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 David Herron Sep 11 2012 - 7:12pm

Toyota Prius Plug-in outselling both Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt first six months

The Toyota Prius Plug-in has been on sale for 6 months, and has outsold the first six months of the Leaf and Volt sales, while offering some advantages, wrapped in a car that is already familiar to many.

Google's driverless car from the video A Look Inside Google's “Driverless Car”

By Don Bain Sep 11 2012 - 3:58pm

Google's driverless car tech under attack over privacy issues

The public interest group Consumer Watchdog has urged the gubernatorial veto of California’s SB 1298 due to concerns over privacy issues in Google’s driverless car technology.

By Aaron Turpen Sep 11 2012 - 3:44pm

Maserati teases sports car concept for Paris Show debut

An email to select Maserati customers has tantalized with a reference to a two-seater sports car they will be showcasing at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

By John Goreham Sep 11 2012 - 2:48pm

Toyota Dream Build NASCAR design Prius takes shape

Toyota Racing's Dream Build Challenge token electron burner starts to come together under Clint Boyer's guidance

Kleenspeed breaks a lap record and hints at production car

By Nicolas Zart Sep 11 2012 - 9:55am

Kleenspeed EV-X11 Sets Another Lap Record Electric Cars

There doesn’t seem to be more than a week or so without yet another electric car breaking a record of some sort. This time, it was Kleenspeed with their EV-X11.

By Denis Flierl Sep 11 2012 - 7:44am

2013 Subaru BRZ: Great driving fun, and also safe

The all-new 2013 Subaru BRZ is fun-to-drive and is also one of the safest sports cars to drive and has earned the highest possible rating in IIHS evaluations.

By David Herron Sep 10 2012 - 11:41pm

National Plug-in Day shows the many benefits of plug-in electric vehicles

For the second year, National Plug-in Day will bring together owners and prospective owners of all electric, battery electric or plug-in hybrid cars to show off the many benefits these cars have over gasoline powered cars.

By Anthony Faccenda Sep 10 2012 - 10:59pm

GM calls Reuters 'grossly wrong,' denies loss of $49k per Volt sold

While sales of the Volt have been less than anticipated, GM claims that it can still make a profit in the years to come.

By Patrick Rall Sep 10 2012 - 10:06pm

2013 SRT Viper official pricing announced - starting $15k less than the Corvette ZR1

The Chrysler Group has announced the pricing for the 2013 SRT Viper and the 2013 SRT Viper GTS with a starting price for the “base model” SRT Viper of $97,395 while the higher performance SRT Viper GTS carries a starting price of $120,395 – neither of which includes the $1,995 destination fee.

By Anthony Faccenda Sep 10 2012 - 9:41pm

What does it cost to make the Chevy Volt?

Newly released data shows that the Volt costs much more to make than its $39,999 asking price.

An image from the Volvo Joyride web page. Image courtesy of Volvo Cars of North

By Don Bain Sep 10 2012 - 6:55pm

Volvo joins Pinterest with a Volvo Joyride contest

Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) has announced the launch of a new Pinterest-based promotion they’re calling the Volvo Joyride. This is reportedly the first social media platform campaign for the company while providing the official launch of their Pinterest channel.

An all electric Lada? Times are a changin'

By Nicolas Zart Sep 10 2012 - 4:23pm

An Electric Lada Is Not So Surprising

You’d think the tough, rugged Lada image we have would continue its happy life with rather inefficient gasoline engine but a project aiming to electrify some Ladas is not that surprising.

1912 Ford Model T Speedster. Photo © 2012 by Don Bain.

By Don Bain Sep 10 2012 - 2:02pm

The first coast-to-coast highway turns 99 today

The first coast-to-coast highway in the US opened September 10 of 1913. Originally known as the Lincoln Highway, the road originally ran for 3,389 miles through 13 states, from the Big Apple’s Times Square to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park.

Converted old cars to electricity should be recognized

By Nicolas Zart Sep 10 2012 - 12:48pm

Rebates Should Also Be For Converted Electric Cars

While governments pride themselves on facilitating the purchase of electric cars, some are left out of the equation. What about those who convert cars to electricity?

By Nicolas Zart Sep 10 2012 - 11:36am

Belmont Shore Car Show Attracts Oddities And More

The Long Beach, CA Belmont Shore Car Show is always a fun event where you can witness the amount of time some spend on hot rodding their rides. This year’s was no exception.

By Patrick Rall Sep 10 2012 - 10:42am

2013 BMW M5 packs more horsepower than advertised

Even though the horsepower war raging across the global automotive industry is all about having a few more ponies than your nearest competitor, the act of underrating your big dogs is as popular now as it was in the 1970s – with the most recent news of a production car making more power than advertised being the 2013 BMW M5 sedan.

