APEX: The Story of the Hypercar

2016 ""

APEX: The Story of the Hypercar

7.3 | 1h25m | en | Documentary

Rocket science meets the auto industry as "APEX" follows a thread that starts in the design studios and R&D labs where these "fighter jets of the street" are created, and leads to a perilous racetrack in Germany where drivers can reach new heights of speed and performance -- if they dare. Equal parts human drama and speed, "APEX" follows Swedish entrepreneur Christian von Koenigsegg, a lifelong sports car enthusiast on a personal quest to build a "mega" car whose golden ratio defies all expectations for a hypercar's velocity and power, while competing against the biggest names in motorsports for space on the world stage. With insights from top engineers and designers, "APEX" pulls back the curtain on the top-secret development facilities at Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren and Pagani, where awe-inspiring hypercars are imagined and built, and puts you inches from the action, as top drivers shake down the latest hypercars, flat-out on some of the world's greatest racetracks.

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Released: March. 29,2016 | Released Producted By: , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Zachary Levi

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Josh Vietze

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ShadowRomeo1784 My Personal Rating - 6.8/10Obviously this documentary is made for Car People and it's purely focused about cars and their history. The ones that are interested behind the cars especially Koenigsegg that has interesting story behind them and it's founder and yes they are my most favorite Car Manafacturer in Automotive World. It also includes interviews with Chris Harris , Horacio Pagani which i found interesting too. It's just worth to watch it if you are interested in those person i mentioned.Pros: Interesting Story Behind Koenigsegg Decent CinematographyInterviews From Chris Harris and Horacio Pagani and Christian Koenigsegg himself and more. Cons:Only Focused On Car People More Focused on Koenigsegg Than Other ManafacturersRating On Each AspectCinematography: 7/10Atmosphere: 6/10Dialogue: 7/10

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Apex: The Story of the Hypercar" is an American documentary from this year (2016) that deals with hypercars. If you are like me, you probably wonder already what is a hypercar. It is probably what you would guess, a really fast aerodynamic sports car. This film runs for slightly under 1.5 hours, 85 minutes approximately, and was directed by J.F. Musial and Josh Vietze. the writer is Mike Spinelli. All three of them have some filmmaking experience, but really not that much, at least according to their bodies of work. As a consequence, their work here is what you would expect pretty much I guess. The description in the title of my review is very accurate. People who love speedy cars will have a good time watching these cars rush over the course, they will enjoy listening to the engineers talk about the equipment or hear the riders talk about their experience on the track. But on a negative note, this film here is not one that gets people really interested in the world of speed racing. I can say that from experience here as I have certainly never been interested in cars that much and I am yet to see a film or documentary that gets me interested in the subject. But a lot of my criticisms here have to do with my subjective opinion that you could also call personal bias perhaps. Anyway, I think this is a very generic documentary and I cannot give it a thumbs-down. Unless you really love cars, I suggest you watch something else instead.

erikaak I am used to see so much car-related material on TV/streaming/internet etc. that I have gotten a bit critical of what I am about to spend my time on watching. There's just so much junk out there. Luckily there's also documentaries/shows/clips that IS worth spending time watching, and "Apex: The Story of the Hypercar" is definitely one of them. Interesting from start to end, with beautiful pictures of fantastic cars and interviews with fascinating, interesting and inspiring people. Throughout the documentary you'll get a little bit closer to the major hypercar manufacturers, but as a red line it follows the story of Koenigsegg, whom you'll get to know the best. Not giving it a 10 score rating only because I think it should be a longer, even more "in depth", documentary.

Shiva Shetty Little surprised to see 1 user comment. This deserves a wider audience and more TLC. Stumbled into this little gem on Netflix. I am not an ardent car nerd but I was hooked on this intimate insight into the world of hyper cars.The close ups on the cars are almost erotic in its intensity and the pacing is very well managed. Ideally you wan to get together with some fans of F1 and cars to really enjoy this. They pay special attention to Koenigsegg and give the viewer a bonus look into the racetracks of legend in Europe (esp Nurburgring)Totally worth the investment in time.