The eleventh series of top gear was aired on bbc two during 2008 and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 22 june and concluding on 27 july 2008. What was once known as the gumpert apollo has resurfaced at the 2016 geneva motor show in the form of the apollo arrow with sleeker styling. These specials differed from regular episodes insofar that they were longer than the standard sixty minute episodes. Gumpert apollo is a supercar made by gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur gmbh, located in altenburg, germany. The eleventh series of top gear was aired on bbc two during 2008 and consisted of six. This engine produces a maximum power of 650 ps 641 bhp 478 kw at 6500 rpm and a maximum torque of 850. It holds the current lap record around bedfords west circuit, being nearly a second ahead of the caterham r500 with a time of 1.
Top gears department of education 20 dogs in cars to help take your mind off things how to look after your car when not in use top 9 interiors of the 21st century best electric cars best track. Jeremys homemade motorhome, also referred to inprogramme as the leaning tower of citroen, was a threestoried motorhome constructed and invented by jeremy clarkson. Gumpert apollo sport from top gear also for sale carscoops. Gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur is the official name for the carmaker. The gumpert apollo may not be able to drive over a speed bump, but it sure is fast on the track. The criteria, as stated by richard and james, stated that they would. This time trumped the industrys top models, including. It is a midengine, rear wheel drive twoseater constructed on a tubular chromoly frame, with fiberglass or optional carbon fibre body panels. Specials, originally, were episodes of top gear in which the shows three presenters at the time, jeremy clarkson, james may, and richard hammond, head to an international location for a road trip. A new character was introduced in this series named top gear stunt man credited as jim dowdall, though not named inprogramme. Apollo automobil previously known as gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur is a german sports car manufacturer headquartered in denkendorf. The 100 best top gear episodes ever pt2 topgearbox.
Welcome to the top gear wiki, an online resource for everything top gear that anyone can edit top gear is a bafta, multinta, and international emmy awardwinning bbc motoringtelevision series. Apollo arrow rises from gumpert ashes with 1,000 hp autoblog. Click above to see the gumpert apollo on top gears test track. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humourous style. This gumpert apollo sport was also crashed at goodwood in 2012. The gumpert apollo can reach a speed of 225 mph, and go from 0 to 60 in 3. This particular apollo sport is a 2007 model and starred in an episode of top gear when it was driven by richard hammond. This is a nice car and is well handele by the stig. This apollo is the actual car that back in july 2008 beat the bugatti veyron and the pagani zonda around the top gear test track with a lap time of 1. Whereas optimum performance for racetracks, lateral acceleration and grip in all situations. Richard tests the ugliest but fastest supercar, the gumpert apollo. In 2004, he founded his own company, gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur gmbh.
It was first driven by richard hammond, before the stig took it round for a timed lap. Under his management, audi won a total of 25 world rally championship rallies and four world rally championship titles. The gumpert went straight to the top by 200ths of a second. At the movies was the name of the third directtovideo top gear special, and the fifth release to feature exclusive scenarios not recorded for the series. The apollo can weigh between 1,100 kg 2,400 lb and 1,200 kg 2,600 lb depending on options, and is fully streetlegal. The apollo intensa emozione is a lunatic 769bhp v12 track toy. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. The motorhome was primarily constructed from a citroen cx break.
In true autoart fashion, the nicest imo color out of the three for this model was released last. Review of the gumpert apollo s from jeremy clarkson top gear 20. There are currently 1 gumpert apollo cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and collectors cars for sale on classic driver. One of the main difficulties was that the machine is ready for racetracks and needed to. A partner of apollo, brembo has always delivered outstanding performance and remains at the top of its segment.
It starred richard hammond and james may, with main presenter jeremy clarkson unavailable due to the concurrent production of his final home video, powered up. As per the challenge instructions jeremys motorhome included cooking facilities. Richard hammond made the claim for them on the episode of top gear when it was tested. In fact, the gumpert apollo sport was once featured on top gear uk, where it completed a lap on the shows famed track in just 1.
Gumpert gives the apollo even more speed the gumpert apollo is as fast as it is expensive, having set the record for the fastest lap time of any car driven by the gearheads at top gear. Welcome to our definitive 100 best top gear episodes ever. The gumpert apollo was the name of a german supercar produced by automaker gumpert sportwagenmanufaktur gmbh in altenburg from 2005 through to 2012 on the 27th of july, 2008 edition of top gear, an apollo sport was featured on the show. Gumpert claims the design of the apollo is optimised so that the car could drive upsidedown in a tunnel if driven at. The gumpert apollo is a car we have a lot of time for at evo. For drivers dads with kids who want the exhilaration of a sports car but prefer ample rear seat passenger room, sports sedans are a popular choices, with cars like the bmw m3 or amg c63 on top of most peoples list. And even in times of economic and financial crisis, roland gumpert, company founder and managing director, and his 45man team, are looking at the coming year with optimism, as the gumpert success story has.
It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. The man behind the gumpert apollo reckons his nathalie sports car can change the future. But having your head a few inches from the fizzchattering wastegates on. He stated that gumpert was going to actually test this claim in a tunnel theyd picked. The boys went headtohead with the hosts of the german version of top gear.
With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. Here are a couple of shots of my latest add, the gumpert apollo s in blue by autoart. The 2010 apollo sport also came with a number of new. This is part 2 of the list, with 26th to 50th placed episodes. James road tests cars from japanese car maker, mitsuoka. Top gears lap record holder gets even more fastness. Roland gumpert, the founder of apollo, once held the position of director of audi sport. Pagani zonda f vs bugatti veyron drag race top gear bbc duration. Tiff needell drives the ultrarare and ultrafast gumpert apollo supercar. In 2000 roland gumpert planned to develop a new generation of supercars. It was built for a challenge that was featured in the fifteenth season of top gear. Exactly three years after series production began in altenburg, thuringia. One of gumperts top priorities in building the original apollo was to make it as light as possible.
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