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The Nuvolari quattro had a 5.0 L twin-turbocharged V10 Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) engine rated at 441 kW. Torque on the Nuvolari quattro was rated at 750 Nm (0 m). The Nuvolari quattro used Audi's Torsen-based quattro permanent four-wheel drive 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. Nuvolari gained 61 Grand Prix 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 range. |