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Can hacking a car company ever lead to good? Here’s one example that should have Tesla drivers sit up and take notice.

What are the best winter/snow tires for your Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek, or Ascent all-wheel-drive SUV, and do you need snow tires?

Big news as Toyota reveals a new American plant along with a 10-year battery investment.

Where does the 2022 Subaru Impreza rank with the best new hatchback compact cars? A new report says Impreza is a top-3 pick, and what about the hot Crosstrek?

There was recent news of just how important Tesla's safety features are, including the safety features for full self-driving (FSD). Elon Musk agreed that safety is most important and Tesla is making sure that anyone using the FSD Beta has strict rules to follow in order to use it.

Ford had a major introduction today. In the second big intro this year, the automaker debuted the compact Maverick pickup Hybrid. Torque News covered it extensively. In this piece, we discuss some of the potential origins of the compact pickup and talk about it as a "standard" model.

Very good numbers come from New Zealand, as Tesla Model 3 outsold Toyota mainstays such as Toyota´s Corolla, Hilux and RAV4 models in September. Electricity helped give New Zealand new-vehicle sales a boost, with a big bounceback from Covid-19 restrictions: it was the second biggest month on record for registrations, with electrified models making up a very nice 21 per cent of the 16,518 total.

Subaru announced the 2022 WRX has only a three-horsepower gain, but Honda gives the new 2022 Honda Civic Si less horsepower. Check out how the two performance models compare with the rest of the competition.

The used car market is tight and so are budgets. However, if you are looking for a good used car or SUV model that has proven its worth with a good track record over the past 18 years, here are some models analysts at Consumer Reports rate as the best deals that can be found under $5,000.

I answer questions from people concerned about the ongoing vehicle shortage. Did yours make the list?

The 2022 Subaru Crosstrek safety rating is out, and it's still a Top Safety Pick winner. Why does the 2022 Crosstrek Hybrid get the highest Top Safety Pick + award?

The Ford Maverick Hybrid is now America’s most fuel-efficient pickup.

Tesla executives, at the companies recent quarterly earnings call, confirmed the refreshed Model Y, which will be produced at Giga Texas and Giga Berlin, will begin deliveries with 4680 cells and brand new architecture in early 2022.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the first model of the 100% electric Ioniq sub-brand in which design is the protagonist.

Tesla announced their Q3, 2021 Earnings today. It was yet another record quarter and the first time Elon Musk was not on the call. Results had EPS: $1.44 GAAP; $1.86 NON-GAAP.

We are less than a week away from seeing the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 debut. Chevy is releasing another teaser video as the excitement builds.

A petition looking to persuade President Joe Biden to fire the new NHTSA head is gathering steam. The petition states, new NHTSA head, Dr. Missy Cummings has in the past expressed a desire to punch Elon Musk, showed bias against Tesla by associating with TeslaQ, and has a financial conflict of interest as she serves in the board of directors of a competing company.

When first announced, the Tesla Semi was said to have amazing features: for starters, a range of over 500 miles (800 km) under highway conditions; without a load it will accelerate from 0 to 60 miles in 5 seconds and with a load of 80,219 lbs (36,287 kg) it will do it in 20 seconds. This is more than twice as fast as a diesel truck. It can maintain a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h) going up a 5% climb fully loaded, whereas a diesel truck can only maintain 45 mph (72 km/h) under the same conditions.

Ford has announced a wide range of price increases for its 2022 Ford Bronco Sport. The bump ranges from $50 for a basic Bronco Sport to much more for the top-end Badlands trim.

A new report says an all-new 2023 Subaru Ascent Wilderness is on the way. Here's why an Ascent Wilderness 3-Row family hauler would be a good fit now.

Do head gasket sealers really work? Do you know which ones you should and should not use? Will using a head gasket sealer damage your engine? The answers to these questions…and more…about what you need to know when it comes to a blown head gasket quick fix after this two-year-long analysis by a popular mechanic on whether or not head gasket sealers really do work.

The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek racks up another new award. See why KBB says it's now one of the top five best new subcompact SUVs for 2022.

Elon Musk just responded to a Tweet saying that mirrors on the CyberTruck will be easily removable my owners. Whether this means just the side mirrors, or the front mirror, or both, remains to be seen.

Based on years of test data and hundreds of thousands of survey responses to find the best used cars that cost between $15,000 to $20,000, here are Consumer Reports analysts' picks that they say they would recommend for their own friends and family members.

Although Buick Encore GX sounds like one of the trims of the Encore SUV, it is actually a separate car, which was introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2019, and made its debut in early 2020 for the 2020 model year. This week Torque News is reviewing the 2022 Encore GX Essence trim, which sits between the smaller Buick Encore and the midsize Buick Envision.

If you are shopping for a new 2022 Subaru Forester, Outback, or Crosstrek, you likely won't find the new all-wheel-drive vehicle on retailers' lots. See what new car shoppers are doing and what's the outlook for 2022.

September was a very good month for Tesla Model 3 sales in France. It sold 2,833 units to become the leader in BEV sales, followed by the Renault Zoe with 2,382 and the Peugeot 208 EV with 2,090 units sold.

Honda’s Civic is all-new this year and the new 2022 Si has just dropped. Dynamic styling, engine upgrades, and a cool transmission feature top our list of why this new Si excites us.

Your automaker stole your spare and you need one. Rather than try to create a kit from salvage and spare parts, here's a more sensible solution.