[5] The Dakar 2022 RS Q e-tron includes: The car is described as brutal to drive, because of the sharp acceleration of its electric engine and the rigidity of its seats.

Stéphane Peterhansel described the driving as "A boxing match from start to finish" during the 2023 Dakar Rally, raising fear of concussion for crews.

[5] Three crews of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz, Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger and Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist would drive the car.

On 23 July 2021, Audi unveiled the RS Q e-tron, an offroad racer intended to compete in the 2022 Dakar Rally.

[11][12] The car was quick but navigation errors from all 3 crews meant they lost hours of time on the first day.