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Automotive News

This section of Torque News provides the latest auto news and updates from the car manufacturers. Every day number of news stories and editorials are published here that give our readers an overview of what is happening in the automotive industry. Read this section daily to find out about new cars, vehicle reviews and car pictures. Torque News is an automotive news website by Hareyan Publishing, LLC, dedicated to covering the latest news, reviews and opinions about the car industry.

2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro snorkel option.
You Can Add A Factory Snorkel To 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro - But Only In Some Areas of the Country
By John Goreham on
Toyota will sell you a snorkel for your 2019 Tacoma TRD Pro, but only if you live near a desert.
Sierra Club lists Toyota Prius Prime among 6 Best EVs.
2018 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Tops Sierra Club List of Best EVs
By John Goreham on
A new list published by the Sierra Club of the 6 best EVs in America starts with the Toyota Prius Prime.
Saleen SA 35 Mustang
Saleen SA 35 Ford Mustang Packs 780 Horsepower
By Patrick Rall on
Saleen Automotive is celebrating 35 years of tuning the Ford Mustang, so as the company has done in the past for significant birthdays, a limited edition package has been introduced with monster power and a long list of other upgrades.
Scott Speed takes a bump
Foust Takes Third In First Nitro Rallycross After Rumble Shakes Up Field
By Marc Stern on
In what could be a tuneup for the final American Rallycross festivities this weekend, the drivers of the VW Andretti Rallycross team put on a hard-fought display of driving that saw one of them -- Scott Speed -- knocked out of the racing in the Final and the other -- Tanner Foust -- claw his way back to a well-earned third place in last weekend's Nitro Rallycross.
2019 Subaru Ascent, New Subaru SUV, 3-Row SUV, Wards Auto 10 Best UX user friendly experience
15 Ways Subaru Made New Ascent User Friendly; WardsAuto 10 Best UX
By Denis Flierl on
The all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent family hauler gets the nod for Wards Auto 10 Best UX competition. See 15 features giving consumers a user-friendly experience.
Ford Bets Heavily on 2019 Ford Performance Edge ST
By Mary Conway on
Ford is rolling out three mini documentaries announcing the arrival of the 2019 Ford Edge ST. The crossover is produced with the expertise of the Ford Performance division and promises to deliver fun as well as power.
2019 Lexus NX 300 Mostly Strengths.
2019 Lexus NX 300 AWD Crossover - What You Need To Know
By John Goreham on
The 2019 Lexus NX 300 AWD has many strengths, but also a few areas to note.
Robert Hight Camaro Exploding
Hight's Camaro Wins Funny Car Countdown Race #2 and Explodes
By Patrick Rall on
Robert Hight drove his Chevrolet Camaro funny to to win #3 of the 2018 season this past weekend at the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park in Illinois, propelling him into the top spot in the championship race, but the big win had a scary ending – with Hight’s race car exploding as it crossed the finish line.
Array of BEV and PHEV cars from Tesla, Chevy, and Sono Motors
EVs On California HOV Lanes: Where All Plug-Ins are not the Same
By Al Castro on
ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the fringe benefits of golden state citizenry is you get exemption from occupancy rules on California HOV lanes if you drive some kind of electric plug-in. But lately too many single occupant cars are clogging up the lane. They need to narrow the criteria. They started by asking WHO should be allowed access? Instead, maybe Californians need to start a national conversation with a reset to ask exactly: WHAT KIND OF ELECTRIC CAR should have access?
2018 Porsche Panamera
Finally, Porsche Announces It Is Done With Diesel
By Marc Stern on
Though the handwriting has been on the wall for some time, there was no officials announcement from Porsche. During the weekend that announcement came and it was Porsche is done with diesel. It's not done with standard gas engines as they have a significant investment in that type of technology. However, the automaker is ramping up its electrics.
2018 Subaru WRX STI, Subaru WRX STI, ARX, Supercar, Toomas "Topi" Heikkinen
Breaking: Toomas "Topi" Heikkinen Will Pilot Subaru WRX STI at ARX Finale
By Denis Flierl on
Finnish Rallycross Ace Toomas "Topi" Heikkinen joins Subaru at ARX Finale at the Circuit of the Americas.
2019 Subaru Forester, new Forester, EyeSight, EDR, black box
New Subaru Forester EyeSight Could Be Used To Prove Accident Fault In Court
By Denis Flierl on
The all-new 2019 Subaru Forester gets standard EyeSight driver assist. It records everything including accidents and could be used as evidence in court.
2019 Subaru WRX STI, Subaru WRX STI NBR, 2019 Nurburgring 24-hour race
Subaru WRX STI Begins Nurburgring 24-Hr Prep Early; 7 New Upgrades
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru has already started WRX STI prep for the 2019 Nurburgring 24-Hour race car. See what changes are coming to the STI for 2019.
Peugeot e-LEGEND Concept Coupe Paris Auto Show 2018
Peugeot Le Camáro Mustángue: Peugeot Unveils Possibly the First Non-U.S. Euro Pony Car to Take On Mustang and Camaro
By Al Castro on
In a segment that was once considered exclusive to Americans only, that no foreign pedigree need apply, the French automaker in a bold and daring attempt to go where no foreign car maker has gone before, produces a concept in electric form with a warning to Ford and Chevrolet, that there’s a weakness with their own muscle pony cars, and Peugeot is ready to take advantage it, in the electric car market.
