Audi goes behind the scenes of the Nuvolari supercar's development.

Limited to 499 units, the R8's indirect successor was developed in record time.

The Nuvolari is Audi's first production car with the fresh design language.

We were all taken aback in early June when, seemingly out of nowhere, Audi dropped a bombshell. Some two years after the final R8 rolled off the assembly line, there was a new supercar bearing the Four Rings. Much like the old R8 was heavily related to the Lamborghini Huracan and the Gallardo before it, the Nuvolari has its roots in Sant’Agata Bolognese.

A new video goes behind the scenes of the supercar’s development. As with every car, it all started with a sketch, but Audi needed just 405 days to have a drivable prototype ready for testing. If you somehow had any doubts about its Italian ties, the test mule featured in the video has the Temerario’s body and the raging bull logo stitched onto the headrests.