German sports car manufacturer Gumpert took two surprises to the Geneva Motor Show today. One is a race-only apollo with 860 bhp and a kerb weight of just 1,100 kg (2,425 lb). The other is a road-going car with 780 bhp weighing 1,175 kg (2,590 lb) named the apollo enraged.
The Gumpert apollo r is a purebred race car. Though Gumpert's customers already tend to take their cars to track days and club events, the aim of the apollo r is to enable customers to participate in open GT events.
Not surprisingly, the amount of effort required to extract to 860 bhp from the Audi 4.2 liter V8 engine was immense, including higher supercharging pressure, ignition and control time adjustments, optimization of the intake air ducts and a special racing exhaust system.
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