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

2025 Honda Civic gets a facelift and a hybrid

2025 Honda Civic Hybrid

Honda has unveiled the updated 2025 Honda Civic and the big news is the new Civic hybrid. Additionally the 2025 Civic also gets some styling changes and tech upgrades. The 2025 Civic Hybrid is powered by a two-motor hybrid powertrain, which is a detuned version of the Accord hybrid's powertrain. The powertrain features two electric motors and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder,...

2024 Acura ZDX Type S is the 2024 Pikes Peak Pace Car

2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Acura has announced that the 2024 ZDX electric SUV will be the first all-electric pace car at the 102nd running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The ZDX will pace the 12.42-mile hill climb withe pro BMX athlete, car tuner and amateur drifter Coco Zurita behind the wheel. This is Acura's 10th year as the official Pikes Peak...

2025 Bentley Continental GT to debut in June

2025 Bentley Continental GT

Bentley recently announced plans to replace its 6.0-liter W12 engine with a plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8. Now we know how much power the new powertrain will have generate: 771 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque. Bentley announced the specs with the first teasers of the new Continental GT. This means that the new Continental GT will be the most powerful...

2024 Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport models celebrate the end

2024 Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport

Alfa Romeo is getting ready to send the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models with their twin-turbo V6 into the sunset. But before it does, Alfa Romeo has unveiled the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport special edition models. “While we look forward to the future of the four-leaf clover with the amazing performance benefits of electrification, the twin-turbo V-6 Super...

2024 Volvo S60 Recharge Review: A 455 hp great plug-in hybrid

2024 Volvo S60 Recharge Review

It’s been widely publicized that demand for electric vehicles has tanked as of recently. This is largely due to the lack of charging infrastructure and the higher cost of EVs compared to their gas-powered counterparts. Now it looks like many automakers are dialing back their plans for EVs and are putting more effort into hybrids and plug-in hybrids. This...

2025 VW ID. Buzz will be offered in three trim levels

2025 VW ID. Buzz

Volkswagen has released more details about the ID. Buzz, which it calls the "electric reincarnation of the iconic Microbus." The ID. Buzz will be offered in three trim levels: Pro S, Pro S Plus and 1st Edition. All three trim levels will feature a 91 kWh battery pack. Rear-wheel drive models will have 282 horsepower, while all-wheel drive versions will...

2025 Porsche 911 hybrid to debut on May 28

2025 Porsche 911

We already knew that Porsche is working on an electrified version of the Porsche 911 and now Porsche has announced that the 2025 Porsche 911 will debut on May 28. The big news is the new 911 hybrid. “For the first time in our icon’s 61-year history, we are installing a hybrid drive system in a roadgoing 911," stated Frank...

Lucid Earth might be the brand’s smaller SUV

lucid gravity

Later this year Lucid is slated to introduce its first SUV, the Gravity, but we already know that Lucid is working on a smaller SUV and now we might know its name. InsideEVs discovered in January that Lucid filed trademark applications for the names Earth, Lucid Earth and Earth Dream Edition. Lucid hasn't officially announced what its new midsize SUV...

Chevy Malibu production to end in November

2024 Chevrolet Malibu

The Chevy Malibu is the last sedan in Chevy's lineup and with the brand continuing to focus on SUVs and trucks, we've been wondering how much longer the Malibu would stick around. Well it's time is up, since General Motors has announced that production of the Chevy Malibu will end in November. "To facilitate the installation of tooling and other...

2024 Mazda CX-90 Review: The Driver’s Family SUV

2024 Mazda CX-90 Review

Mazda continues to prove that it can truly be a more luxurious rival to Honda and Toyota. With each new model, Mazda adds an extra level of style and luxury to set it apart. This is very evident with the introduction of the 2024 CX-90 three-row SUV. The CX-90 picks up from where the CX-9 left off, with its...

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