Need for Speed: SHIFT – Gumpert Apollo Test Drive @ Nordschleife
0Need for Speed: Shift is the thirteenth installment and second reboot of the racing video game franchise Need for Speed. It was developed by Slightly Mad Studios in conjunction with EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile, MeeGo and J2ME in 2009. In the new franchising model for the series adopted by EA, Shift takes its place focusing on simulation/arcade racing rather than the arcade racing of previous titles in the series. Shift was followed by a sequel, Shift 2: Unleashed, in 2011.
Nordschleife
The Green Hell Legend
Since its construction (1925 - 1927), the Nordschleife has enjoyed a reputation as a terrifying and merciless route through the Eifel forests. An English journalist who visited the Nordschleife during the opening race on 18 June 1927 even concluded “that it seemed as if a reeling, drunken giant had been sent out to determine the route”. The Formula 1 pilot Sir John Young Jackie Stewart – after all a three-time world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973 – was so impressed by the circuit that he gave it the name which it will probably never lose: Green Hell (Grüne Hölle).
Racing and winning on the Nordschleife has always been very special for racing drivers, because the track is one of the most demanding in the world. Tricky corners, treacherous crests, steep inclines and gradients and constantly changing road surfaces demand great skill from the driver and put vehicles to a hard test.
The best-known event today is the ADAC TOTAL 24-hour race, which is held on both the Nordschleife and the Grand Prix circuit and which for four days transforms the entire circuit into a huge spectacle. Up to 800 amateurs and professionals in up to 200 cars take part in this race.
Facts & figures Nordschleife
Official start of construction: 27 September 1925
Official opening: 18 /19 June 1927
Costs: about 15 million Reichsmark, Employment of up to 3,000 workers for two years
Length: 20.832 km
Turns: 73 (33 left, 40 right)
Gradients: max. 17 percent
Slopes: max. 11 percent
Highest point: Hohenrain / Hatzenbach 627.70 m above sea level
Lowest point: Breidscheid, 320 m above sea level
Total difference in altitude: approx. 300 m
First event: 18 June 1927 – Eifelrace for motorcycles
Original track length: 22.8 km Nordschleife + 7.7 km Südschleife = 28 km, (89 left turns - 84 right turns)
Length Endurance Championship: 24.433 km (Sprintstrecke, with Mercedes-Arena, Motorrad-Schikane and Nordschleife)
Apollo Automobil (previously known as Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur) is a German sports car manufacturer headquartered in Denkendorf. Roland Gumpert, who founded Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur in 2004, once held the position of director of Audi Sport. Under his management, Audi won a total of 25 World Rally Championship rallies and four World Rally Championship titles.
The Gumpert apollo is a street-legal race track sports car built by Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH since 2005.
The project for a new generation of sports car was a dream by founder Roland Gumpert in 2000. He founded the Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in 2004.
The development as well as a 1:4 scale model of the apollo began in 2001 after the first technical guidelines and designs were completed. A blueprint for a 1:1 scale model was crafted soon after with development at Universities in Munich and Ingolstadt.
Two prototype apollo models were constructed and production began in October 2005. It has been claimed by Gumpert that the design of the apollo will allow it to drive upside-down in a tunnel at speed above 190mph (306km/h).
A sport variation was revealed at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
Manufacturer: Gumpert
Production: 2005 - 2012
Origin: Germany
Engine: 4.5L Twin-Turbocharged V8
BHP: 641 bhp (478 kW) @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 627 lb⋅ft (850 N·m) @ 4000 rpm
Acceleration: 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) 3.1 seconds
Top Speed: 224 mph (360 km/h)
Transmission: 7-speed Sequential
Layout: Mid-Engined, Rear-Wheel Drive
Mass: 1468 kg (3236 lbs)
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