Although had reportedly broke some time ago, one of the German super car manufacturer, Gumpert Sportwagen Manufacturing (GSM), eventually bounce back. And not half-hearted Gumpert directly displaying one of their pioneering work as 'dormant' yesterday at the Geneva Motor Show 2014 which is taking place in Switzerland since March 4, 2014. And after yesterday's articles have been featured on the other GSM products, ie Gumpert Tornante.
After Apollo as their last model that launched last year, this latest Gumpert Explosion give a new aura from the reincarnation of the automaker. From outer appearances it was seen that the Gumpert Explosion is located in a different line-ups of Apollo.
As if to change their image as super car maker with an exorbitant price, but the appearance of Explosion indeed give the impression that the more 'affordable' than Apollo.
With a sports coupe -style macho exterior, made a slick appeared Explosion encrusted jumbo pair of air intakes in the front bumper, cool headlight, Explosion distinctive unique hood and nuanced design-centric airflow at the rear.
Cool sportscar are built on a chassis made of aluminum-coated carbon fiber is equipped with two engine versions. The most powerful, Explosion S, which is likely to use a turbo, 2.5-liter, 5-cylinder engine that provides power of 510 hp and peak torque of 625 Nm.
While the standard version will be equipped with an engine that is relatively small for a Gumpert car. Namely the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with a turbocharger that emit power up to 420 hp at 6,540 rpm and peak torque of 512 Nm at 4,550 rpm. The standard version of the Explosion able to accelerate from 0-100 kph in just 3 seconds with a top speed of 300 kph.
As quoted from Autoblog, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, the latest model of Gumpert is ready to be released into the world automotive market at prices much lower than the Gumpert Apollo, which is worth U.S. $ 145,000 or approximately Rp. 1.6 billions. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOBLOG | AUTOEVOLUTION]