Audi Nuvolari is a 1,001-PS hybrid supercar that makes Audi’s electrification strategy look more complicated than its old EV-only promise. According to Electrek, Audi will limit the car to 499 units, with deliveries starting in the first half of 2027 and pricing around €600,000, or roughly $700,000.
The powertrain combines a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine with three axial-flux electric motors. The combustion engine alone produces 588 kW, or 800 hp, and 730 Nm of torque, while each electric motor is rated at 110 kW. Total output reaches 736 kW, or 1,001 PS.
The layout is technical enough to matter. Two oil-cooled axial-flux motors sit on the front axle and enable torque vectoring through Audi’s quattro system. A third motor sits between the mid-mounted V8 and the transmission. The battery is only 7.3 kWh gross, so this is a performance hybrid rather than a plug-in EV with meaningful electric range.
Audi Nuvolari specs lean on F1 ideas
Audi claims 0 to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h in 6.8 seconds, and a top speed above 350 km/h. Those acceleration figures require the battery to be above 80 percent state of charge and warmer than 28 degrees Celsius.
The body uses a new Audi Space Frame covered entirely in carbon fiber, a first for the brand. The CFRP parts use prepreg autoclave technology, and Audi says its Formula 1 drivers helped during aerodynamic development. An active rear wing has three configurations and can generate more than 400 kg of downforce, while a steering-wheel DRS button reduces drag.
Braking is also extreme. Electrek reports that the system can absorb up to 2.8 megawatts of energy, with front carbon brake discs measuring 420 x 40 mm and ten-piston calipers.
The controversy is strategic. Audi once said it would launch only EVs from 2026 onward. Instead, its new halo car is a V8 hybrid that uses 14.7 liters per 100 km with a discharged battery.
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