Audi introduces a new V8 supercar named after an Italian legend

Everyone was sort of wondering what was going to happen to the Audi R8 successor, and we now have an answer: it’s a new supercar, and it’s called the Audi Nuvolari.

Named after an Italian legend, the Nuvolari is mostly characterized by its V8.

We’re assuming that is going to be the main headline in this EV-centric era.

But there’s so much more about it.

The V8 comes from a Lambo

The engine is Lambo-based Like the Audi R8, the Audi Nuvolari shares several components with Audi’s cousin, Lambo.

The 4.0-liter biturbo V8 is loosely based on the same engine that the Lamborghini Temerario uses.

In addition to the V8, which produces 789 horsepower, there are also three electric motors: two at the front and one built into the transmission.

In total, the Nuvolari puts out 987 horsepower.

It does 0-62 mph in 2.6 seconds.

It also does 0-124 mph in 6.8 seconds, and it the top speed is 217 mph.

In theory, this is a plug-in hybrid.

But the battery is mostly there to help the internal combustion powertrain, so a very short trip (up to 10 miles of range) is all you can expect in full EV mode.

The Audi Nuvolari looks like a proper supercar

Visually, and given what we’ve heard and read about the newest vehicle launched by another brand, people should be happy about this, this looks 100 percent like a supercar.

It does give ‘poster on the wall’ vibes, which some people think is the whole point of a supercar.

Also, speaking of Lambo, the rear section is vaguely Lambo-esque, mostly because of the slim tailights and the gigantic exhaust at the center.

Meanwhile, the front end perfectly fits Audi’s new design language.

Unlike the Audi R8, this’ll be a limited-production supercar.

Only 499 units will be made, and pricing is expected to start at around $700,000.

This German icon is named after an Italian legend

This supercar is also a tribute to Tazio Nuvolari, arguably Italy’s most legendary drivers.

Mainly because he won races across practically every motorsport form.

He won Mille Miglias, Le Mans, F1 GPs – you name it.

It is an interesting choice, actually, because Nuvolari won the vast majority of his races at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo.

He actually ‘only’ won three major Grand Prix races driving for Auto Union, the German racing team that is the direct ancestor of Modern Audi: the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in 1938, the Donington Grand Prix in the UK in 1938, and the 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix in then-Yugoslavia.