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 Parks McCants Apr 27 2015 - 12:51am

2016 Pilot, HR-V release signals a record roll-out streak for American Honda Motors

With the pending specifications and price reveal of 2016 Honda Pilot, and the mid-month dealer release of 2016 HR-V, CUV, Honda’s on a record breaking roll-out streak. We believe that HR-V will set yet another historical milestone for Honda Motors.

Nissan PlayStation GT Academy driver gear

By Aaron Turpen Apr 26 2015 - 1:30pm

Nissan PlayStation GT Academy Gears Up for 5th Season

Looking for its next championship race car driver, the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy will begin a new season, hoping to find more excellence in gamer to racer winners. Past winners have proven to be excellent NISMO athletes. Will there be another great find for 2015?

By Aaron Turpen Apr 26 2015 - 1:03pm

Carlos Ghosn Talks China and Its Importance to the Renault-Nissan Alliance

The four brands within the Nissan-Renault Alliance are all converged in China and with a new factory opening its doors this year, CEO Ghosn says that the Alliance is expecting the Chinese market to be its biggest growth sector. Find out details in video here.

By Parks McCants Apr 24 2015 - 9:07pm

Truck fans bid farewell to second generation Honda Pilot SUV

In its second generation and on the the road in North America since 2002, Honda’s light truck based midsize SUV is scheduled for a total redesign. Some old-school Pilot fans are not happy!

By Parks McCants Apr 24 2015 - 6:56pm

2016 Acura NSX redefines supercar aero-thermal dynamics

Friday afternoon found Torque News speaking with Acura’s Aerothermal Project Leader and Principal Engineer,Thomas Ramsay; We’re just a bit overwhelmed.

By Patrick Rall Apr 24 2015 - 12:24pm

GM Announces 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition

General Motors has just announced the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition – a loaded, limited edition super-Vette that has been designed to pay tribute to the successful Corvette Racing program, right down to the familiar yellow and black paint scheme.

By Patrick Rall Apr 24 2015 - 11:07am

Diablosport Tunes the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost

The performance experts at Diablosport have unveiled their tuning package for the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and in the highest performance setting, Diablosport adds 30 horsepower and 55lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels – bringing about total power levels of 268.9 horsepower and 348.8lb-ft of torque.

By Denis Flierl Apr 24 2015 - 9:37am

2016 Subaru WRX/STI arrives this summer with added safety and new infotaintment

The 2016 Subaru WRX and WRX STI have been announced and they are coming with new safety tech and new infotainment. What new upgrades will WRX/STI get?

By Parks McCants Apr 23 2015 - 9:53pm

2016 Acura NSX drives frame, torque and air-flow technology into the future

2016 Acura NSX, Honda Motor’s greatest rolling innovation to date, driving space-frame, engine, motor torque transference and effective air-flow technologies into the future. Acura NSX takes supercar performance and safety to the highest level.

By Patrick Rall Apr 23 2015 - 3:51pm

Watch the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drift (Video)

The 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful, the fastest and the quickest stock 4-door sedan in the world, but a new video online shows the 707 horsepower muscle sedan succeeding at yet another motorsport – drifting.

By Patrick Rall Apr 23 2015 - 2:17pm

2015 Callaway Corvette Z06 Debuts at National Corvette Museum

The National Corvette Museum C7 Bash opened today in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the folks at Callaway Cars have used this three day festival of GM performance to introduced their take on the 2015 Corvette Z06 – with even more power from the most track capable Corvette of all time.

By Patrick Rall Apr 23 2015 - 1:40pm

2015 Roush Phase 1 Mustang GT Makes 747hp (Video)

The 2015 Ford Mustang GT packs a serious punch in stock form with 435 horsepower and 400lb-ft of torque, but the video below shows what the newest Mustang can do with the Phase 1 supercharger package from Roush Performance – packing almost 750 rear wheel horsepower.

By John Goreham Apr 23 2015 - 12:19pm

3 things to know about the 2016 Lexus RX 350

The 2016 Lexus RX 350 is all-new. Here’s the rundown.

By John Goreham Apr 23 2015 - 11:49am

Toyota Prius outsells entire list of KBB top 10 Green Cars for 2015

KBB Top 10 Green Cars award highlights the idea that a green car that doesn’t sell is not that green.

By Denis Flierl Apr 23 2015 - 7:54am

How SRT USA reduced weight on the 2015 Subaru WRX STI rally car

SRT USA will reduce the weight of the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI Rally car before the race this weekend. How much did it improved performance?

