2015 RIMAC CONCEPT_ONEIntroduced at the 2016 Geneva Auto Show, the all-electric Concept_One was the first car produced by Rimac Automobili of Croatia. A platform for Rimac’s unique electric drive technology, the Concept_One features advanced systems such as all-wheel torque vectoring, which uses data from sensors on the car to adjust the torque output of each of the four motors individually as it is being driven, giving the Concept_One better grip than conventional vehicles. This example, the first production Concept_One… Read More

When Toyota unveiled the 2023 Toyota Crown a few months ago, the Crown only debuted with hybrid powertrains. Now we have word that Toyota is working on a plug-in hybrid version. At a recent dealer meeting in Las Vegas, Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda revealed the news about the PHEV version of the Crown. […] The post Toyota Crown plug-in hybrid is coming appeared first on The Torque Report. Read More

As electric cars are finding favor again, I keep hoping that their virtue of instantaneous, silent power will inspire automakers to revive the personal luxury coupe. Electric propulsion would be ideal for a car whose mission is to provide comfortable, stylish accommodation for two passengers plus the occasional occupants of a not-too-small rear compartment.  The long hood, an essential styling hallmark of the genre, could become a commodious “frunk” able to hold all the golf bags the marketing department… Read More