The Apollo Intensa Emozione, sometimes referred as the IE, is a
mid-engine
In automotive engineering, a mid-engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine in front of the rear-wheel axles, but behind the front axle.
History
The mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive format can be considered the original layout of ...
sports car
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manufactured by German automobile manufacturer
Apollo Automobil GmbH, in partership with
Manifattura Automobili Torino
Manifattura Automobili Torino or M.A.T. is an Italian company, active in the automotive bodywork sector, founded in Turin on 21 October 2014 as Società a responsabilità limitata, by Paolo Garella, after his departure from Pininfarina.
The deed ...
, designed by their chief designer Joe Wang.
The name itself means 'intense emotion' in
Italian
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.
This is the first vehicle made by Apollo since the
Gumpert Apollo
The Gumpert Apollo was a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg. Gumpert filed for bankruptcy in August 2013, thereby ending the production of the Apollo.
History
In 2000, Roland G ...
that went into production 14 years before.
Apollo came out with a teaser video for the Intensa Emozione on October 17, 2017 and the car was fully revealed on October 24, 2017.
The Intensa Emozione will be sold for $2,670,000 in the United States, and €2,300,000 in Europe. Only ten will be produced, all of which have been reportedly sold.
In June 2018 it was revealed that Apollo would be partnering with
HWA AG
HWA Team, also known as HWA RACELAB, is the auto racing team of HWA AG, a German company based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG race cars. It is named after founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht.
...
, a
tuning
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Common uses
* Tuning, the process of tuning a tuned amplifier or other electronic component
* Musical tuning, musical systems of tuning, and the act of tuning an instrument or voice
** Guitar tunings
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and racing team spin-off from
Mercedes-Benz
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tuner
AMG, to complete the final stage of development for the car.
Vehicle information
Design language
The exterior design is based on airflow and nature,
insect
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s and
marine animals
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in particular. The interior is based entirely on the nature theme, with a
cocoon-style
carbon fiber
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tub cockpit, in the style of a leather-wrapped
prototype
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race car
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organi ...
. Apart from the natural thought, the car was also intended to have a design that would stand out from all other sports cars.
Performance data
Specifications and vehicle performance
![Apollo IE on track 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Apollo_IE_on_track_1.jpg)
The Intensa Emozione uses a
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
derived 6.3-litre
naturally-aspirated ''
F140FE''
V12 V12 or V-12 may refer to:
Aircraft
* Mil V-12, a Soviet heavy lift helicopter
* Pilatus OV-12, a planned American military utility aircraft
* Rockwell XFV-12, an American experimental aircraft project
* Škoda-Kauba V12, a Czechoslovak experim ...
developed by
Autotecnica Motori and HWA AG. It is rated approximately at 8,500 rpm and around of torque at 6,000 rpm. The engine reportedly has a redline of 9,000 rpm.
All of the power is sent to the rear wheels through a 6-speed
Hewland
Hewland is a British engineering company, founded in 1957 by Mike Hewland, which specialises in racing-car gearboxes. Hewland currently employ 130 people at their Maidenhead facility and have diversified into a variety of markets being particul ...
sequential manual transmission
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.
The weight stands at .
The dampers are built by
Bilstein, and are three-way adjustable (comfort, sport, auto). The car utilises
Brembo
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History
Brembo was established in Paladina, Italy on January 11, 1961 ...
carbon ceramic brakes with sizes 380 x 34 mm at the front and rear along with 6-piston callipers up front and 4-piston callipers at the rear.
Michelin
Michelin (; ; full name: ) is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ''région'' of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and la ...
supplies their Sport Cup 2 high performance tires for the cars, to allow for maximum performance and grip. Pankl Racing Systems is the supplier for the differential.
The Intensa Emozione is capable of accelerating from 0– in 2.7 seconds, with a projected top speed of . The car produces a maximum downforce of at .
Body construction
The car is made almost entirely out of
carbon fibre
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, but it does include high-strength
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
,
aluminium
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, and
titanium
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components.
The engine bay is left uncovered, to allow the air intake to operate with maximum efficiency.
The entire chassis weighs only .
Production
Production of the Intensa Emozione started in April 2019 with deliveries beginning in the third quarter of 2019. The carbon fibre monocoque chassis of the car is produced by Capricorn Group and chassis adjustment along with final assembly are carried out by
HWA AG
HWA Team, also known as HWA RACELAB, is the auto racing team of HWA AG, a German company based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG race cars. It is named after founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht.
...
. The car is assembled and completed in
Affalterbach
Affalterbach is a municipality in the Ludwigsburg district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Affalterbach became a possession of the County of Württemberg in 1322 and was placed under the jurisdiction of Marbach am Neckar. As it sat on t ...
, Germany where HWA manufactures its race cars.
Its Carbon fibre body colour was changed twice and is currently present in black. The second production Apollo IE was delivered in November 2019. This is also called the "ML" (initials of its Malaysian owner Michael Loke) version due to a very distinct colour scheme.
Overall, only 10 Apollo IEs will be produced.
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Apollo Intensa Emozione
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Sports cars
Cars introduced in 2018
Cars of Germany