MARC PHILIPP GEMBALLA GOES INTERGALACTIC WITH THE ALL-NEW MARSIEN :
THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE SUPERCAR
Marc Philipp Gemballa has revealed its off-road capable , bespoke supercar to the world and confirmed its production name : MARSIEN .
With his newly founded company MARC PHILIPP GEMBALLA GmbH ( not associated in any form with Gemballa GmbH ), the 27-year-old entrepreneur and son of late Uwe Gemballa has launched his very first production ready supercar named MARSIEN starting a new era in 2021 .
A NEW ERA BEGINS
Growing up in an environment where building the fastest and most powerful production car on the planet and setting the next world record on the Nürburgring was key , now over a decade down the road , the market has changed radically . Marc Philipp believes the horsepower game is over , that tuning is done by the OEMs themselves and that the market is constantly being flooded with an influx of new supercars with brandishing hyped horsepower figures . Marc Philipp realised , when aiming to build a successful company for the future and not just toss the next imitator product onto the market , he needed to come up with something very special for his clients .
AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT - DEFINING A NEW SUPERCAR SEGMENT
Inspired by the legendary Paris Dakar rally era and more than two years of intense design and engineering development has resulted in the young entrepreneur ’ s first project : an ultramodern yet timeless looking supercar .
The new concept of the vehicle forms a hybrid between a modern-day supercar with all its comfort and day-to-day practicality combined with off-road capabilities enabling the ultimate driving experience for both on and off-road with the latest technologies .
BASED ON THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY
Looking for the latest cutting-edge platform featuring state-ofthe-art technology for their first project and with the need of the base vehicle to be equipped with a modern and sophisticated all-wheel drive system to master the intense challenges in the off-road terrain , the all-new Porsche 992 Turbo S provided the perfect base to realise the young entrepreneur ' s vision .
Manufactured in Germany , tested in the sand dunes of the Arabian desert and available to clients worldwide , production is limited to just 40 units with more than half of the small series production sold prior to launch .
THE NAME – MARSIEN
With its outstanding design , cutting-edge technology and strong performance , the name of the vehicle needed the right moniker to capture its unique qualities and reflect the characteristics and DNA of the vehicle .
During the intense test phase in the beautiful Al Faya desert , the development team was amazed by the stunning red desert sand in combination with the sharp fossil rocks and mountain backdrops shaping the landscape of the desert making it very special and unlike any other . “ We felt like as if we were in an entirely different universe ,” says Marc Philipp Gemballa . The Al Faya desert located in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has been famous ever since for its unique and extremely red desert sand and Mars-like environment visually . “ Since it looked and felt like we were on Mars paired with the futuristic design and the vehicle ’ s off-road capabilities , we couldn ’ t think of a more fitting name for our first project .” The name ‘ MARSIEN ’ was born - derived from the French word ‘ Martian ’ or ‘ from Mars ’.
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