Dakar Rally 2022
Dakar Rally 2022 Day 14: Show
Audi has entered a new era at the 2022 Dakar Rally. The RS Q e-tron with its alternative drive concept consisting of a combination of electric drivetrain, a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter reached the finish of the world's toughest desert rally at the first attempt, scoring four stage victories.
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Audi RS Q e-tron at the Dakar Rally: Successful start into a new era
The most complex race car in Audi’s history to date passed its baptism of fire at the Dakar Rally with flying colors. All three Audi RS Q e-tron cars mastered the world’s toughest off-road rally on their debut in Saudi Arabia. In total, they covered around 24,000 desert kilometers – almost three times the 8,700 test kilometers that Audi had previously completed. Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist finished ninth in Jeddah as the best Audi driver team in a demanding edition of the desert classic. With the arrival of electric mobility, Audi has ushered in a new era in off-road rallying. -
On the threshold of a new era: Audi RS Q e-tron ahead of its first Dakar Rally
Curtain up for a new chapter: The new Audi RS Q e-tron will contest its first Dakar Rally from January 1 to 14, 2022. For Audi as the inventor of quattro, TFSI, ultra, e-tron and many other future technologies in motorsport, this marks the beginning of a new era in cross-country rallying.
