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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 Gran Turismo vehicle.
The Nuvolari Quattro had a 5.0 L twin-turbocharged V10 FSI engine rated at 600 hp (441 kW). It could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 4.1 seconds. Torque on the Nuvolari Quattro was rated at 750 Nm. The Nuvolari Quattro used Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system.
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 his memory. Wikipedia
Nuvolari, who was born in Mantua, Italy, in 1892, died in 1953, and therefore the 50th anniversary of his death will be commemorated on August 11, 2003. His contribution to motor racing history may well be greater than that of any other driver in the first half of the twentieth century. Nuvolari's daring approach and his spectacular driving style were as much part of his image as the yellow pullover that he always wore during races.
His first victory was gained in 1938 in the country of his birth. On September 11, 1938 he crossed the line ahead of the field in the Italian Grand Prix, held in Monza. Only a few weeks later, he repeated this success on the Donington circuit in England. This series of successes ended on September 3, 1939 in Belgrade, when Nuvolari won the last Grand Prix to be held before war broke out.
For the past twelve years, an event has been held every September that pay tribute to this great driver: the Gran Premio Nuvolari. This is a consistency run for historic cars over a route some 850 kilometres long, starting and finishing in Mantua, Nuvolari's birthplace. AUDI AG and its Italian importer Autogerma are the main sponsors of this event, for which many magnificent historic racing cars are entered each year. Audi World |
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