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 G+ Jan 7 2016 - 8:28am

How Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek, WRX/STI achieve the unthinkable

It's another record year for Subaru. The 2016 Forester, Outback, Crosstrek and WRX/STI have pulled off the unthinkable.

By Denis Flierl G+ Jan 7 2016 - 6:28am

Watch shocking dash cam video as Subaru Forester drives off a cliff

The driver of a Subaru Forester XT posts a shocking video of himself driving off a cliff. It’s amazing he survives the incredible ordeal.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 6 2016 - 1:32pm

Ford F150 Drives 34th Bestselling Vehicle Title, Toyota Takes Top Car

The sales figures from around the industry for 2015 are in and for the 34th consecutive year, the Ford F-Series lineup led by the 2015 F150 combined to be the bestselling vehicle in America – beating the Chevrolet Silverado, the Ram Pickup, the Toyota Camry and everyone else.

By Parks McCants G+ Jan 6 2016 - 1:14pm

Torque News Best Cars of the Year-2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid

With 14,000 miles driven in the seat of new Honda and Acura Division cars for 2015, narrowing our choice down to one Honda Motor Company offering was a difficult if not impossible task.

By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 6 2016 - 1:07pm

VW Budd-e Concept Looks Promising, But Also Looks Like Kia Soul's Bigger Cousin

Budd-e is unveiled on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It promises to have 373 mile of all-electric range. But since it looks similar to Kia Soul, there is an interesting discussion at Kia Sould EV Facebook page and here are some of the interesting opinions from this public forum.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 6 2016 - 12:35pm

Monster Mustang Sales Prove Need for Dodge Challenger Down Under

The Dodge Challenger is not offered in the Australian market but based on the massive popularity of the new Ford Mustang coupled with the large local Mopar enthusiast crowd – there certainly seems to be a strong business case for Dodge shipping the industry’s most powerful muscle car Down Under.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 6 2016 - 11:32am

The Quickest 2016 Camaro in the Country Tickles the 9s

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has only been available for roughly two months, but RPM Motorsports has already gotten one of the 6th gen Camaro SS coupes very near the 9-second quarter mile range – running a 10.00 at 137 miles per hour and turning in what I believe to be the quickest quarter mile run by the new Chevy muscle car.

Audi, A4, Audi A4, Silver Audi A4, Silver A4

By Will Maley Jan 6 2016 - 9:43am

Audi Drops $28 Million On A Rental Agency

You might think it a bit odd that an automaker like Audi is investing a fair amount of money on a rental car company. There must be something special to this company.

By Denis Flierl G+ Jan 6 2016 - 8:06am

One key reason why BMW will remain the top performance brand

BMW sees record sales for 2015. With the new BMW M2 and M4 GTS coming, the future is even brighter.

By Denis Flierl G+ Jan 6 2016 - 6:58am

5 reasons why Subaru WRX/STI is flying off dealer lots

The 2016 Subaru WRX and WRX STI stable mates had the best year ever in 2015. Why are the performance sedans so hot?

By Parks McCants G+ Jan 5 2016 - 9:01pm

Crossover sales drive American Honda Motor Company into the record books

Not only was December 2015 a record sales month for American Honda, the Torrance, California based automotive bellwether shattered a pre-recession sales record set in 2007.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 5 2016 - 6:01pm

2015 Dodge Challenger Posts 2nd Best Sales Year Ever

The sales numbers for the entire 2015 calendar year are in and last year was officially the best sales year for the modern Dodge Challenger and the second best sales year in the history of the Challenger nameplate – trailing only the 1970 Challenger.

By John Goreham G+ Jan 5 2016 - 4:47pm

2015 Prius Sales Surprise Bucks Green Car Trend

The Prius always outsells EVs, but its December sales were almost shocking.

Tacoma is top-selling mid-size pickup for 2015 by huge margin.

By John Goreham G+ Jan 5 2016 - 2:54pm

Toyota Tacoma outsells all rivals combined heading into 2016

2015 Was a banner year of sales for the Toyota Tacoma. The reasons Tacoma won the sales race are not what you may think..

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 5 2016 - 1:38pm

Ford Mustang Completes Shutout of Camaro, Wins 2015 Title by 44k+

Ford Motor Company and the 2015 Mustang did what General Motors and the Chevrolet Camaro have not been able to do over the past few years – with the mighty Mustang claiming every single monthly sales title during the course of 2015 in route to a dominating win in annual muscle car sales.

By John Goreham G+ Jan 5 2016 - 1:34pm

Buyer Interest In EVs Down in 2015 As Electrics Continue Decline

Why don’t Americans want electric vehicles? For the same reason they didn’t want them in 1884.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 5 2016 - 12:33pm

Ford Silences the Critics, Posts Mind Blowing Truck Sales to End 2015

Ford Motor Company has just announced their sales totals for December 2015 and the entire 2015 calendar year and with 85,211 F Series trucks sold in December – Ford saw its best monthly truck sales in more than a decade. So much for Americans shying away from aluminum trucks.

By John Goreham G+ Jan 5 2016 - 11:02am

Bentley vehicles will offer stone veneer trim in 2016

This unusual new style element could be the next step in luxury.

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Leak, Leak, E-Class, 2017 Mercedes-Benz

By Will Maley Jan 5 2016 - 9:44am

Whoops! 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is Leaked

Auto show season is upon us and that means two things, new vehicles debuting and leaks of those vehicles.

By Denis Flierl G+ Jan 5 2016 - 8:05am

10 things you didn’t know about Subaru

Why are consumers continuing to flock to Subaru dealers for the 2016 Forester, Outback and Crosstrek models? Here’s 10 things you didn’t know about Subaru.

By Denis Flierl G+ Jan 5 2016 - 7:44am

4 reasons why BMW's 3 Series is the Most Popular with consumers

The 2016 BMW 3 Series is the entry-level luxury car bench mark which all others are measured. Why is it still the leader?

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 4 2016 - 4:09pm

The Chrysler 880 is Coming to Detroit - But What is It? (Edited)

According to the Chrysler website, the Future of the brand will be revealed on January 11th at the North American International Auto Show and based on the vague teaser image shown above, this new vehicle will be called the 880 – but what is it?

By Parks McCants G+ Jan 4 2016 - 3:56pm

Civic Type-R buzz continues in U.S.

Despite American Honda Motors release of the first turbocharged Civic in Honda history, Honda fans won’t back off of the Type-R frenzy that topped Honda news in 2015.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 4 2016 - 2:59pm

Watch, Listen and Fall in Love with the Ford GT Race Car

The Ford GT will make its on-track debut at the upcoming Roar Before the Rolex 24 event at Daytona International Speedway, but the Motor Company has already offered up a short video of the new GT race car in action and if you liked it sitting still – you will love it in action.

Volkswagen, Golf TDI, Volkswagen Golf TDI, TDI

By Will Maley Jan 4 2016 - 2:38pm

Volkswagen Is Hit With A New Civil Lawsuit

The hits just keep on coming at Volkswagen over their illegal cheating device used on diesel vehicles.

By Patrick Rall G+ Jan 4 2016 - 2:33pm

GM Adding 500+ Jobs to Build the 2016 Camaro

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is already selling like hot cakes and as a result, General Motors has added a third production shift at the Lansing Grand River facility to build the new muscle car – with more than 500 jobs being created as a result of the increased production volume.