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

2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe Review: More Style, Slightly More Performance

2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe Review

The 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe is a bold step forward for the brand, offering a fresh take on its flagship SUV with a sportier silhouette, elevated luxury, and some performance upgrades to make it even more appealing. From the outside, the GV80 Coupe immediately separates itself from its more conservative standard GV80. The sleek, fastback-inspired design is striking, giving it...

2025 Jeep Gladiator Dark Sky Edition unveiled

2025 Jeep Gladiator Dark Sky edition

Jeep has unveiled a new special edition of the 2025 Jeep Gladiator pickup, called the Gladiator Dark Sky Edition. The Gladiator Dark Sky is based on the Sport S trim level, but adds a performance hood, body-color fender flares, gloss black bumper inserts, and darkened badges and decals. Buyers can also choose a body-color hardtop roof. The Dark Sky package...

2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Trail Boss is ready to go off-roading

2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Trail Boss

Chevy has announced the updates to the 2026 Silverado EV lineup with the biggest news being the addition of a new Trail Boss trim level. The Silverado EV Trail Boss features more capability for when you're hitting the trails. The Silverado EV Trail Boss has a 2-inch lift, which is 24% higher than the base Silverado EV. It also has...

2026 Honda HR-V gets a few updates

2026 Honda HR-V

Honda has unveiled the refreshed 2026 HR-V SUV, which has received some small updates and a larger touchscreen on the lower trim levels, in addition to some smaller changes. On the outside, the 2026 HR-V has new wheel 17- and 18-inch wheel designs and there are two new exterior colors to choose from: Solar Reflection Metallic and Boost Blue Pearl....

2026 Toyota RAV4 arrives with hybrid powertrains, more style and a GR Sport

2026 Toyota RAV4

Toyota has unveiled the redesigned 2026 Toyota RAV4 SUV. The big news is that the new RAV4 will only be available with electrified powertrains, there's a new sporty RAV4 GR Sport model, more style and improved tech features. Starting with what's under the hood, the 2026 RAV4 is available either as a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid. The RAV4 hybrid...

2025 Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition celebrates the IS and the V8

2025 Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition

Lexus is adding a special version of the Lexus IS 500 to its lineup for the 2025 model year, called the IS 500 Ultimate Edition. Lexus says that the special edition IS 500 is "an ode to this storied nameplate’s history and legacy" and it's also "a celebration of one of the last remaining naturally aspirated luxury V8s on the...

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid Review: The Sweet Spot

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid Review

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) hits a sweet spot for drivers who want the benefits of electric driving without the limitations of a fully electric vehicle. With its updated styling, refined tech, and hybrid powertrain, the 2025 Tucson PHEV offers a perfect blend of performance, efficiency, and practicality. Under the hood, the Tucson Plug-In Hybrid is powered by...

2026 Infiniti QX60 gets a facelift

2026 Infiniti QX60

Infiniti has unveiled the updated 2026 QX60 SUV, which gets a new face, a new audio system and more standard features. There's also a new Sport trim level. At the front, the 2026 QX60 gets a bolder face that borrows some styling cues from the QX80 SUV. There's a new grille with an illuminated Infiniti emblem, a restyled lower bumper...

2026 Toyota RAV4 teased ahead of May 20 debut

2026 Toyota RAV4

The 2026 Toyota RAV4 is about to make its debut, since Toyota has announced that it will reveal the new RAV4 on the evening of May 20th - tomorrow. Tuesday night Toyota will pull the covers off the country's best selling SUV. To get us ready for the debut, Toyota has released three teaser photos of the 2026 RAV4. One...

Toyota adds Wave Maker blue color to 2026 TRD Pro lineup

2026 Toyota TRD Pro - Wave Maker

Every year since 2015, Toyota has introduced a new fun color specifically for its TRD Pro lineup, which includes the off-road ready versions of the 4Runner, Tacoma, Sequoia and Tundra. For the 2026 model year, Toyota is adding a new blue color to the list of exterior colors, called Wave Maker. “With Wave Maker we were inspired by unexplored areas...

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