Audi has unveiled its first part-electric supercar in modern history: the Nuvolari coupe. Coming to the market in early 2027 limited to just 499 production units, it’s rumored to start from around €600,000 ($692,000).
The Nuvolari is the Ingolstadt automaker’s first production car to take advantage of carbon-fiber bodywork. It wraps around a space-frame designed in the house and helps keep the dry weight under 1,750 kilograms (3,858 pounds).
In terms of size and appearance, the two-door rocket partially resembles the discontinued R8, but otherwise comes much closer to the last year’s Concept C. Audi hasn’t mentioned the R8 even once when announcing the Nuvolari, making it clear that the latter wasn’t envisioned as a direct successor of the former.
From the technical perspective, the coupe shares its powertrain with the Lamborghini Temerario while bumping its output from the already impressive 920 PS (907 hp / 677 kW) to 1,001 PS (987 hp / 736 kW). It uses a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 and three e-motors to drive the wheels, with two motors sitting at the front axle and the third one working in sync with the gas engine’s eight-speed DCT.
Equipped like this, the Nuvolari reaches 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.6 seconds and can go beyond 350 km/h (217 mph) if given enough space.
Feature-wise, Audi points out an active rear wing that drivers can adjust in a fashion similar to that of Formula 1 race car wings, an intelligent brake-by-wire system and centerlock wheels – also a first for the brand. The interior is fairly laconic and has a decent number of physical buttons in addition to the touchscreen panel in the middle. Audi has yet to post more interior pics, though, as the one they have revealed so far isn’t too informative.
On a side note, the name of the supercar pays homage to the legendary Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari. Check out Audi’s short vids above for a glimpse of one of Europe’s most celebrated drivers in history.