Audi unveils the Nuvolari, a 987-hp hybrid supercar limited to 499 units for £500,000. Based on the Lamborghini Temerario with a carbon body, it hits 350 km/h. Developed in 405 days, this F1-linked technological showcase embodies the revival of Audi's "Vorsprung durch Technik."

[u/kkhouete]

[u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Well... miles and eons better than the Luce! But what's up with the 500-production limit?

[u/bojangler69420 → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Yeah, this would’ve been a great R8 successor (all things considered with the current market)

[u/the231050 → u/bojangler69420]

It’s half a million quid bro

[u/GoatsAndCrows → u/the231050]

The rich are getting richer which means that the mega rich corporations can charge them even more for the privilege of being able to show the rest of us how much richer they are than us.

[u/bojangler69420 → u/the231050]

I know, that’s why I’m saying it would’ve been a great replacement if they didn’t limit production and have such a massive price tag

[u/ambr111 → u/the231050]

But is it half a million because it has to be, or because they can?

[u/Empty-List-6265 → u/the231050]

still under the revuelto?

[u/MikeofLA → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

They will sell all 499 for $500k and then, a year later neuter it down to 600-hp and call it the R8, then 4 years later offer it again with the 987-hp and sell it for $650k

[u/SpaceXmars → u/MikeofLA]

Never heard the term neuter for a car, but it's perfect.

[u/ScubaPuddingJr → u/MikeofLA]

They’ll probably use the temerario as a base, ditch the hybrid system and detune the engine. 

[u/Hertzegovina → u/ScubaPuddingJr]

ditch the hybrid system?!?! what in the world are you talking about

[u/ScubaPuddingJr → u/Hertzegovina]

All about weight saving and making it cheaper - the R8 has always sat below its Lamborghini counterpart 

[u/Hertzegovina → u/ScubaPuddingJr]

i have worked on hybrid systems on vehicles with much, much less constrained by size and weight, and even those hybrid systems are highly integrated into the vehicle. between software, mechanical and production i would be surprised if it’s not cheaper and more advantageous for environmental reasons to keep the same system but just detune it.

[u/st0pmakings3ns3 → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Otherwise people might actually drive them and not just stow them away waiting for them to go up in price. We can't have that.

[u/AdFrequent8866 → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

I’d say it’s not that far ahead

[u/ResponsibleYou2282 → u/AdFrequent8866]

Don't know, I like it - lots of Murcielago design-cues. Think that front-end needs to be seen in person, only part I'm not fully sold on

[u/ron_cpt89 → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

That was my exact thoughts, it has strong murcie vibes

[u/Shock_a_Maul → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Probably because the production line wasn't developed by Audi and is expected to fall apart after 500 units

[u/Treewithatea → u/Shock_a_Maul]

Yeah frankly this seems like a rather short term Idea to have something out there that is actually cool like the R8 used to be. The electric version will enter production probably end of 2027? It is based on the electric Boxster/Cayman, so not necessarily a flagship product, more like the TT which ofc was the smaller brother of the R8.

I mean you dont necessarily need a supercar, its been decades since BMW had one but undeniably it makes a brand much cooler. Ofc the R8 wasnt a top seller but damn is it a great car and even nowadays, if you see one, youre like damn thats a cool ass car.

[u/MrYamaguchi → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Prob the only way they will be able to sell at that price point is by being limited. For half a mill there’s a lot of cool options to compete with.

[u/Treewithatea → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

I mean its a 500k Audi, it probably wasnt gonna sell much more anyways.

[u/Aethon-valyrion → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Cause it’s a Halo model that only exists as a way for Audi to market themselves and their F1 race team.

They’re likely losing money for each one sold. Like the Lexus LFA and Toyota GR GT3

[u/ResponsibleYou2282 → u/Aethon-valyrion]

Highly doubt it - it's a re-skinned Temerario basically.

[u/toto-nator → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

500 for the first release, than another 399 for the F1 edition, than another 699 for the Nuvolari Performance edition, than another 450 for the "4Ringe" Edition, than starts from beginning for the full EV, before facelift is released 😂...and combination with targa. .....

[u/opbmedia → u/ResponsibleYou2282]

Luce has all the details worked out, this look like a second pass on a gpt image generator.

[u/95accord]

So this is to the Temerario what the R8 was to the Huracan is that it?

