Description: These are tough times for niche automakers in Germany, with the small-time producers of some of our favorite sportscars going bankrupt. Just last week we reported on Melkus going belly-up, and last mo...Add Comments25
supra_mkivAug 31, 2012 Never liked this model sports car but it ain't bad. Just not my style.
Corey MullisAug 30, 2012 WTF?! If Saab got ten chances Gumpert deserves another. maybe VW is the answer, i just don't want it to die before i am a rich ass who buys this kinda stuff
Wmg ChinchillaAug 30, 2012 I guess the top 1% doesn't know how to proper spend their money
Thibault LeroyAug 30, 2012 Man i love the way these look function over form is the way to go i really hope VW would buy Gumpert
Wyatt GordonAug 30, 2012 these things were as ugly as a hairy boil on a baboon's butt, but its still kind of sad to see them go
Matthew MalyapaAug 30, 2012 Nooooo i was really looking forward to their new torante! it actually looked good!
Malachi MonteiroAug 30, 2012 Damn, I actually liked Gumpert design
Abraham MendozaAug 30, 2012 Damn, that's sad to hear. Hopefully someone picks them up like Spyker did with SAAB. I'm crossing fingers for you Volkswagen.
Jason BrowerAug 30, 2012 Nooooo! This is truly a sad day in auto history. I always thought the Apollo was second only to the zonda in allowing function to define form in a truly stunning way. You'll be greatly missed gumpert.
John SerelyAug 30, 2012 NO!! The apollo was one, if not my favorite, supercars. Some people find them ugly, but I think they are stunning. If saw one in real life, freak out, they are super aggressive, and a true "racecar for the street"
Nicolai Stålstrøm DalenAug 30, 2012 Aw. I love the apollo. Why dont VW buy them so they can continiue on living!?
Matt SuttonAug 30, 2012 I rode in one at the race track here in jersey while i was working there. I loved it. i think it looks awesome. Best thing was that there were only 2 at the time and you could tell it wasnt babied and trailered. He drove the hell out of it.
Brian MicinskiAug 30, 2012 Not very surprised. They only make one car and that one car Gets very mixed opinions. If your not a diverse company with only one car who most people look at and go meh. You likely won't last long. It's sad but whatcha gonna do
Erich EngelAug 30, 2012 I agree function over form or both
Garrett FryeAug 30, 2012 One of my favorite cars since I first saw it. Sometimes I think way too many people take Top Gear's judgements on cars as the final say on a car's design merits
Garrett FryeAug 30, 2012 I actually exclaimed NO! When I saw this article. I love gumpert's cars. I've never quite understood why everyone thinks they're "homely, ugly, etc." I think they're a triumph of function over form resulting in a very aggressive design that's been...
Erich EngelAug 30, 2012 I'll share my millions with you gumpert just stay alive!
Yatish WentinkAug 30, 2012 pretty shit, Gumpert is awesome
Zach SullivanAug 30, 2012 same here Paul this is a shame
Paul DickeyAug 30, 2012 This sucks. Favorite boutique car maker.
Matt PiccoloAug 30, 2012 Noooo, I didn't really car about those other two but I love the Appalo
Carlos Gallego RodriguezAug 30, 2012 Noooo!,!,! Could anyone name all the brands that has close down since the star of the crisis??
Dale SchroederAug 30, 2012 This is definitely a rough time to be a specialty carmaker in Europe.
Erich EngelAug 30, 2012 Wow you guys sure showed me I'm soooooo dumb for not knowing my german
Nicolai Stålstrøm DalenAug 30, 2012 They kinda do Andrew. But the RX-8 is a good car so im guessing its good.
Andrew HossannAug 30, 2012 I think apollos look like beefed up rx-8s but that's a good thing
William DownsAug 30, 2012 What make your correction of his fail at correcting her even better... The word is on the car spelled exactly like she spelled it, u failed my friend, poor gumpert u may not be everyones cup of tea in looks but damn what a track car
Tyson BroadbentAug 30, 2012 Think before posting Erich. Caprisun is owned by a German firm. Sold as "Capri Sonne" in Deutschland.