By Denis Flierl Apr 23 2015 - 7:43am

2015 Subaru Impreza gets impressive updates and a price drop in Australia

The new 2015 Subaru Impreza compact gets a price drop in Australia. Why does Impreza drop nearly 12 percent?

By John Goreham Apr 22 2015 - 4:41pm

Toyota Prius c hybrid is surprisingly fun to drive

Forget the specification sheet and try the Prius c.

By Patrick Rall Apr 22 2015 - 4:22pm

New Ford SVT Raptor F150 EcoBoost Could Benefit Full F150 Lineup

The 2017 Ford SVT Raptor F150 that debuted earlier this year at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show is powered by a new 3.5L EcoBoost V6 that has been specially tuned by Ford’s high performance SVT division and if the history of the Raptor is any indication – we could see this high powered EcoBoost V6 in other new F150 pickups in the future.

By Parks McCants Apr 22 2015 - 4:14pm

2016 Honda Civic to be 'Greenest' in a long line of low-emission inovations

Earthday 2015: Have you ever wondered while following behind a late model Honda car or truck, that visually, there appears to be nothing coming out of the tail pipe? That wasn't always the case. We predict 2016 Honda Civic to be the "greenest" in a long line of low-emission innovations. How "Green" is your Civic?

By Curt Robbins Apr 22 2015 - 3:19pm

Tesla Model X Will Begin Mass Appeal of EVs

By Patrick Rall Apr 22 2015 - 12:34pm

2015 COPO Camaro #1 Raises $400k for Charity

The first example of the 2015 COPO Camaro race car rolled across the Barrett Jackson Auction block this past weekend and when the final gavel struck, this rare factory-built drag car raised $400,000 for a wounded soldier charity group and surprisingly, it Rick Hendrick did not buy this collectable, high performance GM muscle car.

By Denis Flierl Apr 22 2015 - 8:27am

Subaru WRX STI URT wins big at Rally Masters Show [video]

The 2015 Subaru WRX STI built by Uspensky Rally Tecnica wins the Rally Masters Show 2015. Who did UTR beat to win the rally?

By Denis Flierl Apr 22 2015 - 8:16am

2015 Subaru Outback CVT launches in UK with standard EyeSight

2015 Subaru Outback’s when equipped with CVT automatic transmissions will come standard with EyeSight. How many does Subaru expect to sell?

By Parks McCants Apr 21 2015 - 3:07pm

Mega-collector NBC’s Don Ricardo set the stage for Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld

Big Band Director and the original NBC Orchestra founder, Don Ricardo was an avid car collector that leveraged his fame and fortune into what was notably the premier Daimler, Mercedes Benz, Gullwing collection of last century. Don was fascinated with the Gullwing design and held a Delorean or two under cover. His passion was the automobile, and music provided the revenue to support his passion.

By Patrick Rall Apr 21 2015 - 1:59pm

Dodge Viper GTC Gets the Coolest Configurator Online

The 2015 Dodge Viper GTC offers bespoke design options like no other American production car before it and to let customers experienced just how crazy you can get with the Viper GTC package, Dodge has put together a unique configurator site online that proves to be a great way to kill time on a slow afternoon.

By Patrick Rall Apr 21 2015 - 1:22pm

The Aluminum 2015 F150 Gets 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the crash test results for the 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew and with a 5-star overall score, the lightweight aluminum F150 is the safest ever – being the first to score 5 stars under the new scoring system and equaling the numbers of the competition.

By Patrick Rall Apr 21 2015 - 12:00pm

Cadillac CT6 Plug In Hybrid Coming with 335hp, 432tq

General Motors has used the Shanghai, China Motor Show to introduce the new Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid with 335 horsepower, 432lb-ft of torque and a strong possibility of being offered in the United States.

By Denis Flierl Apr 21 2015 - 8:05am

No Subaru turbo BRZ is launching but BRZ STI confirmed for U.S.

At the New York International Auto Show this month, Subaru announced plans to bring more STI models to the U.S. The Subaru BRZ STI will reach production. Will fans see a turbo model?

2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition

By Denis Flierl Apr 21 2015 - 7:48am

Very few Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition’s headed for Australia

Mitsubishi will ship just a few 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition’s to Australia. Why so few examples down under?

By Denis Flierl Apr 21 2015 - 7:33am

EyeSight-equipped models accounted for an astounding 85% of sales in Japan

Subaru sells over 300,000 EyeSight-equipped models in Japan. What’s next for the safety conscience automaker?

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