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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.

By Denis Flierl on
Car and Driver says the all-new Subaru Ascent doesn't stand out, yet it still earns their Editors’ Choice award. See what one thing is chief among its merits.
By Marc Stern on
Volkswagen's second generation Tiguan was named the best $35-$40K SUV by U.S. News and World Report Magazine.
By Denis Flierl on
This week we drive the MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4. See why the bigger MINI Countryman is better.
By John Goreham on
According to a story this week by CNBC, both Larry Page and Sergey Brin drive Toyota Prius cars. We find that interesting for many reasons.
By John Goreham on
The new Nissan Leaf is dramatically better than the outgoing model. What may be most interesting though is the shockingly low cost to buy one.
By John Goreham on
The new global Ford Ranger Raptor is coming to Europe. Here's Ford's latest Raptor off-road video complete with ATVs, dirt bikes and bombs.
By Denis Flierl on
The all-new 2019 Subaru Forester brings added function for families. How roomy is the new fifth-generation SUV?
By Al Castro on
Do you know what's the best app to find charging stations for electric cars? PlugShare seems to be the app by which all others are compared to, if you want to find free EV charging stations near you.
By Armen Hareyan on
We haven't yet seen the fruits of the significant directional shift that involves almost every aspect of Cadillac. But Cadillac is on an offensive and may introduce an electric passenger car by 2021. Cadillac EV does sound good and it's very realistic if according to the Cadillac Society.
By Donovan Douglas on
Don't lament Audi's goodbye to manual transmission. Here is why it's good for you in the age of practicality.
By John Goreham on
A recent interview by Tesla's Elon Musk highlights the divide between fantasy and reality in the affordable battery electric car market.
By Al Castro on
We have no one to blame for the destruction of the manual transmission except for the few of us that were gifted to know how to use it. If we only knew how few of us existed, maybe we could have coordinated consumer demand to prevent the inevitable from happening. Electrics would have sealed their fate anyway.
By Marc Stern on
After checking the numbers, it is official: the Audi A4 won't be offered with a manual transmission in 2019. Indeed, if you look at the numbers that show fewer than five percent of vehicles are delivered with manuals, then you can probably conclude that the manual will soon be extinct at Audi.
By Patrick Rall on
After struggling in qualifying, “Fast Jack” Beckman drove his Infinite Hero Dodge Charger funny car to his second win of the season from the 14th ladder position, beating teammate Tommy Johnson Jr in the second all-Mopar funny car final round of the 2018 NHRA season.
By Marc Stern on
Did Herbert Diess, chief exec of Volkswagen, have knowledge of the diesel scam before it went public and resulted in the largest private criminal case in history? A story in Der Spiegel, an influential German newsmagazine, says yes.
By John Goreham on
Two of Tesla's largest institutional investors, Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price Group sold off a significant portion of their stake in the luxury car maker before Elon Musk's comments about going private. What did they know that the public did not?
By Patrick Rall on
Shelby American used the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise to reintroduce the Shelby GT package for the Ford Mustang, packing 480 horsepower into a uniquely-decorated pony car with a price starting at $61,345.
By Denis Flierl on
With Subaru axing the Forester 2.0XT turbo model, performance fans want a new fifth-generation Forester STI. Will Subaru Corp bring it?
By Al Castro on
UBS takes a look at Tesla Model 3 to make a tear down assessment of its latest product to find lots of things to be impressed about the car except for the profit margin of the proposed $35,000 Single Battery Pack/Motor RWD Base Model 3 Sedan.
By Mary Conway on
Ford, Panasonic, Qualcomm and the Colorado Department of Transportation are cooperating on a huge project to study vehicles' connectivity and communication.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru says goodbye to the iconic WRX STI in the UK with a Final Edition model. What’s in store for the STI?
By Denis Flierl on
The Outlander is value packed and offers three-row seating, all-weather-capability, lots of features, and safety equipment for growing families.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru of America is recalling the new 2019 Subaru Ascent for missing spot welds. Affected vehicles will be destroyed.
By Marc Stern on
As it stands now, tuners are having a field day with VW products. Just last week, a tuner proved he could upgrade the Audi S5 and make it more powerful. Now, another tuning firm has decided to tune the Atlas SUV. The results are incredible as the engine turns out 350 hourspower and 350 pounds-feet of torque. The former torque figure from a curren SUV is 235 pounds-feet of power.
By Al Castro on
It ain’t easy being a multi billionaire running a Fortune 500 company with a $1 billion USD debt payment looming in March. But the market sent a message today: wipe your tears rich boy and do your job: people’s lives and working class jobs are on the line.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru announced pricing on the all-new 2019 Forester SUV. Forester is the second nameplate to offer a new infotainment system.
By Al Castro on
With the growing rapid output of worldwide EV production, the glaring reality of supply and demand becomes more obvious as to which key players in the auto industry are prepared for battery shortages and which ones are not. Regardless, if the company you buy a BEV from is not one of “the big three,” you should expect you car order to be delayed because of battery shortages by the factory.
By Mary Conway on
The push for autonomous vehicles is expected to force dramatic changes to the interiors of passenger vehicles.Where would you sit if you didn't have to drive?
By Patrick Rall on
The 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racing package will make its formal debut this weekend at the Woodward Dream Cruise, but Ford Performance offered up all of the juicy details of the new race car earlier today – a car which is likely to run well into the low 8-second range in competition.
By Patrick Rall on
Hertz car rental service turns 100 years old in 2018 and to celebrate the company centennial, they will offer a special Hertz 100th Anniversary Edition Corvette Z06 at a handful of airports around the United States – making it easier to rent the 650 horsepower American supercar.