Joining the new breed of EV hypercars is this entry from Apex, a young company with big ambitions. The model is called the AP-0, and it follows the company’s AP-1, which was unveiled just last year in Hong Kong.
Like the AP-1, the AP-0 is extremely lightweight. It’s also possessed of a unique sense of style, with unusual massing on the back end, a track-inspired front end, and dihedral doors. It’s built on a new platform, and its carriage and base are carbon fiber, which keeps the AP-0’s curb weight to a paltry 2,645 pounds.
The considerable battery complement needed to provide the AP-0’s impressive speed and range accounts for a sizeable chunk of the total weight. It can hold 90 kWh, enough to give the car a 320-mile range, and powers just a single motor—albeit a large one—at the back axle; the motor delivers up to 649 horsepower and 427 pound-feet of torque, getting the AP-0 to 62 in 2.3 seconds, and all the way to 190 MPH.
Apex—which is apparently headquartered in both Hong Kong and England—is forecasting production in 2022, and a base sticker of ~$200K.