Audi has presented its latest supercar, the 2027 Nuvolari, blending the brand’s motorsport heritage from its Auto Union days through to its recent entry into the world of Formula 1.
The brand’s first supercar since the R8 was phased out in 2024, the performance figures immediately jump off the page. With Audi claiming a 0-100km/h time of just 2.6 seconds, 0-200km/h in 6.2 seconds, and a top speed of around 350km/h, it’s quite simply the fastest road car that Audi has ever made.
It’s also the most powerful. Featuring a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine at its heart, producing 588kW and 730Nm on its own, this bent-eight can rev to a dizzying 10,000rpm.
But that alone isn’t enough to make it the most powerful. Thanks to an F1-inspired hybrid system featuring three 110kW axial flux electric motors – two on the front axle plus another between the engine and gearbox – and a 7.3kWh battery pack, the total output is 736kW (1001PS).
If any of that setup sounds familiar, though, it’s worth noting that this drivetrain is largely shared with the Lamborghini Temerario, although with more power and an Audi-specific ‘quattro predictive ride’ system.
Named after Italian racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, who won the 1938 Italian and 1939 Belgrade Grands Prix for Audi’s predecessor Auto Union, there are references throughout to the Type C race car hailing from the 1930s motorsport era, a time dominated by historic speed records.
There’s nothing 1930s about its construction, though. Built around the new Audi Space Frame, the Nuvolari wears almost entirely carbon fibre reinforced polymer bodywork created using advanced F1 techniques such as prepreg autoclave technology to ensure maximum strength and lightness.
That F1 technology continues in its aerodynamics thanks to a deployable active rear wing with Closed, Low Downforce, and High Downforce settings, along with a Drag Reduction System (DRS).
You’ll also find Audi’s Ceramic Pro braking system with ten-piston calipers and 420mm discs up front and four-piston calipers with 410mm discs in the rear. Combined with its regenerative braking system that can deliver 0.3g of deceleration, it should be able to stop on a pinhead, let alone a dime.
Limited to just 499 examples worldwide, pricing is yet to be confirmed, although Audi has confirmed that pre-orders will commence in H1 2027.
