At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, GKN unveiled its new electronic torque-management system--think of it as artificial intelligence for the driveline.
Essentially, the only major change added in by Sprint and Kyocera is Eco Mode, a power management system on the Torque that blocks background data connections for nonessential apps.
Both cars can be equipped with optional torque vectoring, a brake-based system built to augment the mechanically locking rear differential and help put power to the ground.
The signature piece in this car is the all-wheel-drive system, which can shunt most of the engine torque to the rear wheels as necessary and will direct more torque to the outside rear wheel in a corner to help null out understeer.
There's a nod to eco-friendliness with relatively low emissions, but the hybrid component mostly powers a KERS system that fills out the few weak points in the torque band.
The computer-control system can then apply the brake on the wheel concerned, and even adjust the amount of engine torque sent to that wheel, so that skidding is prevented.