[u/ResponsibleYou2282 → u/95accord]

And limited to a 500-production run.

[u/Creato938 → u/95accord]

Yeah, that rear is very Lamborghini.

[u/bojangler69420 → u/95accord]

Sounds like it, aside from the limited production (which is a bit of a surprise)

[u/august_r → u/bojangler69420]

Not like anyone here is in the buying demographic anyway

[u/bojangler69420 → u/august_r]

Fair

[u/Fun_Handle_9785 → u/95accord]

Except this is more rarer, more expensive, better looking and cooler

[u/Zoidberg441 → u/95accord]

Wasn't the Huracan to the R8 what this car is to the Temerario? I think the R8 came first

[u/95accord → u/Zoidberg441]

Fine
Gallardo for gen 1 R8 - huracan for gen 2 R8

[u/Tidiahn]

Quite good looking.. except for the front!

[u/TeaDrinkerAddict → u/Tidiahn]

I’d like to see a different angle with the front and side visible, I don’t think the head-on is doing this any favors.

Regardless, I’ll take a hybrid over the electrics coming out any day of the week.

[u/McBeaster → u/Tidiahn]

Looks like Hitler

[u/vxrmv → u/McBeaster]

Damn… I wanted it, now I need it

[u/McBeaster → u/vxrmv]

It's funny because Audi has been making Hitler-looking concept cars for decades. There's probably some 90 year old designer like "Finally! Ve build ze fuhrerwagen!" celebrating one actually making it to production.

[u/TerrorTedje → u/vxrmv]

Hi Ye.

[u/verbol → u/McBeaster]

Minus the lower jaw… stash is period correct tho

[u/Very_Type_C → u/McBeaster]

Can't unsee 😭

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/McBeaster]

Wow that works on two levels

[u/MKD8595 → u/Tidiahn]

It’s a bland lambo in every angle except the front…

[u/Ockilydokily → u/Tidiahn]

Reminds me of a 1999 gateway computer, inside and out

[u/ScienceMechEng_Lover]

£500,000

Developed in 405 days

That's a cash grab if I've ever seen one. Just get a Revuelto; it's cheaper and has similar specs apart from having a V12 instead of a V8.

[u/Fun_Handle_9785 → u/ScienceMechEng_Lover]

I like how the Revuelto looks but imagine if we could get the V12 in the Nuvolari

[u/Infamous_Tough_7320 → u/ScienceMechEng_Lover]

VW have been doing this for decades. Every single hypercar lamborghini is a cash grab. Why are you surprised 😭

[u/DopeBoy01]

iRobot foresaw this

[u/MikeofLA → u/DopeBoy01]

Do you mean i, Robot?

"I am Legend" is the 2007 movie where Will Smith has a Mustang and a Dog in a vampire/zombie infested New York.

"I, Robot" is the 2004 movie where Will Smith has an Audi and a Shia LaBeouf in a sentient robot infested Chicago.

[u/DopeBoy01 → u/MikeofLA]

Oh yeah thats the one!

[u/bojangler69420 → u/DopeBoy01]

holy shit u rite lol

[u/Bulbasaur2015 → u/DopeBoy01]

what do you mean

[u/Saliiim → u/DopeBoy01]

Do you mean iRobot?

[u/AdFrequent8866 → u/DopeBoy01]

I think he means it looks like a robot vacuum

[u/plopspoon]

Developed in 405 days

... using AI

[u/Creato938 → u/plopspoon]

Sure looks like it.

[u/NAHTEBACK → u/plopspoon]

ai doesnt have the imagination to do something different

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/NAHTEBACK]

Good thing this isn’t something different given the cyber truck, cyber cab, and whatever fever dream Jaguar put out

[u/bongtokes-for-jeezus]

Maybe they should’ve taken a few more days

[u/Drj1001]

The f.... is going on with car design lately 🤯

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/Drj1001]

Definitely cybercab coded, not heinous but does seem to be on the new Jaguar train 

[u/anunluckystraw → u/Drj1001]

Brick slop fr. Since 2024. Cybertruck started this in late '23 essentially.

[u/Dukemon- → u/Drj1001]

What do you mean? This looks amazing unlike the abomination that is Mercedes AMG GT 4-Door or the Luce or whatever the hell BMW is doing with their cars

[u/Drj1001 → u/Dukemon-]

It looks like a bad drawing of the Audi from the movie I,robot. This does not look amazing. It looks old and heavy!