By Nicolas Zart Sep 10 2012 - 9:50am

Charging 45 Karmas Simultaneously

Charging more than one electric cars at the same time takes juice and a little bit of planning. 45 Fisker Karma owners broke the world record for the highest number of mixed-brand electric vehicles to be charged simultaneously.

By Denis Flierl Sep 10 2012 - 7:54am

Aston Martin Vanquish like its never been seen before [w/videos]

Aston Martin has released four new videos of the Vanquish super grand tourer and reveals the supercar in a whole new light.

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. Photo courtesy of MBUSA.

By Don Bain Sep 10 2012 - 3:24am

Forbes picks the priciest trucks while Tata goes global with the cheapest

In a journalistic ying and yang, we encountered two counterbalanced news releases early this morning, one in which Forbes discusses how luxury continues to leak into pickups, SUVs and crossovers, while at the same time, India’s Tata announces the possibility of going global with its one-ton pickup priced around $10,000.

By David Herron Sep 10 2012 - 12:59am

Will the 2012 TTXGP World Championships be the most exciting electric motorcycle race yet?

The TTXGP World Championship race at Daytona International Raceway is shaping up to be an exciting race, that will be the largest ever electric superbike, with potential results that are too close to call ahead of time.

By Don Bain Sep 9 2012 - 3:06pm

Jim Motovalli and the Greening of Wilton Connecticut

One of the oldest towns in America may be among the first to go green. Wilton Connecticut already has a charging station at its library, where Jim Motovalli, author of “High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry” will speak today – not bad for a town of 18,062.

Read more about Jim Motovalli and the Greening of Wilton Connecticut

Lightning strikes another win at Le Mans with Duhamel

By Nicolas Zart Sep 9 2012 - 12:30pm

Electric Motorcycle Team Lightning Wins Le Mans With Duhamel

Lightning just won’t stop its stellar climb to the top of the podium with a stunning Le Mans win. International motorcycle racer Miguel Duhamel joins the team.

By Denis Flierl Sep 9 2012 - 7:42am

2013 MINI JCW Countryman ALL4 offers extreme performance

MINI has introduced the 2013 John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 that combines road racing passion with extreme terrain driving fun.

Mercedes-Benz B200 Natural Gas Drive breakaway

By Aaron Turpen Sep 8 2012 - 11:54pm

Mercedes-Benz introduces B200 Natural Gas Drive

Mercedes will be introducing a new B-Class family member as a B 200 Natural Gas Drive at the Paris Motor Show later this month.

By Aaron Turpen Sep 8 2012 - 11:35pm

10,000 Ford volunteers working on projects globally this week

Ford's annual Global Week of Caring started Saturday, September 8th and goes through until the 16th. It is expected to draw over 10,000 volunteers from Ford's ranks of employees, retirees, and dealers in 20 countries as they work on community projects using grants from the Ford Volunteer Corps.

GM's first Tracking Solar Tree by Envision Solar. Image courtesy of GM.

By Don Bain Sep 8 2012 - 10:46pm

GM getting its second sun-tracking Solar Tree from Envision Solar

Imagine driving your electric car to work and parking beneath a large shade structure that you can actually plug your car into – and it tracks the sun delivering up to 30 percent more power from the sun’s daily trek. GM is getting their second Tracking Solar Tree at its Milford Testing Ground.

By Anthony Faccenda Sep 8 2012 - 5:06pm

GM stops deliveries of 60k 2013 vehicles due to OnStar glitch

The software issue affects multiple Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles.

Joey Shepp and Sustainable Performance Metrics panel

By David Herron Sep 8 2012 - 4:37pm

Sustainable Performance Metric ranks efficient cars with great performance

The new Sustainable Performance Ranking Metric attempts to identify the "sustainable" cars (low emissions) that have high performance, for those of us who do not want to give up on fun while driving green.

By Nicolas Zart Sep 8 2012 - 3:09pm

A 22 kW On-Board Electric Car Charging System

Forget the quaint 3.3 kW charger onboard most electric cars. The better 6.6 kW is coming with the newer generation and now a 22 kW is becoming available.

The use of lightweight and affordable material is crucial to EVs

By Nicolas Zart Sep 8 2012 - 2:20pm

How Electric Cars Challenge Bloated Conventions

It had to happen after decades of ever increasing car weight and trying to tweak engine efficiency, it had to come to a stalemate. At least, electric cars challenged conventional notions.

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