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

2024 Toyota Sequoia gets a few updates

2024 Toyota Sequoia

Just like the 2024 Toyota Tundra, the 2024 Sequoia has received a few updates for the new model year. The big news is the availability of the Nightshade package, which adds lots of black accents to the exterior, like its 20-inch wheels, over fenders, grille, mirror caps and badges. The Nightshade package is only available on the Limited trim level. The...

2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid arrives with 729 hp

2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid

Porsche unveiled the updated 2024 Cayenne a few months ago and now it's ready to show off the next addition to the Cayenne lineup, the Turbo E-Hybrid. The Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid replaces the previous Turbo version and is now the most powerful Cayenne available. The Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid is powered by a revised twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 with 591 horsepower, that's...

Honda Prelude name trademarked, is it coming back?

1999 Honda Prelude SH

The Honda Prelude was a popular coupe that sadly disappeared from Honda's lineup after 2001. Coupes have largely fallen out of fashion over the last decade or so, but it looks like Honda might be readying a new coupe. Last year Honda teased two of its upcoming electric sports cars. They were both covered, but we automatically figured that one...

Next-Gen Nissan Armada to get twin-turbo V6 with 424 hp

2023 Nissan Armada

The Nissan Armada is easily the oldest full size SUV on the market, since the last update was revealed seven years ago. Even then that update wasn't a completely new model. The good news is that Nissan is working on an all-new Armada and according to Automotive News, the new Armada was shown to dealers during Nissan's annual dealer...

Kia EV5 compact electric SUV revealed

Kia EV5

Kia's new EV9 three-row electric SUV is slated to arrive by the end of this year, but if that's too big for you, the good news is that Kia has unveiled a new smaller electric SUV. The Kia EV5 borrows most of its styling cues from the larger EV9, but with a smaller footprint that will make it a...

Rolls-Royce Amethyst Droptail is inspired by gemstones

Rolls-Royce Amethyst

Rolls-Royce has revealed the second of four special customer-commissioned versions of the Droptail roadster. We saw the first one, called the La Rose Noire Droptail a few days ago at Pebble Beach. The Amethyst has been named by its owner because its the birthstone of the customer's son. It's painted in a purple and silver color scheme called Globe Amaranth...

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum Black revealed

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum Black

Ford has unveiled a new special edition version of the F-150 Lightning electric truck, called the F-150 Lightning Platinum Black. The Platinum Black builds on the Platinum trim level with a unique matte black wrap. In addition to the matte black exterior, it also rides on 22-inch matte black wheels, the Ford Oval and Lightning badges are now black, the...

Volvo EM90 electric minivan teased

Volvo EM90

Late last year Volvo unveiled its new electric three-row SUV called the EX90, which was followed this year by the smaller EX30 SUV. Now Volvo has released the first teaser of its next EV, the EM90 electric minivan. The EM90 will debut on November 12 and Volvo says that it will start taking orders in China the same day. "The Volvo...

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB EV gets a facelift

2024 Mercedes-benz EQB

It's only been two years since Mercedes-Benz launched the EQB electric SUV, but it's already giving it some updates for the 2024 model year. On the outside the 2024 EQB gets a new grille, which features the same black panel with stars like the rest of the Mercedes EQ models. The grille can feature either black or chrome stars. The...

Kia Rio reportedly discontinued after 2023

2022 Kia Rio 5-Door

Entry-level car buyers are going to continue to find it hard to find an inexpensive new car, since most of the former subcompact models have been discontinued in the U.S. The Kia Rio was one of the last remaining models, but now it's being reported that the Rio is being discontinued after the 2023 model year. Automotive News is...

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