There is a phrase that I’ve only recently become familiar with that has an, to me at least, an interesting context: “F___ you money”. If you’ve seen the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”, you have an idea what this is…basically, picture being so cash-rich that you could literally throw a brick of money at someone and have it come off as an insult. While you would struggle to find anyone who would mind being hit in the face with a stack of hundred dollar bills, the idea that you attack someone’s place in life with your wealth is both appalling and, playing devil’s advocate, the ultimate insult possible. But can that transfer over to another aspect? What about “F___ you power”? In that rarefied air of hypercars, it exists. Look past the flashy paint and see the real point of those cars…they are all about having the upper hand when it comes to power, the kind of grunt that can take on all but their own peers. Got a Suzuki Hayabusa and think you’re the baddest thing on the block? Snickering at this neon-orange kit car looking thing sitting at the light next to you with the goofy name on the back? Keep laughing, sucker…even the cheapest Gumpert Apollo S packs a 641 horsepower punch from a twin-turbocharged 4.2L Audi V8, and can decimate just about everything in it’s wake, all while blasting out that German-tinged V8 snarl that grabs everyone’s ears. It’ll even hang with a Bugatti Veyron up until it runs out of breath near 223 miles an hour. Bow, peasants.
Wow…it’s kickin’ ass in those traffic shots…0 to 25 and back down again in just a couple of seconds…maybe once he’s done waving to tourists he can donate the other 500 hp to charity…
That is not a he that was driving, that was a blonde she. As much as I love those ugly bastards, everything I have heard about them is terrible for street. More of a race car than a supercar.
Yes and if they are as fugly as this they are probably very lonely and frustrated!
Gumpert,what a name. Doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue or invoke envy like R8, GT3, Ferrari or Lamborghini. I drive a Gumpert!