Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar - Interview Fermín Soneira Santos, Head of Product Line for Electric Models from the A to C Segment - video Dailymotion

Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar - Interview Fermín Soneira Santos, Head of Product Line for Electric Models from the A to C Segment

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00:00 How was the experience?

00:02 Which model is an Audi?

00:25 An Audi is an Audi. It doesn't matter which model or which special edition like this one.

00:31 The moment you get into the car you have to feel that it's an Audi.

00:35 In the quality perception, in the acoustic, in the comfort.

00:39 And this is something that the Q8e from Dakar also includes.

00:42 But of course if we want to drive with this car in an off-road place we need more ground clearance.

00:49 So this Dakar edition has 7 cm higher ground clearance.

00:54 Special tyres for all terrain and a combination of adaptation in the technique

01:00 so that the customer can really experience the car off-road and not only on the road.

01:06 What makes the Q8e from Dakar so special?

01:09 What makes the Q8e from Dakar so special is first of all its customers.

01:13 People looking for adventure and at the same time sustainability.

01:17 Second, its very emotional design, outside and inside.

01:23 And of course what you need to drive off-road, its robustness.

01:26 It's higher, it has special wheels. That makes the Q8e so special.

01:30 What is the advantage of the Q8e from Dakar?

01:33 The Q8e from Dakar sends a clear message to our customers.

01:37 If you drive on EV you don't have to make any compromises.

01:42 You can enjoy the quiet ride in a normal street and you can enjoy the adventure outside.

01:52 This is something that we will for sure apply in future EV models as well.

01:56 We have until now a very nice and a very huge number of positive reactions on this car.

02:04 So we will continue the development of EVs in different use cases

02:09 to demonstrate that it's really pure fun and at the same time sustainable.

02:14 What are the advantages of the Q8e from Dakar?

02:18 The great advantage that we have being engaged in the Rallye Dakar

02:22 is that we can use the know-how of the team to develop such a special edition of the Q8e.

02:27 So both teams work together and make sure that we transfer know-how from the rallye into this car.