybrid engines and has therefor formed a team around the former F1 driver Frentzen. "Motorsports can not ignore the necessity to save energy. I see a chance that our sport will go back to the forefront of technical development, making cars outside of the ractrack much more energy efficient," said Frentzen.

[cmk]

I think that unlike the Frentzen chassis, the car illustrated was supposed to be run this year (?) by Renauer Motorsport, hence the Remus sponsorship. I think a mockup in that scheme may have appeared at auto shows over the last off-season.

[WMUCarGuy]

I just saw the only one in America in the Gumball Rally 2 weekends ago. Ugly as sin, but very cool!

[Dauer 962]

Originally Posted by cmk

I think that unlike the Frentzen chassis, the car illustrated was supposed to be run this year (?) by Renauer Motorsport, hence the Remus sponsorship. I think a mockup in that scheme may have appeared at auto shows over the last off-season.

Renauer had plans to race the Apollo in 2007, but postponed these plans due to the uncertain future GT regulation at that time.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

I just saw the only one in America in the Gumball Rally 2 weekends ago. Ugly as sin, but very cool!

I wouldn't say we're 100% on the ugly here - I quite like it.....

[minimangler]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I wouldn't say we're 100% on the ugly here - I quite like it.....

Hear hear!

I don't understand why it gets such a spanking!

[Aslak Vind]

I think it is cool, and there is reason behind the design. The aerodynamics of this car is in another class, it generates huge amounts of downforce.