The Toraq is horrible and handsome at the same time, and tonight, it is far far away from its comfort zone.
THIS, is the new 2020 Cherrier Vivace, and it the first Cherrier model to be sold in North America in over 30 years. While the Vivace is sold in Europe with a variety of engines and trims, us folks in North America have to make do with only two versions: the 160, featuring a 1.6 liter turbocharged Inline 4, or this car, the S 270, which features a sportier 2.0 liter turbocharged Inline 4 producing almost 270 horsepower. Additionally, there is an electric version, available with either single or dual motors, arriving internationally in 2020 and a rumor that the United States may even receive some of the all-wheel drive models with the launch of the Tograc crossover in late August. Today I'm going to take you on a tour of the Vivace and show you all of its quirks and features. Then I'm gonna get it out on the road and drive it and then I am going to give it a DougScore. And for more of my thoughts on the Vivace click the link below to visit autotrader.com/oversteer where I've also rounded up a list of some of the coolest French cars currently listed for sale on Autotrader
I did science: how does an engine's power affect an automatic idling speed. I set up 6 hoppers on rollers based off the XT-4 model. The dark cars have the base I4 engine and the light cars have a fully decked out V8 engine. As you can see the V8 had small improvements on AWD and RWD models while FWD had the same results. cool stuff!