As new cars become more sophisticated — and expensive — they are loaded with the latest technology that too often sounds like engineering shorthand. It is confusing at best, and intimidating every ...

Alpine made a name for itself with lightweight sports cars, but as it transforms into a brand of electric vehicles, the French company will have to get creative to make it feel light. Seven EVs will ...

Not to be one-upped by other luxury brands at Monterey Car Week, Lamborghini unveiled the all-electric Lamborghini Lanzador, a two-door crossover concept that will serve as the brand’s first EV. As ...

Some upcoming high-performance electric vehicles—such as those with Tesla’s upcoming Plaid powertrain—are positioning a second electric motor at the rear axle to assure accurate torque vectoring, and ...

There's no better way to meter precisely the right amount of torque to each corner of a vehicle than assigning each wheel its own electric motor. But that's way too expensive for everyday vehicles, so ...

In a time gone by, Lamborghinis were known for being loud and very quick in a straight line but perhaps not so poised when it came to handling. However, as the brand enters the age of electrification, ...

I do a lot of new car testing at the racetrack, and the more at-the-limit testing I do, the more I’ve come to realize that “Off” rarely means 100 percent off when it comes to electronic stability ...

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Going fast in a straight line was never really a problem for the 1,020-horsepower Tesla Model S Plaid but its prowess on a winding racetrack, evidently, still left room for improvement. To further ...

GKN says automakers are test-driving its new torque-vectoring electric drive system that it claims will make hybrid vehicles more efficient and dynamic. The company's 'eTwinster' technology is part of ...

The all-new 2012 Ford Focus features standard torque vectoring control to increase vehicle stability in turns by applying slight braking force to one side Torque vectoring control is a Focus ...

Joe is a classically trained journalist who’s been writing about the auto industry and car culture for 40 years, steering the editorial direction of prominent Canadian magazines such as World of ...