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 Patrick Rall Feb 20 2014 - 1:26pm

28 Reasons Why the 2014 Z28 is the Greatest Chevrolet Camaro Ever

General Motors has offered up a list of 28 reasons why the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 will rule the road course but realistically, these are 28 key points about the new Z/28 that clarify why it is likely the best Camaro of all time.

By Patrick Rall Feb 20 2014 - 10:45am

Geiger Cars Turns the Ford SVT Raptor F150 into a Real Beast

The Ford SVT Raptor F150 is unquestionably one of the most hardcore trucks to ever hit an American showroom, but German tuner Geiger Cars has put together a complete build package for the Raptor to turn it into a near-unstoppable monster which they have appropriately named “The Beast”.

By Denis Flierl Feb 20 2014 - 8:00am

Pastrana seen testing Subaru WRX STI for Rally in the 100 Acre Wood

Travis Pastrana makes his return to driving the 2014 Subaru WRX STI this weekend at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood.

By Denis Flierl Feb 20 2014 - 7:44am

How Mercedes has made CLA-Class the best compact car in the world

The "Blogger Auto Award" has honored the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class as best compact car in the world. What is Mercedes doing to win this award?

By Keith Griffin Feb 19 2014 - 8:39pm

Hyundai Needs To Conquer California To Right Its Sales Ship

This is a turnaround year for Hyundai. Its sales need to improve for a larger market share, especially in its home state of California.

By John Goreham Feb 19 2014 - 5:17pm

Tesla fans and investors cheer Q4 results

Tesla’s full 2013 and Q4 results make fans of the brand very happy.

By John Goreham Feb 19 2014 - 4:42pm

2013 Toyota Prius number one vehicle in California

The Prius is the most commonly sold vehicle of any type in California and dominates the green car market in the Golden state.

By John Goreham Feb 19 2014 - 3:57pm

Wireless Prius charging makes conventional EVs seem old fashioned

Why plug in a car when one can simply park and walk away? In a few years we will look back on plug-in electric cars and think they are quaint.

By Patrick Rall Feb 19 2014 - 2:58pm

Saving the Cars in the National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Could Take 2-3 Months

We know now that General Motors has agreed to repair the eight cars damaged by the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky – but removing those rare Corvettes will be an intricate and involved process that is expected to take two to three months.

By Patrick Rall Feb 19 2014 - 12:39pm

Ken Block's 2014 Global RallyCross Ford Fiesta ST Adds Some Pixilated Style

Ken Block has introduced his Ford Fiesta racecar that will compete in a variety of racing associations this year including the full 2014 Global RallyCross season – giving us our first look at the great looking Monster Energy Drink car that will give Ford Racing its best chance of success in the GRC ranks this year.

By John Goreham Feb 19 2014 - 12:37pm

Small premium vehicles could remake Buick in America

When your market leaves you it can create an opportunity. For Buick that opportunity could be the Opel Adam.

By Patrick Rall Feb 19 2014 - 11:40am

The Critics were Wrong - Chrysler Sells 8,000 Ram EcoDiesel Pickups in 3 Days

The Chrysler Group has announced that in the first three days of taking orders on the new 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, they have received orders for all 8,000 trucks planned during the initial production run – clearly showing that the critics were very, very wrong in thinking that a half ton diesel pickup wouldn’t succeed.

By Denis Flierl Feb 19 2014 - 8:16am

Want to drive your Subaru WRX / STI the way it was bred to be driven?

Subaru WRX / STI owners are getting ready for Targa Newfoundland 2014 as registration is now open.

By Patrick Rall Feb 18 2014 - 7:15pm

Dodge Charger, Challenger and 5 Other Chrysler Group Models Named Most Loved

While the Chrysler Group may not have the bestselling vehicles in America, the Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and 5 other company vehicles were named the Most Loved in America buy the third party company Strategic Vision.

By John Goreham Feb 18 2014 - 2:56pm

Toyota revives the Supra name

In a little noticed trademark filing Toyota lets the cat out of the bag. Here is our prediction of what the car will become.

By Patrick Rall Feb 18 2014 - 2:54pm

No Fun Package Name for the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost

While the 2015 Ford Mustang will feature a new 2.3L EcoBoost engine that will likely make the next generation pony car the most efficient of all time without hurting performance, this new engine will be introduced as an option for the base Mustang and not a part of a new package such as the modern SVO.

