industry genre supercar manufacturer predecessor gmg sportwagenmanufaktur altenburg gmbh founded 2004 founder roland gumpert headquarters denkendorf germany area served european middle eastern and u.s. markets products gumpert apollo gumpert apollo enraged apollo arrow owner ideal team ventures limited number of employees 45 website 1 apollo automobil previously known as gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur gmbh is a german supercar manufacturing company headquartered in denkendorf . roland gumpert the founder of apollo once held the position of director of audi sport . 1 2 under his management audi won a total of 25 world rally championship races and four world rally championship titles . 3 contents 1 history 2 development partners 3 availability 4 motorsport 5 references 6 external links history edit in 2001 roland gumpert proposed a new generation sports car one that would be race ready yet also street legal . after gumpert returned to germany from china at the end of 2001 roland meyer asked him to assist in building a prototype sports car . audi approved gumpert s involvement in this project on the condition that the new sports car would be a series product and not a prototype . 4 gumpert tornante the company was founded in 2004 under the name gmg sportwagenmanufaktur altenburg gmbh . the technical guidelines were defined and the first designs of the car were drawn by marco vanetta . upon vanetta s completion of this process the first 1 4 scale model of gumpert s car was produced in 2002 . gumpert continued with the development of the apollo along with the technical university of munich and the ingolstadt university of applied sciences . they have assisted with the construction work computer simulations and wind tunnel tests . this research and development helped form the blueprint for the first full scale model . finally two prototype apollos were constructed . 3 5 the production of the apollo started in october 2005 . 6 on july 27 2008 an apollo sport was featured on the uk show top gear . richard hammond and the stig drove the apollo sport . with a lap time of 1.17.1 the apollo sport became the new leader on the power lap board 7 0.2 seconds faster than the former lap leader the ascari a10 . the apollo was faster than bugatti veyron and pagani zonda around the top gear track . it was later beaten with a time of 01 16.8 by the bugatti veyron super sport . in august 2013 the company filed for bankruptcy and went into liquidation after an anonymous backer pulled out of a deal that could have saved the company . 8 9 in january 2016 the company was purchased by hong kong consortium ideal team venture also owner of the de tomaso marque and gumpert was renamed apollo automobil gmbh . 10 at the 2016 geneva motor show apollo unveiled the arrow a hypercar that produces 1 000 hp from its twin turbocharged 4.0 liter v8 engine . the arrow can travel from 0 62 mph 100 km h in less than 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of 220 mph 360 km h . 11 apollo arrow at the 2016 geneva motor show development partners edit apollo collaborated with several business and technical partners including the following 2 12 the gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur factory apollo germany limited paints and repairs ats group development and production of wheels bfft automotive electronics bosch group automobile components and systems including abs and tcs eibach sports chassis development hs genion automotive engineering kbf kabelbaumfertigung the apollo s cabling measuring 4.2 km kw automotive sport suspension systems mero tsk mengeringhausen tube system pirelli road and racing tyres trw active and passive vehicle safety systems technical university of munich virtual prototyping vibration technology and driver vehicle interaction widos welding plastic tubing and moulded parts contrust optimized risk management evolution motorsports us development partner and distribution gte engineering development and production of kevlar clutch facing availability edit a new gumpert apollo in the gumpert factory the gumpert apollo apollo sport and the apollo race are currently only available in the european middle eastern and us markets . apollo also plans to export the gumpert apollo to australia the asian region and russia . 13 14 since october 2005 a total of 45 employees both from the production and administration departments have produced and delivered the first cars . for 2009 an annual production of 30 cars was planned . 2 the base price for the apollo with its 4.2 litre v8 engine with bi turbo delivering 650 hp 480 kw is 301 600 excluding vat . the apollo sport is available at an extra 77 910 and the apollo race at 125 320 more . 15 the waiting list is approximately four to five months . 6 16 motorsport edit a gumpert apollo at the leipzig altenburg airport during april 2005 the apollo made its racing debut in the divinol cup . this apollo was driven by the belgian race driver ruben maes . maes finished third on the hockenheimring race track . 2 three years later gumpert announced that they would enter a hybrid electric version of the apollo in the 2008 24 hours n rburgring driven by 2004 winner dirk m ller and former formula one racer heinz harald frentzen . three months passed between the first discussions and the finished hybrid apollo . the apollo was driven in the 24 hours n rburgring in may 2008 . the hybrid apollo can deliver up to 630 hp 470 kw powered with a 3.3 litre v8 bi turbo engine coupled with a 100 kw 136 ps ; 134 hp electric motor . the car has the ability to recharge the battery under braking . references edit dream on ... audi sport the production version of apollo supercar . retrieved 2009 01 05 . dead link a b c d gumpert english pdf . retrieved 2009 01 07 . a b gumpert car . retrieved 2009 01 05 . pr gumpert dezember 2008 english pdf . retrieved 2009 01 06 . gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur history . retrieved 2009 01 06 . a b doc1280 pdf . retrieved 2009 01 06 . dead link bbc top gear power laps . retrieved 2009 01 08 . hayward matthew 2013 08 30 . gumpert goes bankrupt . retrieved 2013 09 01 . ballaban michael 2013 09 01 . gumpert goes bust with bankruptcy . retrieved 2013 09 01 . haupt andreas 2016 01 05 . neuer name neuer apollo gumpert reboot new name new apollo . auto motor und sport in german . motor presse stuttgart gmbh & co. kg . retrieved 2016 01 06 . joseph noah 2016 03 02 . apollo arrow rises from gumpert ashes with 1 000 hp . autoblog . retrieved 2016 03 02 . gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur partner . retrieved 2009 01 05 . gumpert confirms apollo supercar for u.s. motorauthority car news reviews spy shots . retrieved 2009 01 06 . gumpert boosting apollo supercar production in 09 motorauthority car news reviews spy shots . retrieved 2009 01 06 . pricelist 09 en pdf . retrieved 2009 01 07 . gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur gmbh boutique car manufacturers europe xo private the luxury travel collection . retrieved 2009 01 05 . garlitos kirby 2012 11 13 . gumpert getting back on its feet as apollo orders trickle in . top speed . retrieved 2013 01 15 . aravind 2012 10 19 . gumpert s future is safe . top speed . retrieved 2013 01 15 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to gumpert . official website v t e automotive industry in germany automotive industry economy of germany transport in germany companies active vehicle producers bmw bmw i bmw motorrad borgward daimler mercedes benz setra evobus smart maybach gumpert krauss maffei rheinmetall rmmv volkswagen group audi man rmmv porsche volkswagen volkswagen commercial vehicles foreign owned ford of europe ford werke iveco magirus opel hyundai europe defunct vehicle producers auto union dkw horch nsu wanderer trabant hansa goliath north german automobile and engine artega automobile fuldamobil goggomobil components atr behr bosch blaupunkt etas group bbs b hler motor continental dr xlmaier group d rr ag getrag hella hermann peters kspg l we automobil mahle mann hummel petri schaeffler voith zf 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