Audi has revealed the weight-saving measures it undertook with its Dakar Rally contender ⬇️
Audi became the first major manufacturer to embrace Dakar’s new T1U regulations for electric and hybrid cars earlier this year when it entered a trio of RS Q e-trons for Stephane Peterhansel, Carlos Sainz and Mattias Ekstrom.
The German manufacturer acknowledged the consequences a heavy car has on driveability and agility and made it a key area of focus while developing the updated Audi RS Q e-tron E2 model for 2023. “The major [weight saving] thing was done by the bodywork," he explained."We also looked into the car with every small point where we can.
“The last car was also mainly influenced by our design crew and this year we said we need consequently to reduce the weight. Therefore, we reduced all double surfaces and also looked into the material itself of the parts. “The competition never stops, which means after the Dakar we had a long meeting with the team, with the engineers, and we decided to modify a little bit some small things on the car,” said Peterhansel.
New head of Audi Sport Rolf Michl explained that it has refined all its processes since January’s Dakar Rally to boost its chances for 2023, while the car itself is superior in every way than its predecessor thanks to better aerodynamics and improved powertrain efficiency.
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