At the challenging FAST Parcmotor race track near Barcelona in Spain Audi demonstrated its technological competence in piloted driving.

The VIP passengers included 'beIN Sports' presenter Mohammed Saadon al Kuwari and ArabGT founder and owner Mousub Shashaa as well as acclaimed Indian musician and actress Monica Dogra who were hand-picked to hear their views on the driving technology of the future. Everyone had the experience of a lifetime in the latest generation of the high-powered four-door sport coupe under race conditions.

At its second race course appearance this year in Sonoma California Audi trimmed the weight-reduced RS 7 for even higher performance.

'Under challenging conditions on various international race courses we are acquiring important experience in tuning our piloted functions at performance limits. Of course this benefits development of our production assistance systems such as collision avoidance assist in the new Audi A4' says Thomas Muller who is responsible for the development of braking steering and driver assistance systems at Audi.

'Each race track is different and presents new challenges for us. We use the knowledge we gain to enhance the robustness and performance of our test vehicle. This has resulted in excellent lap times with a best lap time of 2:07.67 minutes for the 4.2km long course.'