GUMPERT APOLLO Years produced 2005 to 2013

Roland Gumpert headed Audi s motorsports activities until the mid 80s, when a run of futility soured his relationship with then R&D boss Ferdinand Pi?ch. Gumpert was reassigned and hung on at Audi until 2004, when he set out to create his dream car in collaboration with MTM s Roland Mayer. Mayer soon bailed on the project, though, leaving Gumpert on his own to launch this track focused hyper weapon, which is powered by a twin turbocharged Audi V 8 and brimming with racing technology. The Apollo even held the N?rburgring lap record for a production car (since broken by the Porsche 918 Spyder).So why is it on this list? Frankly, were shocked it didnt fall apart in the attempt. Every example we ve seen has massive panel gaps and poor assembly quality, and the Apollo has an interior cobbled together with a random assemblage of generic parts. For this you ll fork over a minimum of $550,000, but at least your car will look like an intergalactic codpiece. You might not be surprised to learn that Gumpert the company recently filed for bankruptcy.