The first production Apollo EVO, finished in a bespoke Caribbean Dragon livery, made its public debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 10, 2026. It is the successor to the Intensa Emozione and closes the loop on a project Apollo Automobil has been developing quietly since the IE finished its production run.
What Apollo built
- Engine: 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V12, Ferrari F140-derived, reworked by HWA in Germany
- Power: approximately 800 hp, no turbos, no hybrid assist
- Chassis: carbon monocoque, revised aerodynamics vs. the Intensa Emozione including a redesigned rear diffuser and larger front splitter
- Production: 10 cars total, all allocated
- Signature detail on the debut car: "Caribbean Dragon" ceramic-coated exhaust manifolds finished in a dragon-scale texture with the Apollo shield stamped into the crossover, paired with a rose-gold body
The 6.3-litre V12 is the same displacement class as the Intensa Emozione's original engine, but the HWA rework is new. HWA (formerly HWA AG, Mercedes-Benz's motorsport engineering arm) has done deep-cycle reliability and driveability work on the block, which is one of the interesting subplots here.
Why the HWA connection matters
Apollo could have sourced a turbo V12 or a hybrid V12 from any of a dozen suppliers. Choosing HWA to rework a naturally aspirated Ferrari V12 is a deliberate statement: this car is meant to be the last of its kind. HWA's involvement gives the engine work an engineering pedigree that a small hypercar manufacturer would otherwise struggle to claim. It is what "collaboration with" means when it is real rather than a badge deal.
At ten units, the EVO is not a car most people will drive. It is a car the same set of collectors who bought Intensa Emozions will now buy again, and it will surface at Monterey and Villa d'Este for the next three years. The interesting number is not "800 hp". It is "no turbos, no hybrids, and a Ferrari V12 reworked in Affalterbach".
See how it stacks up against the modern V12 field on our fastest cars list.
The basics
| Apollo EVO | |
|---|---|
| Public debut | Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 10, 2026 |
| Production | 10 total |
| Engine | 6.3L NA V12 (Ferrari-derived, HWA rework) |
| Power | approx. 800 hp |
| Transmission | 7-speed sequential |
| Chassis | Carbon monocoque |
| Signature detail | "Caribbean Dragon" dragon-scale ceramic exhaust |
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Sources: Goodwood 2026 preview and coverage (CarBuzz); coverage from autoevolution, duPont Registry, TimesLive (July 9, 2026), Batman Garage. Photography: Apollo Automobil.