25 Years Ago, Audi's Rosemeyer Concept Was A Steampunk Supercar With A Massive Engine

It's June 1, 2000, and Audi is enjoying plaudits from the automotive world for the chic (and now timeless) design of the first-generation Audi TT , which debuted nearly two years earlier. Those present at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany, are about to be shocked and amazed by something completely different in the form of the Rosemeyer concept. While its roundness shares some similarities with the TT, its massive engine and retro design elements set it apart from anything else Audi had done up until this point, or since. And while this is only a concept, it foreshadows something very real: the 2001 Bugatti Veyron concept, which would finally go into production in 2005.

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