Photos: Paris Before Dakar for the Audi RS Q e-tron

Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger drove the innovative low-emission Audi prototype through Paris.

The visit began above the rooftops of Paris, near the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre. Stéphane Peterhansel, who has won the Dakar 14 times, and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger were discovering the city before their eyes. Starting from the 18^th arrondissement, they headed toward the Church of La Madeleine to Place de la Concorde, not far from the Automobile Club of France. After driving up the Champs-Elysées, the Audi RS Q e-tron set its sights on the Arc de Triomphe. Their route then took them to Place François 1^er, where the electric prototype drifted in a style typical of rally competition. From the Trocadéro Square, Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger gazed upon the Eiffel Tower.