On July 27, 2008, an Apollo Sport was featured on the UK automotive show "Top Gear". One of the presenters, Richard Hammond and professional driver the Stig drove the car. With a lap time of 1:17.1, the Apollo Sport became the new leader on the Power Lap Board, 0.2 seconds faster than the former lap leader, the Ascari A10. The Apollo was faster than the Bugatti Veyron and the Pagani Zonda around the "Top Gear" test track. It was later beaten with a time of 01:16.8 by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.