With just a little greater than three months earlier than the beginning of the Dakar Rally in January, Audi took its RS Q E-Tron to the deserts of Morocco to check the custom-built hybrid forward of the endurance competitors. Over the 2 weeks that Audi was within the nation, it subjected the RS Q E-Tron to temperatures hotter than 100 levels Fahrenheit and sandstorms. The automaker says it examined the automobile in Morocco particularly to place it by essentially the most excessive circumstances doable. The warmth and different components pushed the RS Q E-Tron’s electrical drivetrain and different elements to their restrict. 

“The insights we gained in Morocco are invaluable, but they also show us that we still have a lot to do before the Dakar Rally and there is not much time left,” stated Andreas Roos, undertaking supervisor of manufacturing unit racing at Audi Sport.

Audi and the Volkswagen Group have lots driving on the RS Q E-Tron. If it may win the Dakar Rally, it might be the primary electrified automobile to take action. While not a pure EV, it options an electrical drivetrain with two modified Formula E motors. An vitality conversion system with a TFSI engine costs the automotive’s high-voltage battery whereas driving and braking. Volkswagen has already stated it expects the RS Q E-Tron will assist inform a few of its future manufacturing vehicles.