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Leon Poultney

Audi's jacked-up Q8 e-tron is a Dakar desert racer for the road... sort of

Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar.

The Dakar Rally is underway in Saudi Arabia and a handful of very skilful lunatics are busy piloting heavily modified cars, motorcycles, quad bikes and trucks flat out across some of the world's most treacherous terrain.

Audi is taking part with its innovative RS Q e-tron this year - a specially developed electric racer that pairs an electric drivetrain with an energy converter to increase range. 

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