Secretary of State John Kerry in Chinese engine plant

By Aaron Turpen Feb 18 2014 - 12:33pm

Secretary of State John Kerry scopes out Chinese engine manufacturing

In what could be viewed as checking out the competition or checking up on how our technology transfers are going, depending on your political bent, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited a jointly-owned Cummins diesel engine plant in China.

By John Goreham Feb 17 2014 - 5:35pm

Scion's website least liked in the industry

If the low sales are not enough of a worry, now an industry study ranks Scion’s website dead last.

By Keith Griffin Feb 17 2014 - 11:35am

Hyundai Could Soon Have Third Luxury Model

Hyundai might be just two short years away from introducing a third luxury car to its lineup. That moves the company one step closer to becoming a more upscale brand not focused on quite as much on its value products.

By John Goreham Feb 17 2014 - 9:52am

Toyota announces recall of Prius, RAV 4, and Tacoma over software issues

Almost one million US Toyotas and some Lexus vehicles affected in this recall.

By John Goreham Feb 17 2014 - 9:09am

Chinese firm buys electric car company Fisker and its Delaware factory

In the latest chapter of the drawn out bankruptcy saga, a Chinese company wins the auction to get assets of Fisker. The US market could soon have three Chinese car companies offering cars for sale.

By Aaron Turpen Feb 16 2014 - 11:33pm

2014 Rogue, Altima and Pathfinder on KBB Best Family Cars list

The 2014 Nissan Rogue, Altima and Pathfinder all made the 12 Best Family Cars of 2014 list this year. Three of the carmaker's five core models made the list, making up a full quarter of the total from KBB.

By Denis Flierl Feb 16 2014 - 7:42am

2015 Subaru WRX STI NBR runs “Corkscrew” at Laguna Seca

The all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI NBR race car makes its U.S. debut at Laguna Seca Raceway.

By Denis Flierl Feb 16 2014 - 7:24am

2014 Subaru Outback retains value better than any other mid-size car

The 2014 Canadian Black Book Retained Value Award in the mid-size car segment is presented to the 2014 Subaru Outback.

By Armen Hareyan Feb 14 2014 - 4:36pm

First Pilot Shows 10 EV Drivers Save 60K Pounds of Carbon Dioxide

Chevy Volt made it to the NASA Global Climate Change front page participating in a pilot program that investigates potential ways to lower emissions and shows how to save 60,000 pounds of Carbon dioxide with just ten EV drivers.

By Patrick Rall Feb 14 2014 - 4:17pm

General Motors Will Repair the Damaged Cars at the National Corvette Museum

While talking about the cars damaged at the National Corvette Museum earlier this week I have commented that a good body shop should be able to repair and the future of these eight Corvettes is looking a little brighter as General Motors has announced that they will take all of the damaged cars to fully repair them for the museum.

By Patrick Rall Feb 14 2014 - 2:49pm

Ford Uses 3D Printing to Turn the 2015 Mustang into a Tasty Treat

Ford used 3D printing to make a variety of the components of the new 2015 Mustang during the design process and to show off the versatility of 3D printing – the automaker has teamed up with 3D Systems to make sugar and chocolate miniature versions of the 2015 Ford Mustang.

2015 WRX STI gets upgrades with no price increase

By Denis Flierl Feb 14 2014 - 12:13pm

2015 Subaru WRX STI gets upgrades with no price increase

Subaru announces pricing for the all-new 2015 WRX and 2015 WRX STI. The WRX STI holds base price of $34,495.

By Patrick Rall Feb 14 2014 - 11:21am

A Pre-Sinkhole Look at the 8 Damaged Corvettes from the National Corvette Museum

Over the past week we have been talking about the sinkhole tragedy at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky while looking at pictures and watching video of the carnage, but thanks to the people at the museum – we have a look at the 8 damaged Corvettes prior to the earth swallowing them.

By John Goreham Feb 14 2014 - 10:47am

Another fire involving a Tesla Model S comes just days before earnings report

The latest Tesla Model S related garage fire does not seem to involve the charging system, road debris, or the home wiring. What could it be this time?

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