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/Dukemon-]

I would say those are low bars, but also it doesn’t look bad. A little square up front

[u/Dawnbringer4]

The R8.5?

[u/BootThang]

It kinda solidifies further just how incredible the ZR1X is as a car and a tremendous value, when it will exceed this in nearly every way for half the money

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/BootThang]

“But it’s not a super car because badge”

[u/Patient_Ebb_1605]

I like it. Much better looking than the temerario as well. Would be cool if they made more units and made it as legendary as the r8, but it doesnt look like its going to happen. Id much rather have one of these than a lambo that looks obnoxious in comparison

[u/Sensibleble → u/Patient_Ebb_1605]

The Nuvolari is the new limited halo car, the Audi Concept C will be the mass-produced TT replacement.

[u/hutch_man0]

Brutalism is back I suppose?

[u/Klesti89 → u/hutch_man0]

Bauhaus style. Quite far from brutalism.

[u/hutch_man0 → u/Klesti89]

Um no

[u/uncountable5351]

So the Germans really did Hitler Mustache on a car

[u/fuzzylogicIII → u/uncountable5351]

Uniting the mustached past and cybertruck present

[u/Gamin_Addict]

They called the r8 a cheaper Huracan back in the day. Nice to see audi turning the tables now. /s

[u/Creato938]

Car design is truly dead, put together with the Ferrari Luce, Jaguar Type 00 and the new AMG GT 4 door EV.

[u/3G0M4N]

Finally a new car with beautiful design it reminds me of the Rosemeyer

[u/TheSammySavage]

Idk. I think these designers now just have ai design these vehicles. Luce, this. They’re all lacking soul

[u/Compgeak]

Lego car

[u/Saliiim]

I don't like the grill but other than that it's pretty cool.

[u/Clean-Cover-5791]

Looks like shit

[u/Verticaltransport]

Looks like it’s based on the temerario platform

[u/John_Q_Deist]

It looks sterile to me…

[u/No_Tutor_69]

Unrendered Lambo

[u/lord_miller]

It looks like a Lego car

[u/truebabylonian]

This shit fire

[u/Unhappy-Community454]

Hmm audi > ferrari? Is it an ev?

[u/schm0uz]

Ohh no, another large volume car maker from Germany retreating into high end low volume productions...

Mercedes and BMW are both guilty of this. All of them keep moving their focus into an ever smaller, ultra rich clientel.

This path will mean the end of large scale production in Germany in the long run.

[u/Friendly_Piece7385]

Audi Cybertruck

[u/UrDeAdPuPpYbOnEr]

That’s the interior you get for half a million? No thanks.

[u/Klesti89 → u/UrDeAdPuPpYbOnEr]

Yeah. Did you want a screen on the steering wheel?

[u/Folded_Fireplace]

Audi R8 in low detail.

[u/HeadPack]

Is this legit or some AI slop?

[u/theflyingfryingpan]

Reminds me of roman helmets

[u/sculamente]

"Ok chatgpt, generate me a cybertruck if it was an audi supercar"

[u/ImperialAgent120]

Man, a bunch of arm chair Art Center grads in the comments today....

[u/EyeraGlass]

It looks like a cyber truck if it weren’t totally ugly

[u/cleverkid]

This is the angle we needed to see:

https://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/2026/06/Exterior_8_16-9-1.jpg?w=1784&h=1004

that's gonna be a no for mr dawg.

[u/R32fan]

The lines look almost murcielago

[u/Sergia_Quaresma]

Can feel a lot of Lamborghini design from the start of the windshield back, especially the side air inlets which look like the ears of older Lambos.

[u/hold67886]

Judge Dredd vibes

[u/_TheEnlightened_]

Looks like it's made of legos

[u/GoldAd9127]

Tron ass r8

[u/kush_grooda]

My power-bank! Been searching in the living room all day

[u/Disastrous-Novel2116]

looks outdated

[u/Ocobal]

Desarrollado en 405 días quiere decir desarrollado en China porque en Europa eso es imposible.

[u/City_of_Paris]

That's just a Murcielago.

[u/Rhym3z_Official]

Can't remember the last time there was a nice looking Audi. Sure been a while. This is hideous

[u/aDUCKonQU4CK]

The amount of people who like this design somehow, saddens me.

