· 4 x 4
· V10
· 600 bhp
· Twin turbo

NUVOLARI QUATTRO CONCEPT – coupe with 4-wheel drive, aluminium body, air suspension, new ´box. And a V10 600 bhp power plant! With the Nuvolari, Audi’s designers have created a two-door coupé with 2 + 2 seating and classic GT proportions: its body is 4.80 metres long, 1.92 metres wide and 1.41 metres high with a wheelbase of 2.89 metres. With its low outline, long front section, potent-looking rear end and extremely short overhangs, the Nuvolari shows its potential even when not in motion.

This car has the most powerful engine so far developed by Audi for use in a roadgoing vehicle: a 5.0-litre V10 ‘biturbo’ with FSI direct fuel injection, a power output of 441 kW (600 bhp) and a maximum torque of 750 Newton-metres. The Nuvolari quattro concept car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds and has a governed maximum speed of 250 km/h.

Power and torque are delivered to the wheels according to traction needs via a six-speed automatic transmission using shift-by-wire technology. The driver can also select the gears manually at paddles on the steering wheel.

As a matter of course, an Audi as powerful as this features quattro permanent four-wheel drive and a motor-sport brake system with appropriately large, drilled brake discs which catch the eye behind the 9-arm wheels.

The aluminium suspension on the Nuvolari quattro also satisfies all the requirements of a high-powered Gran Turismo car. The four-link front axle, the trapezoidal-link rear axle and the adaptive air suspension are the key to excellent handling and typical sports-car liveliness. The air suspension improves the Nuvolari quattro’s ride comfort and confirms its role as genuine long-distance transport.

Size 265/720 R 560 PAX wheels (equivalent to a visible rim diameter of 20.6 inches) make for excellent road grip and feature safe run-flat operation in case of pressure loss.
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THE NAME OF the Audi study pays homage to a racing legend: Tazio Nuvolari, who on September 3, 1939 in Belgrade was the last driver to win a Grand Prix in an Auto Union car. Nuvolari was born in Mantua, Italy, in 1892 and died there in 1953; he wrote motor racing history as scarcely anyone else did in the first half of the last century. His trademarks were his daring, spectacular driving style and the yellow pullover he always wore in the car.