Torque Report Staff
Audi Q8 Unleashed continues the tease
Audi has released the second episode of its Q8 Unleashed mini web series that is meant to tease the new Q8 flagship ahead of its debut next month. The second episode, "Unleash the brave" doesn't really reveal any extra tidbits than what we saw in the first episode, other than another look at its logo. In the second episode, "Quentin...
Honda Fit based EV is reportedly in the works
Honda has been criticized for not fully jumping into the EV segment until recently with the introduction of the Clarity lineup and Accord and Insight hybrids. While Honda did introduce a Fit EV back in 2012, that model only lasted a few years, but now Honda is reportedly working on a new Fit based electric car. According to Japan's Nikkei,...
Bugatti builds the 100th Chiron
Bugatti is celebrating the fact that it's produced the 100th Chiron. That number may not seem that significant, but Bugatti only plans to produce 500 units of the $3.34 million hypercar. The lucky owner of the 100th Chiron goes to a buyer from the Arabian Peninsula. Bugatti only produces 70 Chiron vehicles a year and this special one features a...
Elon Musk announces updates for the Tesla Model 3’s brakes
Yesterday Consumer Reports announced that the Tesla Model 3 would miss out on its recommended rating due to several issues. While the publication called out the Model 3's unsupportive rear seat, excessive wind noise and infotainment issues, the biggest issue was with the electric car's brakes. Consumer Reports stated, “The Tesla’s stopping distance of 152 feet from 60 mph was...
Audi Q8 teased in “Unleash the tough”
Audi is teasing the new Q8 flagship SUV in a five-part web series title "Q8 Unleashed." Audi has now released the first episode of the series, "Unleash the Tough," which gives a quick look at the Q8. The Q8 Unleashed web series focuses on a couple, Sandra and Quentin, an extravagant power couple from California, who had it all. Successful...
Watch Tesla try to rollover the Model X, unsuccessfully
Tesla is boasting about the fact that the Model X is the first SUV to receive a 5-star safety rating in every NHTSA test, plus the fact that it also has the lowest probability of rollover of any SUV. To prove that its nearly impossible to make the Model X rollover, Tesla has released a video of its failed...
High school students imagine the 2030 Jeep Wrangler
Fiat-Chrysler has announced the results of its 2018 Drive for Design contest, which tasked a team of high school students to come up with the design of what they think a 2030 Jeep Wrangler could look like. This is the sixth year of the challenge, which FCA puts on with EyesOn Design and Lawrence Technological University. After tallying the votes,...
Next-Gen BMW X5 will debut later this year
Yesterday BMW chairman Harald Krüger announced that the next-generation BMW X5 will debut later this year. The new X5 will debut a little earlier than expected considering the fact that the current model has only been around for about four years. Either way, this 2018 will be BMW's "X year" as BMW puts it, thanks to the recent debuts of...
2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class production kicks off in Graz
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class is officially rolling off the production line in Graz, Austria. This marks the first time that the iconic G-Class has ever been completely redesigned since its introduction in 1979. You might not have known this, but production of the G-Class has always been completed by Magna Steyr, since its introduction at the Graz, Austria plant. “With...
BMW iNext concept teased
BMW has previewed its upcoming flagship electric vehicle, the iNext, which is scheduled to arrive in 2021. Later this year BMW will unveil a concept version of the iNext as a Vision Vehicle. From what we can see with this teaser, the iNext will take the shape of an SUV. It's expected that the production vehicle will be about the...