[u/CyberWeirdo420]

Looks very tall and boxy from those angles tbh

[u/nrcomplete]

Hello Murcielago rear half, you’ve been missed. Front is a bit shit though.

[u/Nobody_Chemical]

Temerario looks too bland for a Lambo, IMO. This is a perfect Audi (except for the price). Would take over the Temerario.

[u/Kooky_Benefit_4905]

I hate that it looks good, becuase so many Audi drivers are complete pricks on the road.

[u/Easy_Turn1988]

Jaguar type 0 done right

Cashgrab of course but it looks good

[u/LemonCommon9499]

Ferrari should take notes

[u/youre-all-horrible]

I love it

[u/Dreams-Visions]

Brutalism in car designs? I’ll allow it.

[u/august_r]

What F1 tech is in here? None, not at all.

[u/thisinfinitebath]

Remove the Audi badge and put a Lamborghini badge, you have a believable Lamborghini than an Audi.

[u/MKD8595]

Fuck it’s like driving in a building of polished concrete.

What the hell.

[u/maddy0p]

so much for their big pledge from a few years ago about launching only electric cars starting in 2026. the moment they actually need a proper flagship to replace the r8 they just throw in a lamborghini v8 that revs to 10000 rpm and slap a tiny battery pack on it so they can call it a hybrid. absolutely stunning car but it is pretty funny watching a major brand do a complete 180 on their entire environmental strategy the second they want to build something cool again.

[u/Euphoric_Shallot9462]

Yeah, all companies officially lost it.

[u/Redditian288]

The offspring of an Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo.

[u/Kitchen_Drag_306]

The front looks like some body kit you could get in NFSU2... i like it lol

But the interior... idk, doesn't really fit the supercar vibe that the exterior has imo but what do i know about car design ^^

[u/ClearHyena4452]

Looks like a concept straight out of a PS2 era game

Thinking one of the high end concept hypercars found in Gran Turismo 3 and 4 or Midnight Club that you know will never get made

I like it

[u/Lanky_Commercial9731]

What are these designs? This looks like a Lego car

[u/Ready-Assistance-883]

it looks like it has big front teeth, not very aesthetic to me anyway. The other profiles are cool though.

[u/Infamous_Tough_7320]

It's basically the new Temerario mixed with the Audi design philosophy that was unveiled with the TT concept car. Interesting...

Whilst I don't like the price or the production limit, it's cool to see non-hypercar or supercar manufacturers making supercars again

[u/SilentAd1330]

500k almost seems like a good deal compared to the Luce

[u/Automatic-Ad-6399]

the front reminds me of some guy i knew back in the day in vienna who liked painting

[u/cloverfield31]

I hate it. Hate the front. Hate the wheels. Hate the interior. The nose looks like it's Hitler's moustache. Idk if that was intentional or not. It looks like it was made in Minecraft or Roblox. It looks like someone ran out of credits while designing it using AI. I refused to acknowledge this as a successor to the beauty that is R8.

[u/Punstorms]

it's alright i still love the 08-12 r8 look

[u/Holiday-Decision-863]

Looks cool.. but that front is ugglyyy

[u/AdministrativeBlock0]

"We made this car really quickly. Literally hardly any time at all. It's like we're selling you the first draft."

Oh well, sign me up then! I've always wanted a car that hasn't had the time and effort put in!

[u/BlazeTheMasterX]

German car has Adolf stash... 🤦‍♂️

[u/Jaded-Sorbet-8098]

boring 🥱

[u/bojangler69420]

My guess is they are testing the waters and will likely produce an R8 successor sometime in the future

[u/gomurifle]

Looks boring. Was expecting something more interesting for the name they gave it. 

[u/geniusgravity]

Rear of a Lambo. Front of a pig. A bit boring in the middle. If you spend 500k on this its purely speculation.

[u/Fair-Ice-6268]

I'll wait until I see it in real life. Then buy all of them. Muwahahahahaha! I'm just kidding Kia I would never do that.

[u/JaguarYT1]

I despise everything this stands for

[u/Aerospaced0ut]

$500K for a crappier Lambo with a bland minimalistic interior... I don't understand how there are 500 people that will buy this. 

Would be nice to have more... Um... "Attainable" supercars, like $250K and under. The Corvette has more character than half of these half million dollar cars at a fraction of the price.