#DakarCityTour
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured in the images above: These vehicles shown here are the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured in the images above: These vehicles shown here are the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Since the first Le Mans 24 Hours victory with a hybrid sportscar in 2012, Audi has been one of the pioneers of electrification in motorsport. The brand has consistently increased the level of difficulty for its electric drivetrain concepts² used in motorsport. The power sources of the three Audi RS Q e-tron¹ cars for the Dakar Rally project are two motor-generator units (MGU). One is located on the front axle and the other on the rear axle. The two electric motors, which are limited to an output of 271 kW (369 hp) by the regulations, are supplied with electrical current from a high-voltage battery. This is recharged (with electric current) while driving by an energy converter, which combines a generator and a combustion engine. The Dakar project is also an important learning area for the development of future Audi production models.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Where better for Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz to begin their tour in Madrid than the Arena Las Ventas? With great precision, “El Matador” drives the Audi RS Q e-tron¹ through the narrow corridors of the stadium that was built for bullfighting around 90 years ago. On the dusty sand of the circular arena, Sainz flexes the muscles of the electrified² off-road rally car with controlled drifting.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
The Audi RS Q e-tron¹ from Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz then spreads a desert feeling in the middle of Spain’s capital while visiting other landmarks in the metropolis, including the Fuente de Cibeles fountain, surrounded by the Palacio de Buenavista, the Palacio de Linares and the Palacio de Cibeles, as well as at the monumental Fuente de Neptuno fountain. Everywhere, the passers-by turn to look at the car that is so out of place in everyday traffic. Along the Gran Via, to the Plaza de Oriente in the historic city center, where their Madrid tour ends at the Templo de Debod, people all over greet them and their Audi RS Q e-tron¹ with friendly applause, marveling at and taking photos of the car and its prominent crew. Autographs from motorsport professionals are particularly sought after from all sides. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz are very happy to fulfill all of the wishes, also taking the time to stand for their own photos as souvenirs.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Selfie Corner: Madrid
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Arena Las Ventas
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Arena Las Ventas
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Fuente de Cibeles and Palacio de Cibeles
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Fuente de Cibeles and Palacio de Cibeles
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Palacio Real
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Palacio Real
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Templo de Debod
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Templo de Debod
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
One last sip of coffee on the steps in front of the Sacré-Cœur. With the basilica behind them, another selfie and a view of the rooftops of Paris shining in the morning sun. Then Stéphane Peterhansel slips behind the wheel and Edouard Boulanger gets into the passenger seat. The doors of the Audi RS Q e-tron¹ close and the two motor-generator units² (MGU) of the Dakar Rally car start humming. And with that, the city tour of the French Audi factory drivers begins through their capital.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
The Audi RS Q e-tron¹, which is limited to 271 kW (369 hp) by the Dakar Rally regulations, glides down the Montmartre hill over the ancient pavement of the narrow streets. Past all the small, quaint shops, cozy cafes, bars and restaurants. One of the many street artists in the legendary artists’ quarter spontaneously immortalizes the desert racer on his canvas, with its huge, bright red wheels and powerful tires. Residents and tourists alike greet the exotic vehicle with joy in the middle of the city of love. Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger are greeted with waves and claps at every stop on their route though Paris – at the Place de la Concorde, the headquarters of the French Automobile Club and the World Automobile Association, along the magnificent Champs-Elysées, at the Arc de Triomphe and at the Banks of the Seine. Their stop at the Eiffel Tower is particularly emotional for Peterhansel, the record winner of the Dakar Rally, and his co-driver Boulanger. The 1979 edition of the Dakar Rally, the first ever, started here.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Selfie Corner: Paris
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Eiffel Tower
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Eiffel Tower
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Arc de Triomphe
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Arc de Triomphe
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Place de la Concorde
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Place de la Concorde
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Montmartre/Sacré-Cœur
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Montmartre/Sacré-Cœur
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Home ground for Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist in Stockholm, extraordinary conditions for the Audi RS Q e-tron¹: it’s raining. The city tour in Sweden’s capital is a slippery affair for the car, which specializes in long-distance events in the heat of the desert. But from the first to the last meter of Audi’s high-tech ambassador with its electric drivetrain², pure enjoyment outshines the wet weather.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron: This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Over the Central Bridge Highway, one of 53 bridges in the Baltic Sea metropolis built on 14 islands, past the Storkyrkan Cathedral and Mynttorget Square. This is how the Swedish duo of Ekström and Bergkvist start their tour through the capital with the Audi RS Q e-tron¹. Like their teammates during their own city tours in Madrid and Paris, on streets reserved exclusively for them. The Royal Palace, Nybroviken Bay, Strandvägen, Vasa Museum and Rondell Karlaplan are further stops along the way. The driver and co-driver showcase Audi’s innovative drivetrain² technology to their fellow countrymen and the many guests from all over the world during their stops. The enthusiastic passers-by can’t get enough in terms of photos, videos and autographs. On the island of Djurgården, Mattias Ekström demonstrates the agile power of the Audi RS Q e-tron¹, which has a maximum output of 271 kW (369 hp), limited by the Dakar Rally regulations, with lively rally-style drifts. In the Stockholm Freeport, the low-emission off-roader² demonstrates its enormous jumping ability on a specially constructed ramp. As a farewell, Audi’s Swedish Dakar crew serves up several donuts in a row on the asphalt. And it leaves smiling faces all around in the rain.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Selfie Corner: Stockholm
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Skansen open-air museum
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Skansen open-air museum
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Nordic Museum
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Nordic Museum
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Royal Palace
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Royal Palace
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
#Dakar
City Tour
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured in the images above: This vehicle is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured in the images above: This vehicle is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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