Corvette ZR1, Viper ACR. Never heard of them?
Well that might be me joking but with the Gumpert knocking a full 11 seconds off the closest of these two rivals they may as well be history. This car has single handily restored the natural order of things, that is that Europe make the best sportscars and America need to try harder.
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The Gumpert Apollo gains the lap record of the Nurburgring Driver Florian Gruber achieved this with 7:11.5 making this the fastest production road car round the Nurburgring
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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)
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And to add insult to injury, it's using an Audi engine as well.
