The wild Apollo EVO is finally production-ready, and it's a screaming V12 dream
A naturally aspirated V12 track weapon, wrapped in coachbuilt art
Goodwood keeps delivering the goods. The madcap Apollo EVO, a track-only hypercar with an 800 hp naturally aspirated Ferrari V12, is finally finished and production-ready, and the first customer car, wearing the name Caribbean Dragon, has broken cover at the Festival of Speed. In a world of turbos and hybrids, this thing is a glorious throwback.
The heart of it
The Apollo EVO is a track-focused development of the Apollo Intensa Emozione, itself descended from the original Gumpert Apollo, and its recipe is glorious. At its core is a Ferrari-built 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V12 sending 800 hp to the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox. There is no turbo, no hybrid help, just a high-revving twelve-cylinder in a car weighing just 1,300 kg, for a power-to-weight ratio that promises savage, old-school thrills. It is the same naturally aspirated V12 romance we adore in cars like the Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale, turned up to eleven.
Meet the Caribbean Dragon
The first customer car, dubbed Caribbean Dragon, is a showcase of just how bespoke these cars are. It wears a white body with blue highlights, made up of 75 individual carbon-fibre panels finished in an eight-layer, hand-painted process that reportedly took around 1,000 hours. There is a 3D-printed titanium exhaust system that will naturally develop blue heat hues over time, described as reflecting the living spirit of the car, plus carbon-ceramic brakes, forged wheels and Cup 2 tyres. It is as much rolling artwork as it is track weapon.
Rare, and hugely expensive
As you would expect for something this exotic, exclusivity is guaranteed. Apollo will build just 10 examples of the EVO, each priced at more than 3 million pounds, and as a track-only machine it is designed with no compromises for the road. The Caribbean Dragon made its public debut at the Festival of Speed, taking pride of place among the weekend's most extreme new metal.
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We have a real soft spot for Apollo. This is a small, uncompromising maker chasing a very pure idea, a lightweight, naturally aspirated V12 track car built with genuinely obsessive craftsmanship, and in 2026 that feels almost heroic. The Caribbean Dragon's 1,000-hour paint and colour-shifting titanium exhaust show a level of care that borders on madness, in the best way. Yes, it is track-only, absurdly rare and priced for a fortunate few, but its very existence is a gift to anyone who loves engines and artistry. It slots into a jaw-dropping Goodwood that also gave us RUF's first-ever boxer-eight engine and Adrian Newey's V10 Red Bull RB17. What a time to love engines.
