Hybrid Gumpert to Race at 24 Hours Nurnburgring

Driven by Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Black Gumpert Apollo at Geneva Motor Show
Black Gumpert Apollo at Geneva Motor Show
Black Gumpert Apollo at Geneva Motor Show
Black Gumpert Apollo at Geneva Motor Show

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Penner

god-damn awesome!

April 23, 2008 12:55 pm

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greenacre

what would be the price of this 'audi' driven beast

April 23, 2008 1:29 pm

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Joe_Limon

It's going to be interesting to see how hybrids fair in a race type situation. Or how long it is going to be before they incorporate hydraulic launch assist into race cars.

April 23, 2008 6:22 pm

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joelynn

Hybrid is the (temporary) future and everyone knows motorsports speed up development so i think Hybrid race cars are a great idea

April 23, 2008 8:01 pm

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carcrazy1234

damn... the amount of energy that recharges the batteries are going to be out of this world... i mean the amount of braking that goes on in races... which gets used to recharge the batteries... interesting lol

April 23, 2008 8:26 pm

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Joe_Limon

yes and no, with battery systems the industry leaders of hybrid technology are only able to recapture 30% of the braking energy. This is due to inefficiencies in the generation of electricity, storing of electricity, and final electric drive losses. In a well funded race scenario after years of research I suspect this number to hit at least 50%. Hydraulic launch assist is 60% efficient, and is only really effective in stop go situations like racing. Whichever team adopts this tech will be light years ahead with respect to hybrid tech.

April 23, 2008 9:17 pm

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artman101

so uhh how much for this apollo? $300,000 $400,000 maybe even 500,000 yeah that sound about right. this by far is the most expencive hybrid ever

April 24, 2008 3:28 am

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shaahinmt

i hope this "envonmentally friendlly motorsport" idea would NEVER catch on... motorsport is about going as fast as possiabe, no as green as possiabe, c'z its no good...and as far as i know there are no gay, vegiterian racing drivers(there are in motorbike racing though, which is good c'z they kill them selves sooner)

April 24, 2008 2:03 pm

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joelynn

I hope you are making that last statement ironically... I wish people wouldn't think that speed and environmental friendliness are mutually exclusive- electric cars accelerate quicker than normal cars, hybrids boost performance... come on, the future of fast cars is hybrid or electric, not a 7 litre V8.

April 25, 2008 12:11 pm

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scuderia7

dude if going as fast as possible was the case then they wouldn't have regulations in formula 1 or any motorsport at all

July 8, 2008 2:12 pm

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xLumino

"...as fast as possible..." and you are welcome to use all ressources for the best power and torque... glad to see a Altenburg-Team in Green Hell ;) Good luck to Gumpert

April 25, 2008 2:05 pm

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