Torque Report Staff
Here’s your first look at the BMW Z4 Concept
BMW is going to reveal the Z4 concept later today at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, but you get to see it now. The first photos of the Z4 concept have leaked out thanks to Bimmerfile and Autoblog.nl. We don't have all the specs yet, but from what we can see here, the next Z4 is going to be a...
2018 Audi R8 V10 plus Spyder makes US debut at Monterey Car Week
Audi has announced that the R8 V10 plus Spyder will make its U.S. debut this weekend at the annual Monterey Car Week in California. On Friday, August 18, the R8 V10 plus Spyder will debut at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, motorsports event. The R8 V10 plus Spyder is powered by a naturally-aspirated 610 horsepower 5.2-liter V10 engine...
McLaren creates a 570S for kids
Now you can buy a McLaren 570S for your kid, since McLaren has unveiled the 570S Push Sports Car. McLaren teamed up with The Step2 Company to create this cool mini replica of a 570S to appeal to a younger audience. Designers from McLaren and Step2 worked closely together to replicate the real McLaren 570S. Obviously there's no motor, but...
Fiat Chrysler and BMW team up for Autonomous Driving Platform
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to be the first automaker to join them in developing an autonomous driving platform. The new partners intend to leverage each other’s individual strengths, capabilities and resources to enhance the platform’s technology, increase development efficiency and reduce...
2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited leaked from the production floor
Yesterday we posted a photo of a camouflaged 2018 Jeep Wrangler, but now that's old news, since we have our first leaked photo of a completely uncovered 2018 Wrangler. This photo was posted to the Jeep forum on Reddit and was obviously taken by FCA employee, since it's taken from its Toledo, Ohio plant. The single leaked photo provides an...
2018 BMW M5 set to debut on August 21
BMW is going to take the wraps off the 2018 BMW M5 next week, according to the latest teaser on Facebook. The highly anticipated 2018 M5 is going to debut on August 21 ahead of its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Even though BMW hasn't revealed the new M5 yet, we already know a lot about...
MINI electric car concept to debut next month in Frankfurt
Last month MINI confirmed that it will release a new fully electric car in 2019. While the new electric car will be based on the three-door MINI, the brand is going to reportedly preview the new EV next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Details are scarce at the moment, but Autocar is reporting that the new concept car will...
VW I.D. Crozz electric crossover confirmed for 2020
VW is hard at work on several new electric cars, which will all be based on its new MEB platform. VW has now confirmed that the production version of the I.D. Crozz crossover, will be the first model to arrive in the United States in 2020. The I.D. Crozz concept, is one of three VW I.D. concepts, with the first...
Toyota to showcase autonomous fleet at 2020 Olympics
Toyota plans to reveal its next-generation autonomous technologies at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Toyota's next-generation automated driving systems are already going to start arriving on Toyota and Lexus vehicles next year, but the 2020 Olympics will reveal prototypes for the future technologies. Toyota sees the Odaiba waterfront area of Tokyo as the idea location to demonstrate its autonomous...
Infiniti Prototype 9 brings us back to the past
Infiniti is heading to this year's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with the retro-inspired Prototype 9 concept that draws inspiration from race cars from the past. On the outside the Prototype 9 recalls memories of classic race cars that were hitting the track way before the Infiniti brand was even a thought. Even though Infiniti wasn't around in the 1930s, the...
