Apollo IE

Formed from the company that built the record-setting Gumpert Apollo supercar, Apollo Automobil unveiled the IE hypercar in 2017. The IE, short for “Intensa Emozione” (“Intense Emotion” in Italian), was co-developed with AMG founder Hans Werner Aufrecht and his firm, HWA AG, designers of the Mercedes CLK-GTR. An homage to the well-remembered GT1 racing class of around 1994 to 2012, the IE has a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis and body panels. This example, chassis 002, is nicknamed “Orange Dragon” and was the first IE delivered to a customer. The Intensa Emozione "Orange Dragon" is powered by a 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12, paired to a 6-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. The Intensa Emozione is made almost entirely out of carbon fiber,[14] but it does include high-strength steel, aluminium, and titanium components.[15] The engine bay is left uncovered, allowing the air intake to operate with maximum efficiency.[15] The entire chassis weighs only 105 kg (231 lb). The exposed carbon fiber body is offered in multiple colored finishes. In this case its orange and orange accents along the interior for the Orange Dragon.