Audi Nuvolari

[Design FIRST]

The launch colour doesn't help either.

I agree.

Pardon my exploiting AI as a configurator:

 

[Monster]

Everything is beautiful in the post Ferrari Luce era.

 

[martinbo]

Everything is beautiful in the post Ferrari Luce era.

That's like saying any fast food looks more appetising than a turd on toast.

 

[Jonathan19]

CEO Gernot Döllner: “The Audi Nuvolari is a physical manifestation of Audi’s technological renewal”

Ingolstadt/Antibes, June 4, 2026 — In the run-up to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco, Audi has unveiled the Nuvolari* — the fastest and most powerful supercar in the brand’s history. The drivers for the Audi Revolut F1 Team, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, also attended the presentation of the near-production prototype on the Côte d’Azur — Hülkenberg and Bortoleto have already tested the Audi Nuvolari* and are impressed. Below, they and CEO Gernot Döllner, CTO Rouven Mohr, Chief Sales Officer Marco Schubert, and Chief Creative Officer Massimo Frascella provide insights into the strategy, technology, and design of the Audi Nuvolari*.

Nico Hülkenberg, driver for the Audi Revolut F1 Team

• “The Audi Nuvolari* looks really cool and unique. For me, what truly counts is the overall package — that is, how the car feels, how precisely it responds, and how well performance and drivability complement each other. The Nuvolari* really has a lot to offer.”
• “It’s exciting to see just how much potential this car has, and the power of the high-performance hybrid powertrain — with over 1,000 PS — is truly impressive.”

Gabriel Bortoleto, driver for the Audi Revolut F1 Team

• “Running the Audi Nuvolari* at Nardò and working closely with the development team on the setup was a really great experience. What stands out immediately is how clean and predictable the car feels on turn-in. There’s basically no understeer, which is impressive given the level of performance. The balance stays very neutral and precise, giving you the confidence to carry speed through the corners. You can clearly feel how the different systems — especially the aerodynamics and torque distribution — work together as one. Overall, it’s a very complete package and a car that responds exactly the way you expect as a driver.”

CEO Gernot Döllner

• “The Audi Nuvolari* brings pure emotion and performance to the road. It also reveals how we are taking ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ into a new era.”
• “With the Audi Nuvolari*, we are accelerating technological progress and demonstrating that the company is picking up the pace — in development, decision-making, and innovation.”
• “Team spirit and the drive for continuous improvement place Formula 1 teams in pole position. This is exactly the mindset we are embedding at Audi.”

Rouven Mohr, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development

• “The Audi Nuvolari* is the first supercar from Audi with a high-performance hybrid powertrain and sets a new benchmark for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik.’ My personal highlights are the power of the high-performance hybrid powertrain, the active aerodynamics, and the world-first quattro predictive ride.”
• “The quattro drive is one of Audi’s most iconic technologies, representing traction, control, and driving dynamics in all conditions. With quattro predictive ride, we are defining the next generation of all-wheel drive. The system anticipates potential loss of traction based on highly precise sensor data and predictively coordinates the powertrain, brakes, torque distribution, and aerodynamics as an integrated system.”

Marco Schubert, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing

• “The Audi Nuvolari* embodies uncompromising racing DNA — inspired by Tazio Nuvolari’s ability to continually redefine the limits of what is possible and translate technical excellence into performance.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* appeals to customers for whom performance alone is not enough — but who also place great value on aesthetics, authenticity, and perfection.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* is limited to 499 units — a highly exclusive collector’s item. The official pre-ordering in Europe is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, but customers can already register their interest now.”

Massimo Frascella, Chief Creative Officer

• “The Audi Nuvolari* embodies ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ in its most visceral form: progress through technology. And for us, technology never exists for its own sake. It is always a means to an end. And that end must be emotion.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* will be our first production model to express ‘The Radical Next’ as a new way of thinking. A philosophy built on the understanding that, at its best, Audi is an unmistakable combination of clarity, technicality, intelligence, and emotion.”
• “Every design decision has a clear purpose. Nothing is decorative. Our new identity is defined by the Vertical Frame — applied here for the first time on a hybrid model. The interior is a study in clarity and control. Everything supports the act of driving.”

