Audi Prices Nuvolari Supercar at $700,000, 182 Headed to US
Audi will sell 182 of 499 Nuvolari supercars in the US at $700,000 before destination charges, with deliveries from 2028. Specs and options follow.
Audi will sell its new Nuvolari supercar in the United States for $700,000 before destination charges, according to Car and Driver and Motor1. Of the 499 units Audi plans to build, only 182 will come to the US.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2028. Motor1 reports that order books are open, but only for “a limited time.”
Price and US allocation
The $700,000 figure leaves out the destination charge. Car and Driver adds that it also excludes a designation fee, which Audi has not yet disclosed. Motor1 notes that the Lamborghini Temerario starts at under $400,000. Car and Driver says the Nuvolari uses that car’s 789-hp twin-turbo V-8.
Audi first showed the Nuvolari in June, three years after the R8 ended. The R8 was a series production car sold from 2007 to 2023. The Nuvolari is a limited run.
Power, speed and hardware
Three axial-flux electric motors join the V-8 for a total of 987 hp, though Audi notes that the final figures are subject to change. Audi claims 60 mph in an estimated 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph. Car and Driver calls it the most powerful and fastest production Audi.
Audi says the car uses technology inspired by Formula 1, including active aerodynamics and dynamic energy management. The structure is the newly developed Audi Space Frame with a carbon exterior. A new predictive Quattro all-wheel-drive system uses sensors and real-time vehicle modeling to read grip, steering inputs and acceleration, and it adjusts torque distribution, braking and aero balance. The suspension is four-way adjustable, and the active aerodynamics can generate more than 880 pounds of downforce.
Paint, interior and customization
Buyers can choose from over 50 gloss exterior colors, and 13 colors are offered for the brake calipers. The sources differ on matte paint: Car and Driver counts 10 matte colors, while Motor1 says more than 10. The carbon-fiber bodywork can be left fully exposed. Customers can also pay for a fully customized Audi Exclusive paint and interior.
Inside, there are three Dinamica options and 33 leather colors, along with 13 seatbelt colors and two switchgear options.
What this means for US buyers
A US buyer faces a base price of $700,000, a destination charge, a designation fee of an unannounced amount and a wait until 2028 for delivery. With 182 cars allocated to the US, Motor1 describes the supply as fewer than 200 examples.
Motor1 says the Nuvolari is the first Audi production vehicle to adopt the company’s new design direction, which pairs clean surfaces and lines with more restrained styling. Car and Driver describes the look as brutalist.
Sources: Car and Driver, Motor1