Erich EngelAug 30, 2012 That would be caprisun* actually I'm consuming one now
Tara FitriaAug 30, 2012 Capri-sonne I used to drink those, sometimes still do!
Chris FrateAug 30, 2012 Now I'm left with just Lamborghini and koenigsegg
Matt PiccoloAug 30, 2012 I think they look awesome, sad to see the brand go :(
Chris Marshall ErnstAug 30, 2012 I always thought these looked good in an industrial sort of way. Too bad.
Description: The twin-turbo 4.2-liter V8 that powers the Apollo and sourced from the founder's contacts at Audi is offered in three states of tune, all the way up to 800 metric horsepower, but even in the ba...Add Comments6
James Deen StevensonAug 30, 2012 One of my favorite super cars of all time. Maybe they could send me one and I'll publicize it for them by driving it around.
Tanner MiddletonAug 30, 2012 fukin love these they were my fav car back when they first came out. its like an mefourtwelve but more areodynamic and awesome
Hemmo KarjaAug 30, 2012 Absolutely love the apollo
Brady FeredaySep 01, 2012 Christian it can be like the pagani hyuria or however you spell it that car was modeled to have down force without a spoiler maybe they did that with this
Christian De PriscoAug 31, 2012 But I think it needs a spoiler for that, even though I honestly like it this way, not a fan of spoilers, they usually spoil the good looks of cars
Christian De PriscoAug 31, 2012 Tornante is Italian for U-turn
I guess handling is the car's focus
Never liked this model sports car but it ain't bad. Just not my style.
WTF?! If Saab got ten chances Gumpert deserves another. maybe VW is the answer, i just don't want it to die before i am a rich ass who buys this kinda stuff
I guess the top 1% doesn't know how to proper spend their money
Man i love the way these look function over form is the way to go i really hope VW would buy Gumpert
these things were as ugly as a hairy boil on a baboon's butt, but its still kind of sad to see them go
That's depressing.
Nooooo i was really looking forward to their new torante! it actually looked good!
Damn, I actually liked Gumpert design
Damn, that's sad to hear. Hopefully someone picks them up like Spyker did with SAAB. I'm crossing fingers for you Volkswagen.
Nooooo! This is truly a sad day in auto history. I always thought the Apollo was second only to the zonda in allowing function to define form in a truly stunning way. You'll be greatly missed gumpert.
NO!! The apollo was one, if not my favorite, supercars. Some people find them ugly, but I think they are stunning. If saw one in real life, freak out, they are super aggressive, and a true "racecar for the street"
Aw. I love the apollo. Why dont VW buy them so they can continiue on living!?
I rode in one at the race track here in jersey while i was working there. I loved it. i think it looks awesome. Best thing was that there were only 2 at the time and you could tell it wasnt babied and trailered. He drove the hell out of it.
Sad to see it go...
Not very surprised. They only make one car and that one car Gets very mixed opinions. If your not a diverse company with only one car who most people look at and go meh. You likely won't last long. It's sad but whatcha gonna do
I agree function over form or both
One of my favorite cars since I first saw it. Sometimes I think way too many people take Top Gear's judgements on cars as the final say on a car's design merits
I actually exclaimed NO! When I saw this article. I love gumpert's cars. I've never quite understood why everyone thinks they're "homely, ugly, etc." I think they're a triumph of function over form resulting in a very aggressive design that's been...
I'll share my millions with you gumpert just stay alive!
pretty shit, Gumpert is awesome
same here Paul this is a shame
This sucks. Favorite boutique car maker.
Noooo, I didn't really car about those other two but I love the Appalo
Noooo!,!,! Could anyone name all the brands that has close down since the star of the crisis??
This is definitely a rough time to be a specialty carmaker in Europe.