Filed under: LA Auto Show, Supercars
LA 2008: Two Gumperts are uglier than one
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Gumpert Apollos
In case you hadn't noticed, the Gumpert Apollo isn't the prettiest car. Its garish and over-emphasized styling make it look cartoonish, but what it lacks in the visual department is made up with one of the most capable chassis and motor combinations ever produced. In fact, a pair of Apollos were tucked away in one of the connecting halls at the LA Auto Show, and as far as we know they are the only two examples in the country. We've seen the black one tackling speed bumps and taking on the Gumball 3000, and Streetfire featured the orange one a few months back. We're always up for new photos of interesting cars, so behold the gallery of high-res photos below.
Gallery: LA 2008: Gumpert Apollo duo
Live photos copyright ©2008 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ken_aisin 3:42PM (11/20/2008)
"Its garish and over-emphasized styling make it look cartoonish"
I think the new Mazda3's cheesy smile looks a lot more cartoonish.
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Torrent 3:45PM (11/20/2008)
A virtual look at the Mazda3:
:D
Daniel 3:48PM (11/20/2008)
Why does everyone think the Gumpert is ugly? I love it
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Bungle 3:48PM (11/20/2008)
Me too. Call me gay, but I think it's pretty mean looking.
ken_aisin 3:53PM (11/20/2008)
The gays probably wouldn't think it's pretty mean looking.
Swede 3:52PM (11/20/2008)
The Gumpert is sexy!
timmer 3:53PM (11/20/2008)
I agree. It isn't a Zonda, but dammit it's still a great looking car.
Bungle 4:08PM (11/20/2008)
@phooky:
Only on Fridays.
Cole Mitguard 4:21PM (11/20/2008)
I agree, this is a good looking car, I think that mean is the best way to describe it.
Torrent 3:50PM (11/20/2008)
Looks like a KTM X-Bow raped a Kia Spectra.
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thedude3389 3:55PM (11/20/2008)
Uhhh, this ain't ugly! Damn i'd love to replace my civic with that..:P
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thebig33tuna 3:56PM (11/20/2008)
I think their plan was to make it so fast you could never get a good look at it. That way they could make it as ugly as they wanted.
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Wally 3:57PM (11/20/2008)
Wow, am I supposed to hate that? Cause I kinda like it...
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james 3:59PM (11/20/2008)
The car is beautiful. I love the fact that its Different. The front looks like a puffer fish on steroids!
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Bondtastic 4:00PM (11/20/2008)
In black it's not really that bad. I don't get how the crew at Autoblog can call this ugly, but say they are feeling ok with the looks of the Panamera!
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Sherief 4:04PM (11/20/2008)
If that's ugly, then I want a whole garage filled with ugly.
On the 1-10 Badassity-o-meter, the Gumpert Apollo's at 11.
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Ian 4:07PM (11/20/2008)
I like it too. Isn't it the fastest car around Top Gear's track too?
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patrick 4:14PM (11/20/2008)
I think it's great!
It's like a Lotus Exige + mega doses of steroids!
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Shardm 4:24PM (11/20/2008)
Hey.. they had an orange one displayed at the Formula Drift World Championship last weekend. I wonder if it's the same one
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Shardm 4:25PM (11/20/2008)
..and the car looked awesome :p