Built for the extremes of the world’s most brutal off-road race, this 17x8.5 wheel was developed specifically for the 2024 Audi RS Q e-tron, Audi’s purpose-built electric hybrid competitor in the Dakar Rally. Designed by 2Elle Engineering, the wheel is all function; engineered to survive scorching heat, violent terrain, and relentless shock loads across thousands of miles.
Its thick, angular spokes are shaped to resist clogging from sand and gravel, shedding debris in motion to maintain brake and hub cooling under constant attack. The wheel also features a reinforced bead retention hump, keeping the tire seated during high-speed hits, hard landings, and emergency deflation scenarios. Every detail, every edge, lip, and flange, exists to withstand punishment. Not win beauty contests.
Audi’s RS Q e-tron is one of the most advanced rally platforms ever conceived: a fully electric drivetrain mated to a range-extending generator, housed in a lightweight carbon monocoque. It represents the future of endurance racing technology and this wheel was designed to keep it moving through the planet’s harshest terrain.
From volcanic rocks to razorback dunes, Dakar is a race where survival is a win.