Audi has revealed the Nuvolari, a 1,000-hp supercar with a V8 engine. The Nuvolari is the most powerful production model in Audi's history, featuring a hybrid, twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 that will produce around 1,000 horsepower and rev to 10,000 RPM. The motor itself is borrowed from its corporate sibling, the Lamborghini Temerario, but will pack a bit more power.
The Nuvolari will reportedly be good enough for 0-60 mph in just 2.6 seconds, a ridiculous top speed of 217 mph, and an undisclosed electric-only driving range thanks to its 7.3-kWh battery. Chief Technology Officer Rouven Mohr points at the automaker's involvement in F1 with expediting various technologies and concepts from the track to the road—but as far as I see it, the biggest and best transfer between the two is the look of the thing.
View Price on AmazonThe titanium hue is lifted directly from Audi's F1 car, and that's just straight-up sick. Sure, there are other engineering elements, but that's one that everyone can see and appreciate. Named after the famous Italian racing driver Tazio Nuvolari—and following up on the sleek concept from the early 2000s—the new supercar will feature “quattro predictive ride,” the latest version of the famous all-wheel-drive system that will utilize torque vectoring during acceleration, cornering, deceleration, and braking, regenerative or otherwise.
It also boasts active aerodynamics that can generate up to 882 pounds of pressure, thanks to a deployable rear wing with three settings: Closed, Low Downforce, and High Downforce. If you're wondering how the driver will operate the wing, just look at the big button on the steering wheel. Speaking of the interior, massive kudos to Audi for not slapping a bunch of screens on the dash of this beauty.
Sure, it still has a central touchscreen to operate the car's basic functions, as well as a digital gauge cluster for the driver, but that's it. No passenger display, no other nonsense. It looks minimalist and borderline cold, but I have a feeling it'll be more pleasing to the eye in person. The new Audi Space Frame with a carbon exterior, according to Audi, uses the same manufacturing methods as those used in F1 cars.
Source: thedrive.com