2019 Ford F-150 Raptor
2019 F-150 Raptor Pricing Climbs by $2,180
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor comes with a handful of new features, but it also comes with a pretty significant price jump, with the 2019 models starting $2,180 higher than 2018 – while being almost $5,000 more than 2017 pricing.
Chrysler Portal Minivan Concept Replaces the Chrysler 300
Rumors Chrysler Looking to Cancel Storied 300 Sedan for Millennial Mover Portal Concept EV
By Al Castro on
9/24/2018 UPDATE TO ORIGINAL STORY: A source apparently close to Chrysler is indicating that the rumors that Chrysler is looking to cancel the 300 and Charger sedans are not true. And instead of building the Portal minivan Chrysler is looking to have the Dodge Grand Caravan replaced by a mini MPV based on the Portal Concept instead.
2019 Subaru Ascent, New Subaru SUV, 3-Row SUV, IIHS Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+)
No Surprise New Subaru Ascent Family Hauler Tops Out In Safety
By Denis Flierl on
New 2019 Subaru Ascent was awarded Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) designation from IIHS. It should be no surprise, right?
ARX Leaders in new event
ARX Leaders Speed, Foust To Take Part In Nitro Rallycross Competition
By Marc Stern on
In the first event of its kind, the Nitro Rallycross event, scheduled for Utah's Motorsports Campus this weekend, has attracted the current leaders of the American Rallycross series, Scott Speed, currently atop the leaderboard, and Tanner Foust, who is sitting second.
2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Engine
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Gets a Green Blower Belt
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye will feature a stronger green supercharger belt in order to meet the extreme duty cycle of this 797-horsepower Hemi – a first for the factory-supercharged Dodge muscle cars.
Volkswagen ID BUZZ CARGO Van
VW Reveals the ID Buzz Electric Kombi Cargo Bus: A Preview of the Passenger Type 2 Electric Samba to Come
By Al Castro on
With Type 1 Beetle Mark 3 in its swansong, VW decides in good timing that it’s ready to try its luck and good fortune on another storied halo, that some say as a van, has more potential of being even more popular and longer lasting than Beetle, even as an electric. Let’s hope Samba reaches its 100th Birthday in 2049 that Beetle almost made in 2038 (or earlier?), but didn’t quite live as long.
Elon Musk and Tesla EV Pickup Truck
Where Electric Pickup Trucks Can Be Used If Produced Today
By Armen Hareyan on
Last month Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla pickup truck may come sooner than thought. A week ago GM's Mary Barra hinted at possible electric trucks as well (according to the News Wheel). Here we are taking a look at where electric pickup trucks can possibly be used if they were produced today with rumored capabilities.
2019 Subaru WRX STI, WRX STI ARA Rally
Choking Dust Didn’t Slow Down Sandell’s #18 Subaru WRX STI
By Denis Flierl on
Choking dust was too much for David Higgins #75 Subaru WRX STI at Idaho Rally. It didn’t stop Sandell who is now two-for-two in ARA Rally this season.
Electrify America, Audi Announce Charging Network For New E-Tron Electric
By Marc Stern on
In a surprising development that will help spread an electric charging network even more quickly, Audi and Electrify America will work to establish a charging network for the E-Tron, Audi's first EV.
KSSStudios Corvette
Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Beautifully Rendered by a Korean Studio
By Patrick Rall on
If the test cars captured on video at the Nurburgring do prove to be the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette, the artwork above could effectively be our first look at the next-generation American sports car in the flesh.
2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon Mojave Sand Edition
Ram Power Wagon Gets a New Special Edition Color Package for 2019
By Patrick Rall on
The 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon continues on with all of the features that make it the most capable heavy duty off-road truck in the US market, but for the new model year, the Mojave Sand package adds a new exterior color and some other standard features.
2019 Subaru Forester, new Forester, Forester 2.0XT, 6-speed manual
Russia Gets Two Engines In New Forester; What Is Subaru Thinking?
By Denis Flierl on
The Russian market will get two engines in the all-new 2019 Subaru Forester. See what engines it gets and why it doesn’t make sense.
Dodge Dakota R/T
New Mid-Sized Ram Will Be Built Alongside the Jeep Wrangler Pickup
By Patrick Rall on
We learned back in early June that the Ram brand was planning to reenter the mid-sized truck segment and in a new report from Automotive News, this modern-day-Dakota will be built at the same plant as the Jeep Wrangler pickup – suggesting that the two could be closely related.
Tesla being investigated by SEC and DOJ.
Not Just the SEC: Tesla Confirms It Has Been Contacted By Justice Department About New Criminal Probe
By John Goreham on
Tesla is now facing criminal and also civil investigations about the alleged fraud.
Report: Toyota to transfer key technology to Chinese partners.
Report: Toyota To Partner With Chinese Companies & Transfer Prius Technology
By John Goreham on
Bloomberg reports that Toyota plans to transfer the key technology that makes the Prius so special to its future Chinese partners.
Toyota infotainment woes grow.
Toyota's Infotainment Woes Mount - Drops Pandora Integration Along With Other Popular Apps
By John Goreham on
Toyota has been struggling to keep up in the ever-changing infotainment landscape. A new development should be concerning to anyone who enjoys Pandora.
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