Geneva 2009: Gumpert Apollo Speed

OK, the Gumpert Apollo Speed is unlikely to win the award for the best looking model shown at the Geneva motor show - for our nominees, just follow this link. In fact it’s pretty much the automotive equivalent of a big, ugly ogre. But at least the Apollo certainly has the speed to make a big impression.

The Speed is the latest version of the Gumpert Apollo, the Audi-engined supercar which is the brainchild of ex-Audi Motorsport boss Roland Gumpert.

In this crazy two-tone version, the Apollo has been lowered a whole nine millimetres, and gets new streamlined body panels, new taillights, and special aerodynamic wheel covers.

Powering the speed is a choice of 650hp, 700hp and 800hp versions of the 4.2-litre Audi-sourced twin-turbo V8. The top spec car, which is obviously the one you want, can manage 0-62mph in 3.0seconds, and top speed is “over 224mph.”

But despite the loony performance figures, the Apollo Speed stoll gets an Alcantara interior, air con and a DVD player, so you can watch Shrek while spearing down the Autobahn at top speed. Super.