Audi Nuvolari Quattro
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Concept car
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created by German
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automobile maker Audi
Audi
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. 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
Grand tourer
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(GT) vehicle. It was the second of three concept cars designed by Audi
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and shown in 2003, after the Pikes Peak quattro
Audi Pikes Peak Quattro
The Audi Pikes Peak quattro was a sport utility vehicle concept car. It was created by German premium automobile manufacturer, Audi. The Pikes Peak quattro was first introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show...
and ahead of the Le Mans quattro
Audi Le Mans quattro
The Audi Le Mans quattro was a sports car styled concept car, developed by Audi, for presentation at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, as a result of Audi's three successive wins at the arduous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race in 2000, 2001, and 2002...
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The Nuvolari quattro had a 5.0 L twin-turbo
Twin-turbo
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charged V10
V10 engine
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Fuel Stratified Injection
Gasoline direct injection
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(FSI) engine rated at 441 kW. Torque
Torque
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on the Nuvolari quattro was rated at 750 N·m (553 ft·lbf). The Nuvolari quattro used Audi's Torsen
Torsen
Torsen is a type of differential used in automobiles. It was invented by American Vernon Gleasman and manufactured by the Gleason Corporation. Torsen is a contraction of Torque-Sensing...
-based quattro permanent four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive
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system.
It could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in about 4.1 seconds. Top speed was electronically governed to 250 km/h (155.3 mph).
The Nuvolari quattro was named after one of the most famous and legendary race car drivers of all time, Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante or Nivola. He was the 1932 European Champion in Grand Prix motor racing...
. Nuvolari gained 61 Grand Prix
Grand Prix motor racing
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver...
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
Audi A5
The Audi A5 is a coupé produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi since 2007. It is the coupé, cabriolet, and five-door fastback versions of the fourth generation Audi A4 saloon and estate models....
range.