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 ...

Click to view more of the Gumpert Apollo in hi-res. Endurance sportscar racing continues to lead the way in green motorsports, as independent German automaker Gumpert prepares to campaign a hybrid ...

The Gumpert Apollo Sport set the record for street-legal cars at the ... Professional race driver Florian Gruber needed 7 minutes 11.57 seconds to circle the Green Hell in a blue and white Apollo.

The hybrid Apollo - which will be painted green to highlight its eco-credentials - is powered by a 3.3-litre V8 mated to a 134bhp electric motor, and will produce some 630bhp when the two run in ...

Gumpert Apollo Sport Laps Nürburgring in 7:11, Claims Production-Car Record. ... Surely it’s only a matter of time before another automaker tries to up the Green Hell ante.

The guys behind the Gumpert Apollo supercar hope to prove that "green" and "performance" aren’t mutually exclusive when they line up at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race in a hybrid ...

It may bear a name that's easy to poke fun at, but this 2009 Gumpert Apollo is also responsible for a record-setting run around the Nürburgring, lapping the iconic track in just 7:11.57 back in ...

Back in August 2009, Florian Gruber from Sport Auto lapped the Green Hell in this very Gumpert Apollo Sport in a blistering 7 minutes and 11.57 seconds.

This particular Apollo Sport is a 2007 model and starred in an episode of Top Gear when it was driven by Richard Hammond. When the Stig jumped into the driver’s seat, the Apollo Sport set a ...

Blue Apollo IE Hypercar Looks Like $2.7 Million, Does Donuts at Goodwood. ... However, the Emozione is legit' because it's made by the supercar shop responsible for the Gumpert Apollo.