Apollo Automobil (previously known as Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur) is a German sports car manufacturer headquartered in Denkendorf. Roland Gumpert, who founded Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur in 2004, once held the position of director of Audi Sport. Under his management, Audi won a total of 25 World Rally Championship rallies and four World Rally Championship titles.

In 2001, Roland Gumpert proposed a new generation of sports car, one that would be race-ready yet also street-legal. After Gumpert returned to Germany from China at the end of 2001, his former colleague at Audi and founder of Motoren Technik Mayer, Roland Meyer, asked him to assist in building a prototype sports car. 

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.

Gumpert continued with the development of the car now called the Apollo, along with the Technical University of Munich and the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences.

The production of the Apollo started in October 2005. Many variants of the Apollo were introduced throughout its production cycle.

The philosophy behind this vehicle was to make Roland Gumpert's Le Mans dreams come true. A car homologated to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and also road-legal. Soon after the first fully functioning road car made its way to Europe, the car became fully road-legal and was sold in various Gumpert dealerships. Very soon after, car reviewers praised the car's speed and cornering.

apollo

2005-2012

The Gumpert Apollo is a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg. Gumpert filed for bankruptcy in August 2013, thereby ending the production of the Apollo. Only 150 units are produced.

The Apollo weighs between 1100 kg and 1200 kg  (depending on options), and is fully street-legal. It is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive two-seater constructed on a tubular chromoly frame, with fiberglass or optional carbon fibre body panels.

Gumpert claims the design of the Apollo is optimised so that the car could drive upside-down in a tunnel if driven at speeds over 306 km/h but this has not been tested.

The Apollo uses a 4,163 cc bi-turbo intercooled version of the Audi V8 engine. There were 3 engine types available:

• Base version - approximately 650 PS 
• Sport version - approximately 700 PS
• Race version - approximately 800 PS

tornante

2011

The Gumpert Tornante by Touring is technically closely related to the Apollo, the supercar with which the brand has gained fame. However, the tubular chassis was reworked, with the main intention of being able to offer 25 percent more interior space and a 200-liter boot.

The design of the super sporty coupé comes from the hand of Louis de Fabribeckers, the Belgian who heads the design agency Touring Superleggera. The 4.475 millimetre long and 1.215 millimetre low coupé weighs only 1300 kilos without options and is powered by a bomb of an engine: the 4.2 V8 makes 700 hp available to the driver.

But above all, the torque is phenomenal: 900 Nm. The whole thing is controlled by a six-speed automatic transmission. The Tornante should easily reach a top speed of more than 300 km/h. It would be on the market in 2011 and another variant was promised by 2012.

Combining ultra high performance with great comfort, it defines a new class of automobiles: Fast Tourer. 

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.

In January 2016, the company was purchased by Hong Kong consortium Ideal Team Venture which is also owner of the De Tomaso marque. The company was renamed Apollo Automobil GmbH after the acquisition by its new owner.

In November 2016, the company announced that former owner and founder Roland Gumpert was no longer associated with the company or its current or future projects.

arrow

2016

The Apollo Arrow is a mid-engine, 2-seater concept car developed by Apollo Automobil. It was introduced in 2016 at the Geneva Motor Show.

The Arrow was co-developed by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) and Apollo Automobil, while Roland Gumpert was CEO of Apollo. It was planned that an Italian company MAT, the company that builds the SCG 003C would be appointed to produce the production version of the car. SCG stated that a production version of the Arrow would consist of a track only version with a V12 engine, code named 'Titan,' in 2017, followed by a road going version called the Apollo S with a twin-turbocharged V8 engine, and that both models will “utilise the chassis technology developed for the SCG003C”, but as of 2018 neither model has reached production stages primarily due to the management of Apollo Automobil focusing on the development of a separate model the Intensa Emozione.

The Arrow concept is powered by a 4.0 L, twin turbocharged Audi V8 that is rated at 986 hp and 999 N⋅m of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 7-speed CIMA sequential manual transmission. 

The Arrow is built on a tubular chromoly space frame combined with a carbon fibre tub, the design of which is a modified version of the one used in the original Gumpert Apollo, and subsequently the 2016 Apollo N concept. Apollo claims the Arrow weighs under 1315 kg. Apollo claims the Arrow can accelerate from 0–100 km/h  in 2.9 seconds and can attain a top speed of 360 km/h.

Only 1 car had ever been produced.

intensa emozione

2019-now

The Apollo Intensa Emozione, also known as Apollo IE, is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Apollo Automobil GmbH, in partnership with Manifattura Automobili Torino, designed by their chief designer Jowyn Wong. Intensa Emozione means "Intense Emotion" in Italian.

The Intensa Emozione is the first vehicle made by Apollo since the Gumpert Apollo went into production 14 years ago.

The Intensa Emozione uses a Ferrari derived 6.3 L naturally-aspirated F140 V12 engine developed by Autotecnica Motori and HWA AG. The engine is rated at approximately 791 PS at 8500 rpm and around 760 N⋅m of torque at 6000 rpm, and reportedly has a redline of 9000 rpm. All of the power is sent to the rear wheels through a 6-speed Hewland sequential manual transmission. The weight stands at 1250 kg.

The Intensa Emozione is capable of accelerating from 0–100 km/h in 2.7 seconds, with a projected top speed of 335 km/h. The car produces a maximum downforce of 1350 kg at 299 km/h.

The Intensa Emozione is made almost entirely out of carbon fiber, but it does include high-strength steel, aluminium, and titanium components. The engine bay is left uncovered, allowing the air intake to operate with maximum efficiency.

Only ten Apollo IEs were produced, all of which had been reportedly sold.

project evo

2021-now

The Apollo Project EVO, also known as the Apollo EVO, is a mid-engine sports car made by German vehicle manufacturer Apollo Automobil GmbH, designed by Jowyn Wong. It was created as a track focused version and successor to the Intensa Emozione.

It was first unveiled at the 2021 International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, alongside an updated Apollo Arrow concept, and production is believed to have started in 2022. There is currently only one unit in existence, which is a prototype, and 10 non-prototypes will be produced in total.

The car was designed by the same designer as the Apollo Intensa Emozione, and the Apollo Arrow, Jowyn Wong.

Apollo says the Project EVO features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, as well as active aerodynamics such as an electronically adjustable rear spoiler and aero fins.

The Apollo Evo is powered by the same modified version of the same Ferrari derived 6.3 L F140E V12 engine developed by Autotecnica Motori and HWA AG used in the IE.

It has can accelerate from 0–100 km/h in under 2.8 seconds, although the exact number is yet to be confirmed. The car is intended as a track car; however, there is a possibility it may be considered street-legal in some countries.

de tomaso p72

The De Tomaso P72 is a sports car manufactured by the Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso. Based on the underpinnings of the Apollo Intensa Emozione, the P72 is designed as an homage to the De Tomaso P70 prototype racing car.

The De Tomaso brand was acquired by Hong Kong–based Ideal Ventures in 2014, the same company who had acquired German automobile manufacturer Gumpert. Under the new management, work was started to revive the brand after a failed attempt in 2009. After an advertising campaign based on the company's history and some teaser videos of the new car in development under the code name "Project P", the company introduced the new sports car at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The new car, called the P72 uses a carbon fibre monocoque chassis constructed to LMP1 standards and is based on the Apollo Intensa Emozione. Unlike the Intensa Emozione, the car is meant to be a grand tourer.