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This supersportscar, showing design elements of the TT and especially the old Silverarrows of Auto Union,
could see production in a small series. AutoBild says something of 50 to 100 cars a year, that seems way too much to me.
The price will be at least 250.000 Dollars/Euro. As a engine, nearly everything powerful could be used. However,
most likely is the V16 that was presented in the Bentley concept car "Hynaudieres". Because the old Silverarrows, too,
had a V16 midengine configuration. But they got over 520PS out of a small displacement by the means of a supercharger (compressor), while the new one has full 8 litres of displacement probably normally aspirated.
The guys from the German magazine "mot" say it would be possible that Cosworth will develop a V16 consisting basically of two V8s. The power leaves the crankshaft in the middle between the two V8s. This helps to keep vibrations, swinging (also torsional) low. This unconventional setup seems to be liked by Ferdinand Piech, so it has quite a chance.
I really would like to see a supercharged Audi, as Auto Union had big success with this layout.
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