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Marc Carter is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of The Torque Report.

2024 Cadillac Celestiq EV arrives with a $300k price tag

2024 Cadillac Celestiq

Cadillac has unveiled its most expensive car yet, the 2024 Celestiq electric vehicle, which has a price tag that starts around $300,000. If you liked the Celestiq concept that was unveiled this summer, then you'll be happy with what you see here, since the production version is nearly identical. The biggest change is the mirrors. At 18 feet long, the...

Mini brings back the manual for 2023

2023 Mini Cooper

Manual transmissions continue to disappear across the industry with only a small percentage of vehicles being for the "save the manual" fans. Mini stopped offering a manual transmission earlier this year, due to supply chain constraints, but now it's back. Mini has announced that starting with vehicles built in November, the manual transmission is an option on the 2023 Hardtop...

2023 Acura RDX gets three years of AcuraLink and two years of free maintenance

2023 Acura RDX

Acura has announced the updates to the 2023 Acura RDX SUV, which largely carries over unchanged into the new model year. The 2023 RDX now comes standard with three years of AcuraLink services, including security and remote packages. The RDX also gets the new Acura Maintenance Package, a free maintenance plan that covers oil and filter changes, tire rotation and...

2023 Honda Civic loses LX base model

2022 Honda Civic Sedan

The 2022 Honda Civic was all-new last year and now we've learned one of the big changes for the 2023 Civic. CarsDirect obtained an order guide for the 2023 Civic, which reveals that the base LX trim level has been discontinued. With the continued shortages of inventory on dealer lots, buyers have been willing to pay more for the more...

2023 Genesis GV60 Second Take Review: A stellar three-peat

2023 Genesis GV60 Review

The Hyundai Group has managed to put the EV segment on notice with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, and now it’s hoping that the Genesis GV60 will also have the same magic. The GV60 is based on the same platform as the Ioniq 5 and EV6, but it stands out with a higher level of uniqueness. Compared to...

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV unveiled

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

Mercedes-Benz has released the latest addition to its EQ electric division, the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV. The EQE will sit between the EQB and EQS electric SUVs. Interestingly, the EQE SUV has a smaller footprint than the EQE electric sedan, since it's just over an inch shorter and just over an inch narrower than the sedan. In terms of styling,...

GMC Sierra EV Denali teased ahead of its Oct 20 debut

GMC Sierra EV Denali

GMC is getting ready to introduce its next electric vehicle, the Sierra EV this week on October 20. To get us ready for the debut of the new electric pickup truck, GMC has released a new teaser video. https://twitter.com/GMC/status/1580944791273095169 This latest teaser gives us a better look at the Sierra EV's face, compared to the earlier teaser that was released last...

Porsche Macan EV delayed to 2024

2025 Porsche Macan EV

We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Porsche's second fully electric vehicle, the Macan EV. Well unfortunately we have to wait a bit longer, since Porsche has confirmed that launch of the Macan EV has been delayed until 2024. According to Autocar, software development is being blamed for the delay, specifically the E3 1.2 software platform by Cariad, which is...

2022 Maserati Quattroporte Trofeo Review: Gorgeous with a silky smooth V8

2022 Maserati Quattroporte Trofeo Review

The Maserati Quattroporte competes with heavyweights, like the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but it attempts to stand out from those rivals with its stunning design and fun-inducing powertrains. Does the Quattroporte have what it needs to take on its German rivals? The current generation Quattroporte has been around for almost a decade, but that doesn’t matter, since...

Maserati Ghibli and Levante F Tributo Special Editions pay tribute to Maria Teresa De Filippis

MaseraMaserati Levante F Tributo Special Edition

Maserati is homage to Maria Teresa De Filippis, the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix behind the wheel of a Maserati 250F. The new Ghibli and Levante F Tributo special editions honor De Filippis. The F Tributo special editions are available in two colors: Arancio Devil and Grigio Lamiera. According to Maserati, Arancio Devil is a...

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