| Audi Rosemeyer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi AG |
| Production | 2000 |
| Designer | Stefan Sielaff |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept vehicle |
| Body style | 2-doorcoupé |
| Layout | Mid engine,quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 8,004 cubic centimetres (488.4 cu in)WR16 |
| Power output | 700 brake horsepower (520 kW) 760 newton-metres (560 lbf⋅ft) |
| Transmission | 6-speedmanual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,911 mm (114.6 in) |
| Length | 4,539 mm (178.7 in) |
| Width | 1,920 mm (75.6 in) |
| Height | 1,240 mm (49 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,607 kg (3,543 lb)[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Audi Avus quattro |
| Successor | Audi Le Mans quattro |
TheAudi Rosemeyer[2] is aconcept car built byAudi, shown initially atAutostadt and at various auto shows throughoutEurope during 2000. It featured a polished aluminum body inspired by 1930sAuto Union racecars, and a mid mountedWR16 engine that would later be used in theBugatti Veyron.
The Rosemeyer combined elements of modern design with styling strongly resembling the formerAuto Union "Silver Arrows"Grand Prix racers, namely their 16-cylinder car driven byBernd Rosemeyer, after which the car is named.[3] The concept is also highly reminiscent of the "Type 52" design study penned by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and Dr. Erwin Komenda in the 1930s as a possible road going version of the Silver Arrows, which never saw production.[4]
The Rosemeyer was powered by a naturally aspirated 8.0Lmid-mounted WR16 engine developing 700 hp (522 kW; 710 PS), and featured Audi'squattro permanentfour-wheel drive system.[5] The engine had previously been used in theBentley Hunaudières concept, introduced a year earlier.[6] The Rosemeyer was ultimately deemed unfit for production, both because of extremely high projected production costs, and Audi's unwillingness to create in-house competition withLamborghini, which Audi had purchased during the 1990s.[citation needed] In some ways, Audi'sGallardo-basedR8 could be considered the Rosemeyer's successor, as it was derived from Audi's nextsupercar concept, theLe Mans quattro. In other ways, theBugatti Veyron could be seen as the Rosemeyer's successor, drawing some design elements and the WR16 engine from the Rosemeyer. The top speed was estimated to be 350 km/h (217.5 mph), though it couldn't be tested as the car wasn't functional.
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