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Technic · SET 42160

Audi RS Q e-tron

Build a motorised rally car, then try driving and steering through CONTROL+.

Pieces: 914
Release year: 2023
Theme: Technic
Set number: 42160
LEGO recommended age: 10+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 169.99 €

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Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Audi RS Q e-tron?

Individual build

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Beginner

≈ 6 h 30 minSuggested range4 h – 9 h 30 min

Intermediate

≈ 4 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 45 min – 6 h 45 min

Experienced

≈ 3 h 15 minSuggested range2 h – 4 h 45 min

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

Integrate motors, route cables and test functions before closure. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

LEGO Italy · Audi RS Q e-tron ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
LEGO building instructions · Audi RS Q e-tron ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT BUILD

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Model or component measured by LEGO

Height: ≈ 15 cm
Width: ≈ 19 cm
Depth / length: ≈ 37 cm

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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification

Dimensioni: questo set da costruzione LEGO® Technic misura 15 cm di altezza, 37 cm di lunghezza e 19 cm di larghezza

Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29

BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

Four suspended wheels

Each wheel has independent suspension.

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Digital controls

CONTROL+ manages forward and reverse movement and steering.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

Wheels driven by electricity

Electric motors drive the real RS Q e-tron’s axles. No mechanical connection joins the front and rear axles.

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RS Q e-tron uses a motor-generator unit at each axle with no mechanical connection between front and rear drives. Audi software distributes torque electronically. Four-wheel propulsion consequently comes through coordinated separate units rather than a shaft linking both axles.

Audi MediaCenter

Energy in the desert

A combustion engine powers an energy converter to recharge the battery on the move, where charging stations are unavailable.

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Without desert charging infrastructure, a TFSI engine powers an energy converter that recharges the battery while driving; braking also recovers energy. Combustion supplies electricity rather than directly driving the axles, adapting electric wheel propulsion to the Dakar’s operational demands.

Audi MediaCenter

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.

THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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Three separate scores from 1 to 10. For difficulty, 1 means very easy and 10 means very difficult.

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