We took the Hot Whip concept and tuned the play performance to a whole new level. Dropped chines and stern rocker make it carve harder, drive faster, and spin more loosely on a wave. We also dropped the bow volume enough to make it a cartwheel machine. But we didnt drop the bow rocker much. Thats the magic that makes this high performance long playboat also a great river runner. Essentially, the Torque is a high performance longer playboat with a good dose of river running thrown in. You might not paddle another boat once youve given this thing a little Torque.