Gumpert looking to build a new model: More luxury, less power
Winding Road just relayed some info from the newest issue of Autocar, regarding supercar maker, Gumpert. Apparently, the firm is working on a new model said to be "less powerful, more relaxed, and less track-oriented." The brief mention is in the March 21 issue of Autocar, and quotes Apollo builder Francois Sittler. No details about whether the car will be based on the current Apollo or not. We're sure we'll get more details before the car shows up three years from now.
For those who might not recognize the name, Roland Gumpert was a big part of Audi's Motorsport department in the '70s and '80s. That was the period during which Audi managed to snag four World Rally Championships with its awesome Quattros. The company that bears his name, Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH, uses Audi mechanicals to power race-type supercars developed with help from the Audi supertuner MTM's Roland Mayer. The griffin-badged Gumpert Apollo started production in late 2005 and was joined by the "Sport" edition at Geneva. Both feature Audi's 4.2-liter V8 but with twin-turbos boosting horsepower to around 800. Price on the Sport starts around $400,000.
[Source: Autocar via Winding Road]
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Shawn 9:43AM (4/11/2007)
I guess other than the Audi connection, both Lambo & Gumpert are also fighting for the same ugliest design award.
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jj 9:44AM (4/11/2007)
Hey, winding road dorks, where's that FWD four seat S2000?
Yeah, that's what I thought. Good work.
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Gregg W. 12:46PM (4/11/2007)
...whew, now I can sleep at night knowing another super car is on the drawing board. (yawn)
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Matt 8:55PM (4/11/2007)
cool car
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