Audi Nuvolari quattro

Infobox Automobile
name = Audi Nuvolari quattro


manufacturer = Audi AG
parent_company = Volkswagen Group
aka =
production = 2003
assembly =
predecessor =
successor = Audi A5 and S5
class = Concept car, sports car
body_style = 2-door 4-seat coupé
layout = front engine,
quattro permanent four wheel drive
platform = B8 (MLB/MLP)
engine = 5.0L FSI V10, 2xDOHC
transmission =
wheelbase =
length = convert|4800|mm|1|lk=on|abbr=on
width = convert|1920|mm|1|abbr=on
height = convert|1410|mm|1|abbr=on
weight =
fuel_capacity =
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The Audi Nuvolari quattro (also known as the Audi Nuvolari) was a concept car created by German automobile maker Audi. This vehicle was first introduced at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show. It was what Audi planned to become the vision of their next grand tourer (GT) vehicle. It was the second of three concept cars designed by Audi and shown in 2003, after the Pikes Peak quattro and ahead of the Le Mans quattro. [PDF| [http://www.audi.com/etc/medialib/cms4imp/audi2/company/financial_information/pdf.Par.0103.File.pdf Audi 2003 Product Strategy - indicating Audi Nuvolari quattro detail (p.13)] |1.50 MB - ] [ [http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z6932/Audi_Nuvolari.aspx Audi Nuvolari quattro study, from ConceptCarz.com] ]

The Nuvolari quattro had a 5.0 L twin-turbocharged V10 Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) engine rated at convert|441|kW|PS bhp|0|lk=on|abbr=on. Torque on the Nuvolari quattro was rated at convert|750|Nm|0|lk=on|abbr=on. The Nuvolari quattro used Audi's Torsen-based quattro permanent four-wheel drive system.

It could accelerate from 0 to auto km/h|100 in about 4.1 seconds. Top speed was electronically governed to auto km/h|250.

The Nuvolari quattro was named after one of the most famous and legendary race car drivers of all time, Tazio Nuvolari. Nuvolari gained 61 Grand Prix victories and died in 1953. Fifty years after his death, the Audi Nuvolari quattro was created in honour of his memory.

Audi subsequently developed the Nuvolari quattro into the new A5 and S5 range.

References

External links

* [http://www.audi.com Audi corporate website]
* [http://www.audi.com/etc/medialib/cms4imp/audi2/company/financial_information/pdf.Par.0103.File.pdf Audi Official 2003 Product Strategy]
* [http://www.audiworld.com/news/03/geneva/nuvolari/content.shtml Vision of the GT of the Future: Audi Nuvolari quattro]