{"id":48473,"date":"2021-07-29T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/futuristic-audi-to-race-in-dakar-rally-2022-20210728-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:55:21","slug":"futuristic-audi-to-race-in-dakar-rally-2022-20210728-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/futuristic-audi-to-race-in-dakar-rally-2022-20210728-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Futuristic Audi to race in Dakar Rally 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b14dae1b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Audi\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11413\/4edbe1d74c094eaba52c164ef57b678c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11413\/cd8a2e1c56b741e08c542ed5b187163f.jpg\" title=\"The Audi RS Q e-tron with which Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain in combination with an efficient energy converter to compete for overall victory against conventionally powered competitors in the Dakar Rally which is regarded as the world\u2019s toughest rally.   Photo:AUDI COMMUNICATIONS MOTORSPORT\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Audi RS Q e-tron with which Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain in combination with an efficient energy converter to compete for overall victory against conventionally powered competitors in the Dakar Rally which is regarded as the world\u2019s toughest rally.   Photo:AUDI COMMUNICATIONS MOTORSPORT<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>JUST under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron, with which Audi will take on one of the greatest challenges there are in international racing in January 2022: the Dakar Rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain in combination with an efficient energy converter to compete for overall victory against conventionally powered competitors in the world\u2019s toughest rally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe quattro was a gamechanger for the World Rally Championship. Audi was the first brand to win the Le Mans 24 Hours with an electrified drivetrain. Now, we want to usher in a new era at the Dakar Rally, while testing and further developing our e-tron technology under extreme conditions,\u201d says Julius Seebach, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH and responsible for motorsport at Audi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur RS Q e-tron was created on a blank sheet of paper in record time and stands for Vorsprung durch Technik.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The characteristics of the Dakar Rally present the engineers with special challenges. The marathon event lasts two weeks and the daily stages are up to 800 kilometres in length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a very long distance,\u201d says Andreas Roos, responsible for the Dakar project at Audi Sport. \u201cWhat we are trying to do has never been done before. This is the ultimate challenge for an electric drivetrain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because there are no charging opportunities in the desert, Audi has chosen an innovative charging concept. 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