{"id":148233,"date":"2020-04-16T14:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/\/?p=148233"},"modified":"2021-03-05T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T18:24:00","slug":"apex-the-story-of-the-hypercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/apex-the-story-of-the-hypercar\/","title":{"rendered":"Apex: The Story of the Hypercar Review: Good Way To Get Your Fast Car Fix!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Release Date <\/div>
March 29 2016<\/div><\/div>
DIRECTORs<\/div>
J.F. Musial, Josh Vietze<\/div><\/div>
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Apex: The Story of the Hypercar<\/em> is a documentary about what a hypercar is, how it came about, and what it represents. The movie features interviews with such gearhead luminaries as Chris Harris, Christian von Koenigsegg, Dan Neil, Horacio Pagani, and Mike Spinelli. Clocking in at less than 90 minutes, Apex: The Story of The Hypercar<\/em> is a great way to get your fast car fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the most basic level, this is a beautifully-shot and wonderfully-edited documentary. Sure, there are other layers to it, but really it’s a bunch of beauty shots of fast cars with accompanying (and glorious) engine sounds. Add in a bunch of car geeks and builders narrating about what makes a hypercar, and you have a perfect gearhead movie for a Saturday night at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps it’s worth explaining briefly what is meant by the term hypercar. A hypercar is basically the next step beyond a supercar. The Ferrari 812 Superfast and Porsche 911 are supercars, or super-sports cars. If you go even crazier and build something like a LaFerrari or a 918 Spyder, then you get a hypercar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s what this movie looks at. The rarified world where only limited-production, high-horsepower cars will satisfy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh Set of Eyes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The linchpin of this film is the Koenigsegg car company and its main man, Christian von Koenigsegg. This is a good decision and makes the film all that more interesting. In a lot of ways, we already know <\/em>what Ferrari and Porsche are doing. We know their long and successful histories on and off the track. By looking at a newer company like Koenigsegg, we are offered the opportunity to see things through a fresh set of eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you approach the engineering challenges here with a blank sheet of paper, and with as few preconceived notions as possible, true innovation can flow. Or at least that’s what people like Christian von Koenigsegg seem to be getting at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And kudos to the boutique automakers from Sweden for building everything in-house. It has long rankled me the number of carmakers that might make a frame and body panels, but buy everything else – the engine, suspension bits, brakes and such – from other suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koenigsegg makes everything <\/em>themselves. The chassis, body, engine, and transmission are all designed and built in-house, in Sweden. Shoot, Koenigsegg even makes their own wheels and get this: they make them from carbon fiber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surveying The Competition <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Along the way, we do check in with Porsche, McLaren, and Ferrari to see their hypercars, the 918 Spyder, the P1, and the LaFerrari. There’s also a nice diversion with Horacio Pagani and his wonderfully-baroque and super-fast cars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n