Audi Rosemeyer
| Audi | |
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Audi project Rosemeyer |
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| Rosemeyer | |
| Presentation year: | 2000 |
| Vehicle fair: | Opening Autostadt |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body shape : | Coupe |
| Length: | 4539 mm |
| Width: | 1920 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2911 mm |
| Production model: | No |
The Audi Rosemeyer , also known as the Audi Project Rosemeyer , is a concept vehicle from Audi AG . The name is derived from the car racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer , who died in an accident in 1938 and who achieved great success with Auto Union racing cars - the predecessor of Audi - before the Second World War . The study also cites the Auto Union racing cars of the 1930s.
Background and technology
The sports car was presented for the first time on June 1, 2000 at the opening of the Autostadt in Wolfsburg and later at other auto shows . Series production of the vehicle was not planned.
The mid-engine sports car has a body made of brushed aluminum. The radiator grille is reminiscent of the Auto Union Silver Arrows ; The style of the hood's air inlet slots has also been adopted. There are also stylistic elements of the Type 52 , a sports car designed by Ferdinand Porsche and Erwin Komenda in the 1930s, but not built.
Audi writes about the engine: “Like the Silver Arrows, a 16-cylinder mid-engine could also power this flat coupe.” It is not known which engine or whether an engine was installed in the study. The cockpit is puristic like the Audi TT , and the four-spoke steering wheel again establishes the connection to the Auto Union racing cars. The interior is lined with fireproof Nomex ; a rearview mirror was dispensed with in favor of a camera system. Further technical data are not known. Numerous design elements of the Rosemeyer can be found in the later Bugatti Veyron .
photos
Web links
- Rosemeyer on audi.com
- Project Rosemeyer in the Audi media center
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Back to the future. Audi AG, September 7, 2000, accessed June 25, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Rosemeyer study at Auto Art in Graz. (No longer available online.) Auto-Presse, June 3, 2003, archived from the original on June 17, 2015 ; accessed on June 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The forgotten Audi supercar that was never built. jalopnik.com, December 13, 2011, accessed June 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Porsche Line - formal language. (No longer available online.) Komenda-porsche-designer.at, archived from the original on June 17, 2015 ; accessed on June 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Study Rosemeyer super sports car. Retrieved June 15, 2015 .
