Hybrid Race Car to Compete At 24 Hours Nurnburgring

Green meets the race track, a hybrid race car from Germany with 630 hp will roll onto the track this month to compete in a the 24 hour race. It looks awesome and must be pretty fast as well. Showing the world that hybrid does not mean wimpy I guess.

A green car for the Green Hell, a private team round about ex-Formula 1 driver Heinz Harald Frentzen will be entering an electric-petrol hybrid race car into the next 24 Hours Nurnburgring this May. The race car is based on the Gumpert apollo and will be piloted by Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Dirk Muller.

The Hybrid apollo uses both an 100 kW electric motor and a 3.3 liter V8 bi-turbo petrol engine and produces a total of 630 hp.

“Motorsports can not ignore the necessity to save energy. I see a chance that our sport will go back to the forefront of technical development, making cars outside of the racetrack much more energy efficient,” said Frentzen.

Gumpert apollo movie (QT)