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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 Patrick Rall on
It seems like the Ford Focus RS was just introduced for the US market, but Ford Motor Company is already offering up a special limited edition package for the 2018 RS to celebrate the final year of this generation of the Focus and this new package improves the hot hatch in 3 key ways.
By John Goreham on
Just how original is Fiat's 2017 model 124 Spider after all?
By Tim Healey on
A woman who worked for Hyundai during the New York Auto Show claims she was fired because of her menstrual cycle.
By Will Maley on
With the announcement of Geely buying almost half a stake into Malaysian automaker Proton, there has been a lot speculation of what this could bring forth.
By John Goreham on
The Lexus RX 450h takes the top award as best green winter vehicle by the New England Motor Press Association.
By Patrick Rall on
Over the past year, we have brought you lots of quarter mile record news for the 6th generation Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and today we bring you what we believe is the quickest 6th generation Camaro ZL1 – which was also the first new ZL1 in the 9-second range.
By Parks McCants on
Sometimes great, is good enough. Such is the case with the 2018 Acura RDX. It comes to market this month with no changes to specifications or trim levels, with two exceptions.
By Parks McCants on
What’s wrong with this picture? One of thousands of automotive startup companies to come out of this age of battery electric supercars comes yet one more Crowed Funded wonder. Will this super-electric 4 place, make it into production?
By John Goreham on
New England's favorite drop-top is the 2017 Mazda Miata.
By Denis Flierl on
The all-new 2018 Subaru Crosstrek enters Australia with five stars for safety. Should it be a surprise?
By Patrick Rall on
If you are looking for an SUV that serves as a great daily driver while also being able to manage rough dirt roads and deep mud, the 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk L Plus offers the most bang for your buck – and here are 5 reasons why this midsized SUV is better than any vehicle in the segment when it comes to all-around capabilities.
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru teases a new BRZ STI that could be coming sooner than later. What is Subaru’s time frame?
By Tim Healey on
Hyundai has already said that it’s speeding up the timetable for launch of at least one planned long-range SUV.
By Patrick Rall on
The Fireball Camaro, which was the first 6th gen Chevrolet Camaro in the 10s and the first 6th gen Camaro in the 9s, has become the first new Camaro to run in the 8s – while also becoming the world’s quickest new Camaro and the world’s quickest car powered by a new LT1 V8.
By Patrick Rall on
Last night, I spent some time driving in traffic behind the 2018 Ford Mustang GT test car in Royal Crimson with black trim and a while later, I came out of a restaurant to find the new Motor Company muscle car parked next to my truck – which gave me a chance to snap some clear pictures of the refreshed car in its new exterior hue.
By Marc Stern on
Mattias Ekstrom, leading the Audi-Team EKS WRC effort, dropped out of first place in the race for championship points with a fifth place finish at the site of the inaugural race 50 years ago in the U.K.
By John Goreham on
Mazda Miatas are one of the country's most popular race cars. What happens when they are too old or damaged to race anymore?
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru learned three valuable lessons from the discontinued B9 Tribeca they will change with the new 3-Row Ascent. Will Americans buy it?
By Parks McCants on
We discovered a superior touring car detailed in Honda performance Civic Si trim. Horsepower and torque while formidable, is but a very small part of what 2017 Civic Si brings to the segment. Simply put,this is the best driving, high performance,Civic offered to date. I'm no longer convinced that I need or want a Type-R.
By John Goreham on
The dual clutch transmission has one design weakness, but when coupled with a hybrid electric drive it is redeemed.
By Armen Hareyan on
One needs good negotiation when dealing car dealerships and if you plead right, you can have your Nissan Leaf battery pack replaced and most of its cost covered, if not all.
By Denis Flierl on
The Subaru WRX STI NBR had a rough 21 hours at the Nurburgring 24-hour race. What happened with 3 hours remaining?
By Marc Stern on
Audi's RS6 is a performance machine that has remained true to it roots. Indeed, if you were to own an older model and purchase today's equivalent, you would find very little difference, other than possibly overall tightness. Indeed, this is a minor factor because an older RS6 is quite a tight car, no matter what.
By Denis Flierl on
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is gone forever and it’s not coming back. Will it be revived as a PHEV SUV?
By Denis Flierl on
The new 2018 Subaru Forester Black Edition is not just for those who love black. What other colors are available?
By Parks McCants on
Well over 500,000 10th generation Honda Civics were sold to the Honda loyal in its first 18 months of production. Civic’s sales success comes from much more than a favorable price point.
By Parks McCants on
While stated horsepower remains unchanged from the 2015 Honda Civic Si, it’s the extremely wide, constant-on torque band, that drives 2017 Civic Si to the pinnacle of affordable compact car sport performance.
By Denis Flierl on
Watch an amazing video of a woman who jumps on her Subaru Outback as carjacker tries to steal it.
By Marc Stern on
Regulators sent VW a less-than-enthusiastic critique of its initial spending plan to curb California pollution.
By Tim Healey on
The next Hyundai Veloster has been spotted during testing. Again.