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

Polestar 4 teased ahead of its debut in Shanghai

Polestar 4 Teaser

Polestar is getting ready to unveil its next model, the Polestar 4, which will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 18. The Polestar 4 will be the brand's second SUV, following the new Polestar 3. Compared to the Polestar 3, the Polestar 4 will take the form of a more coupe-like SUV. According to Polestar, "Polestar 4 marries...

2024 Acura Integra Type S unveiled, goes on sale in June

2024 Acura Integra Type S

Acura has pulled the covers off the 2024 Acura Integra Type S, which is going to debut this weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. With 320 horsepower on tap, a wide body design and other performance upgrades, the Integra Type S takes the Integra to the next level. Under the hood the Integra Type S borrows its...

2023 BMW i7 Review: A comfy lounge on wheels

2023 BMW i7 Review

If you're in the market for a luxury electric sedan, there are now a lot more options than there were a few years ago. This includes new arrivals, like the Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Porsche Taycan, which go head to head with the Tesla Model S. We can now also include BMW on that list, since it has introduced...

2024 Kia Seltos pricing starts at $25,715

2024 Kia Seltos

Kia has announced the pricing for the updated 2024 Kia Seltos, which starts at $25,715, including destination. The 2024 Seltos gets an updated exterior, new tech features and more power under the hood. At the front the 2024 Seltos gets a new larger tiger nose grille, restyled bumper and new fog lights. At the rear the taillights have also been...

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid First Drive Review: More MPG and More Power

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Review

The small SUV segment continues to get more crowded as automakers appeal to would be compact sedan buyers. Nearly every mainstream automaker offers one, but now Toyota has introduced the segment's stand out - the 2023 Corolla Cross hybrid. The Corolla Cross hybrid is the only small hybrid SUV you can currently get. With a 42 mpg combined rating...

2024 Lexus LC finally gets a touchscreen

2024 Lexus LC

Lexus is finally giving the 2024 LC an update that we've been wanting basically since it was introduced, a new touchscreen. Lexus has been swapping out its unloved infotainment trackpad in all its models for a larger and easier to use touchscreen. The new infotainment screen is now 12.3-inches, compared to the old 10-inch screen. Lexus also moved the screen...

2023 Toyota Prius Prime First Drive Review: A Cool and Fast Prius

2023 Toyota Prius Prime First Drive Review

The Toyota Prius has been around since 1997 and even with multiple iterations over the years, no one has ever labeled the Prius as "cool", but now that's changed with the introduction of the 2023 Prius. For the first time ever Toyota has placed a higher emphasis on design over function and we only have good things to say...

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid pricing starts at $29,305

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Toyota is expanding the 2023 Corolla Cross lineup with the addition of a new hybrid version that sets it apart from its rivals. The 2023 Corolla Cross hybrid is not only the most fuel efficient version, but it's also has more power on tap than the standard version. The standard Corolla Cross has 169 horsepower on tap, but the hybrid...

Toyota confirms its future plug-in hybrids will have over 124 miles of EV range

2023 Toyota Prius Prime

Toyota has a new focus on electrification thanks to its management, which will see the automaker introduce 10 new electric vehicles by 2026. The new EVs will amount to 1.5 million vehicles of annual sales. Toyota has also confirmed that it's working on a new three-row electric SUV, which will arrive in the US in 2025. Even with the...

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Drive Review: 361 miles of Serenity

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Review

Nearly every automaker has announced plans to transition their lineups to fully electric by the end of the decade, but to date the number of new EV intros is still far behind new internal combustion models. While several luxury automakers have made big strides with their EV lineups, mainstream automakers have been a bit slower. For example, Honda doesn't...

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