Audi will soon have a spectacular supercar in its showroom. This Audi Nuvolari has an engine power of no less than 1,001 hp, making it even stronger than family member Lamborghini Temerario.
Two years after the second generation of the Audi R8 was retired, the brand presents a brand new supercar. It will have a well-known name: Nuvolari. In 2003 already named it a study model after the legendary driver Tazio Nuvolari of the same name. But unlike the concept car from 23 years ago, the new Audi Nuvolari will go into production. It is therefore the official successor to the Audi R8.
While the first Audi R8 was a cousin of the Lamborghini Gallardo and the last R8 was the German equivalent of the Huracán, you would expect the Nuvolari to be related to the Lamborghini Temerario. Audi itself says nothing about this. Both super exotics have a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, although the Audi beats the Lamborghini on several fronts.
Strongest and fastest Audi ever
That starts with the power. Behind the front seats of the Audi Nuvolari is a 4-liter V8 petrol engine with two turbos. It produces 800 hp and, just like in the Temerario, can accelerate to 10,000 rpm. And just like in the Lamborghini, that eight-cylinder is assisted by no fewer than three axial ones flux motors. Two of them are on the front axle. Regardless of where they are located, they are each good for 150 hp. All together, this gives the German exotic a system power of 1,001 hp. The Laborghini Temerario remains at a far from meager 920 hp. It is therefore no surprise that the Audi Nuvolari will go down as Audi’s strongest and fastest production model ever.
The all-wheel drive Audi Nuvolari sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds. After just 6.8 seconds you’ll be racing across the asphalt at a speed of 200 km/h. Its top speed is 350 km/h. The Nuvolari is also a plug-in hybrid.
Formula 1
The Nuvolari is built around what the brand calls the ‘Audi Space Frame’; a lightweight base around which the carbon fiber body is built. The sports car is able to lower the rear wing a notch on long straight stretches. This reduces air resistance, resulting in a higher top speed. During heavy braking, the spoiler and wing work rotates to generate as much air resistance and downforce as possible.
According to Audi, it has drawn on Formula 1 experience for the braking technology and the brake discs can withstand high temperatures better than regular ones. A special cooling system should help with this. Braking is done without a physical connection between the brake pedal and the braking system: brake by wire so. Audi produces only 499 copies of the Nuvolari. The first will see the light of day in the first half of next year.