 

[Design FIRST]

CEO Gernot Döllner: “The Audi Nuvolari is a physical manifestation of Audi’s technological renewal”

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Ingolstadt/Antibes, June 4, 2026 — In the run-up to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco, Audi has unveiled the Nuvolari* — the fastest and most powerful supercar in the brand’s history. The drivers for the Audi Revolut F1 Team, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, also attended the presentation of the near-production prototype on the Côte d’Azur — Hülkenberg and Bortoleto have already tested the Audi Nuvolari* and are impressed. Below, they and CEO Gernot Döllner, CTO Rouven Mohr, Chief Sales Officer Marco Schubert, and Chief Creative Officer Massimo Frascella provide insights into the strategy, technology, and design of the Audi Nuvolari*.

Nico Hülkenberg, driver for the Audi Revolut F1 Team

• “The Audi Nuvolari* looks really cool and unique. For me, what truly counts is the overall package — that is, how the car feels, how precisely it responds, and how well performance and drivability complement each other. The Nuvolari* really has a lot to offer.”
• “It’s exciting to see just how much potential this car has, and the power of the high-performance hybrid powertrain — with over 1,000 PS — is truly impressive.”

Gabriel Bortoleto, driver for the Audi Revolut F1 Team

• “Running the Audi Nuvolari* at Nardò and working closely with the development team on the setup was a really great experience. What stands out immediately is how clean and predictable the car feels on turn-in. There’s basically no understeer, which is impressive given the level of performance. The balance stays very neutral and precise, giving you the confidence to carry speed through the corners. You can clearly feel how the different systems — especially the aerodynamics and torque distribution — work together as one. Overall, it’s a very complete package and a car that responds exactly the way you expect as a driver.”

CEO Gernot Döllner

• “The Audi Nuvolari* brings pure emotion and performance to the road. It also reveals how we are taking ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ into a new era.”
• “With the Audi Nuvolari*, we are accelerating technological progress and demonstrating that the company is picking up the pace — in development, decision-making, and innovation.”
• “Team spirit and the drive for continuous improvement place Formula 1 teams in pole position. This is exactly the mindset we are embedding at Audi.”

Rouven Mohr, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development

• “The Audi Nuvolari* is the first supercar from Audi with a high-performance hybrid powertrain and sets a new benchmark for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik.’ My personal highlights are the power of the high-performance hybrid powertrain, the active aerodynamics, and the world-first quattro predictive ride.”
• “The quattro drive is one of Audi’s most iconic technologies, representing traction, control, and driving dynamics in all conditions. With quattro predictive ride, we are defining the next generation of all-wheel drive. The system anticipates potential loss of traction based on highly precise sensor data and predictively coordinates the powertrain, brakes, torque distribution, and aerodynamics as an integrated system.”

Marco Schubert, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing

• “The Audi Nuvolari* embodies uncompromising racing DNA — inspired by Tazio Nuvolari’s ability to continually redefine the limits of what is possible and translate technical excellence into performance.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* appeals to customers for whom performance alone is not enough — but who also place great value on aesthetics, authenticity, and perfection.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* is limited to 499 units — a highly exclusive collector’s item. The official pre-ordering in Europe is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, but customers can already register their interest now.”

Massimo Frascella, Chief Creative Officer

• “The Audi Nuvolari* embodies ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ in its most visceral form: progress through technology. And for us, technology never exists for its own sake. It is always a means to an end. And that end must be emotion.”
• “The Audi Nuvolari* will be our first production model to express ‘The Radical Next’ as a new way of thinking. A philosophy built on the understanding that, at its best, Audi is an unmistakable combination of clarity, technicality, intelligence, and emotion.”
• “Every design decision has a clear purpose. Nothing is decorative. Our new identity is defined by the Vertical Frame — applied here for the first time on a hybrid model. The interior is a study in clarity and control. Everything supports the act of driving.”

Generally apprehensive about buying into corporate glib, I must admit that I have kind of a good feeling about Audi and its future products. It's been quite a while since I've last experienced the feeling.

