Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.
Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.
不是下一代 R8？奥迪发布中置引擎插电式混合动力 V8 概念车 Nuvolari。
A couple of weeks ago, we learned from Audi CEO Gernot Döllner that the automaker was likely working on a replacement for its R8 supercar. We now know what it will probably look like, as the brand unveiled the Nuvolari concept in Southern France yesterday on the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix. 几周前，我们从奥迪首席执行官 Gernot Döllner 那里得知，这家汽车制造商很可能正在研发其 R8 超跑的继任车型。现在我们知道了它大概的样子，因为奥迪在摩纳哥大奖赛前夕于法国南部发布了 Nuvolari 概念车。
The Nuvolari’s styling is a departure from Audi’s current design language, though it remains consistent with the Concept C, a more compact coupe that will use the same underpinnings as Porsche’s electric Boxster. Similarly, the Nuvolari leverages another of Audi’s stablemates within the Volkswagen Group empire: Lamborghini. As with both generations of R8, the Nuvolari uses Lamborghini’s smaller mid-engined platform. Nuvolari 的造型与奥迪目前的设计语言有所不同，但它与 Concept C 保持了一致——后者是一款更紧凑的双门轿跑车，将与保时捷电动 Boxster 共享底盘架构。同样，Nuvolari 也利用了大众集团旗下的另一位“同门兄弟”：兰博基尼。与两代 R8 一样，Nuvolari 采用了兰博基尼的小型中置引擎平台。
In the past, that meant a wonderful-sounding naturally aspirated V10 lived behind the cockpit within the aluminum space frame chassis. But the Huracán is gone now, and with it, that engine. Now it’s time for the Temerario, which amazed our reviewer when we tested one in February due to the accessibility of its performance and the improvements over its predecessor. 在过去，这意味着一台声音美妙的自然吸气 V10 发动机被安置在驾驶舱后方的铝制空间框架底盘内。但 Huracán 已经停产，那台引擎也随之成为历史。现在轮到 Temerario 了，我们在二月份测试时，它凭借易于驾驭的性能表现以及相比前代车型的巨大提升，令我们的评测人员感到惊叹。
The Nuvolari may even eclipse the Lamborghini for performance; with 987 hp (736 kW), it equals the Bugatti Veyron’s output. So it will be really quite quick. Zero to 62 mph (100 km/h) takes 2.6 seconds. Zero to 125 mph (200 km/h) is just 6.8 seconds. Don’t expect a Veyron-rivaling top speed, but Audi says it will do more than 217 mph (350 km/h), assuming you have somewhere to try those kinds of top speeds. Nuvolari 的性能甚至可能超越兰博基尼；其拥有 987 马力（736 kW）的动力，与布加迪威龙持平。因此，它将非常迅猛。零百加速仅需 2.6 秒，0 到 200 km/h 加速仅需 6.8 秒。虽然不要指望它能达到与威龙抗衡的极速，但奥迪表示，只要你有地方尝试，它的最高时速将超过 217 英里/小时（350 km/h）。
The powertrain combines three 148 hp (110 kW) axial flux electric motors—two for the front wheels and one for the rear axle—with the 788 hp (588 kW) V8, which still manages to rev to 10,000 rpm despite a pair of turbochargers. The lithium-ion traction battery has a gross capacity of 7.3 kWh, but if it’s provisioned anything like the Temerario, only half of that may be available during driving. 其动力系统结合了三台 148 马力（110 kW）的轴向磁通电机（两台驱动前轮，一台驱动后轴）以及一台 788 马力（588 kW）的 V8 发动机，尽管配备了双涡轮增压器，该引擎仍能达到 10,000 rpm 的转速。锂离子动力电池的总容量为 7.3 kWh，但如果其配置与 Temerario 类似，那么在驾驶过程中可能只有一半容量可用。
Audi is playing up its new Formula 1 team when describing the Nuvolari. We’re told its F1 drivers “provided targeted feedback” during the car’s aerodynamic development and that it features high- and low-downforce settings for the active rear wing. Audi says the brakes are also F1-derived, though they are still carbon-ceramic disks rather than the carbon-carbon type used by race cars (which would be extremely unsuitable for road use). 奥迪在描述 Nuvolari 时，重点强调了其新的 F1 车队。据称，其 F1 车手在车辆的空气动力学开发过程中“提供了针对性的反馈”，并且该车的主动式尾翼具备高下压力和低下压力两种设置。奥迪表示，刹车系统也源自 F1 技术，不过它们仍是碳陶盘，而非赛车上使用的碳-碳刹车（那种刹车极不适合公路使用）。
Instead of aluminum, the bodywork is carbon fiber, a first for Audi for a production car. Because this is no mere styling concept, it’s committed to building 499 Nuvolaris, beginning in the first half of next year. 车身材质不再是铝材，而是碳纤维，这在奥迪量产车中尚属首次。由于这不仅仅是一个造型概念，奥迪已承诺将生产 499 辆 Nuvolari，并于明年上半年开始交付。