 

[KiwiRob]

Based off doesn't mean the same as base car. Yeah it's based off the Lambo, tell me something I didn't know next time mr obvious.



They need to make 300 road cars a year for that to work, which is clearly not going to happen.

You're back to making idiotic comments so who knows what you do and don't know

Like you don't know how many cars are need to homologate a model for GT3.

The FIA requires manufacturers to produce a minimum of 20 cars within a two-year period. Specifically, to prevent prototype-style cars, the rules mandate that at least 10 cars must be built within the first 12 months of a vehicle being homologated, with the remaining 10 produced by the end of the second year.

Minimum production numbers set for GT3 racing

The FIA has moved to safeguard GT3 Motorsport's international governing body has announced new rules for GT3 manufacturers to protect

speedcafe.com

 

[Jo_Sta7]

I agree.

Pardon my exploiting AI as a configurator:

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This is what I was thinking! In a cool color thing will look amazing. Very veyron to me for some reason.

 

[Esp5]

Funny to see how close I was to the Nuvolari.
These sketches and 3D models were done like a month ago, just out of curiosity.
Fully fictional yet ended up super close to the real thing, lol.

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Excellent exploration work

 

[Matski]

Like you don't know how many cars are need to homologate a model for GT3.

The FIA requires manufacturers to produce a minimum of 20 cars within a two-year period. Specifically, to prevent prototype-style cars, the rules mandate that at least 10 cars must be built within the first 12 months of a vehicle being homologated, with the remaining 10 produced by the end of the second year.

That's the requirement for GT3 homologation, i.e. that's how many race cars they have to produce for it to be eligible, not how many road cars are required.

 

[Design FIRST]

That's the requirement for GT3 homologation, i.e. that's how many race cars they have to produce for it to be eligible, not how many road cars are required.

25 917s lined-up like beads on a necklace during a spring 1969 homologation photo shoot. Ferdinand Piech will be somewhere in the backround.

 

[Swissbob]

I curious how the frunk operates.

That’s a nice one, I like this car.

I guess they could sell even more than 499.

The price is also not too crazy.

The sound will be very important, are they using the small series to use the additional liberties small series cars have, to make it really loud?

 

[Esp5]

I guess they could sell even more than 499.

I honestly think it's too much; they're very optimistic. I think it will take them years. I don't see it anywhere near being a well-rounded product desig wise

The price is also not too crazy.

Extremely expensive for a rebadged Lamborghini. To explain, I don't see enough Audi in it; it looks like an Audi disguise. Therefore, I don't know how they justify that price and the number of units produced.

 

[Swissbob]

Really? I still don't understand how that can be "something," especially coming from passionate people.

Yes seriously, I guess If there’s a Frunk it opens like on a Countach.

I honestly think it's too much; they're very optimistic. I think it will take them years. I don't see it anywhere near being a well-rounded product desig wise

Extremely expensive for a rebadged Lamborghini. To explain, I don't see enough Audi in it; it looks like an Audi disguise. Therefore, I don't know how they justify that price and the number of units produced.

It’s an upgraded Lamborghini, more power, double battery sitze.

The interior looks much better than on the Lamborghini.

I’d even prefer this to a Revuelto, it’s after all only an Audi.

Much better image than Lamborghini here in Switzerland.

 

[Rolf]

I kinda like it but it looks like a child of the Bugatti Chiron and Lambo Countach

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[martinbo]

I get more Murcielago vibes, especially from the rear 3/4.

 

[Esp5]

That's the problem; it looks more like a car from another brand than its own. In my country, that's called not getting your basic right.

 

[Yanes]

A little bit of less front overhang would really help this

 

[Gor134]

Price is ridiculous. At least all the body panels are bespoke, which is expected at this price point.

 

[klugscheisser87]

This is def the best looking thing from Germany since years! ( yes, I find the Alpina attempt uninspiring ).

Bad to see still new unveilings with the old obsolete styling like the new Q7.
But they are so on the right track with this design language.

 

[Matski]

It looks like what it is, a Lamborghini in an Audi suit. It does look pretty good though.