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 John Goreham G+ May 22 2012 - 8:14pm

Ford returns to pawn shop to pick up its stuff

Change in fortunes for Ford results in some treasures being returned to the company.

Toyota showcased the Prius in New York on Earth Day last month. Photo©TMS

By Don Bain May 22 2012 - 7:03pm

Toyota hits the mile marker of 4 million hybrids sold

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) has recently announced reaching the mile marker of four million in global hybrid sales as of this April, from18 different hybrid models available in 80 countries around the world. During 2012, hybrid vehicles have accounted for a full 15 percent of the brand’s global sales.

By Patrick Rall G+ May 22 2012 - 5:47pm

Ford shipping Focus Electric models to dealerships

According to multiple sources, Ford Motor Company has begun shipping the initial wave of for-sale examples of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric to select dealerships in a very small launch market.

By David Herron G+ May 22 2012 - 3:55pm

Tesla Model S to be delivered sooner and with longer driving range than expected

Tesla Motors announced today that Model S deliveries would begin on June 22, 2012, a month earlier than planned, and that the 85 kWh model will give a 320 mile driving range, 20 miles further than previously expected.

M. The Most Powerful Letter in the World

By Patrick Rall G+ May 22 2012 - 12:47pm

The Next BMW M3 sedan will pack turbocharged inline 6

The modern BMW M3 raised some eyebrows when it was introduced with a naturally aspirated V8 engine but BMW purists should be appeased when the next generation of the BMW M3 arrives with an inline 6 cylinder engine – likely featuring forced induction.

By Nicolas Zart May 22 2012 - 12:27pm

Electric Car Insurance, The Hidden Story

It’s true, we are guilty as charged of only talking about the benefits of electric cars, EV in terms of performance and that “green” feeling. But who talks of EV car insurance?

By Aaron Turpen G+ May 22 2012 - 12:08pm

The Synergy Aircraft offers better fuel economy than most cars

Having undergone flight tests, the Synergy craft has shown that it's capable of 40mpg.

By Patrick Rall G+ May 22 2012 - 11:29am

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang runs stock 11.60s, bests ZL1 again

A few weeks ago, General Motors made big news when they offered video of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 running a stock high 11 second quarter mile but the battle of high end muscle cars has just heated up as the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 has turned out a stock quarter mile time of 11.6.

2012 Ford Focus Electric Yahoo Pluggedin

By John Goreham G+ May 22 2012 - 11:21am

2012 Ford Focus Electric stars in on-line celebrity game starting May 28th

The 2012 Ford Focus Electric joins a celebrity cast star in a web program called Pluggedin hosted by Yahoo.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 22 2012 - 8:27am

2013 Shelby GT500 shows more power after dyno test [Video]

Steve Turner, editor-in-chief of 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords magazine, put a 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 on a dyno and got some amazing results.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 22 2012 - 7:59am

Steven Tyler's Hennessey Venom GT Spyder gets dyno tested

Steven Tyler's 2013 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder is close to being done and gets a test on the Hennessey dyno.

Buick Regal GS hits 162 mph on public roads

By Keith Griffin G+ May 22 2012 - 7:01am

Buick Regal Clocked Doing 162 MPH in Nevada

A 2012 Buick Regal GS has been tapped going 162 mph on the open road – and it's all perfectly legal.

The VW Amarok in action. Photo Courtesy of VWVans.UK

By Don Bain May 21 2012 - 11:27pm

Volkswagen aggressively targeting Toyota's light truck market in Latin America

Volkswagen has designs on the small but rapidly growing Latin American market for light commercial vehicles, such as light trucks and commercial vans in Central and South America as well as the nations of the Caribbean.

A screenshot of the 2013 BMW M5 configurator

By Patrick Rall G+ May 21 2012 - 5:37pm

Build your 2013 BMW M5 online now

The 2013 BMW M5 is one of the highest performance sedans in the world and while a price starting at $90,785 will prevent most people from buying this incredible piece of German machinery, we can all dream as we build our dream M5 on the new online configurator.

By David Herron G+ May 21 2012 - 4:32pm

Nissan's e-NV200 electric van wins prestigious Fleet World Honours eco award

A year before it's slated to launch to go into production, the Nissan e-NV200 takes the Environment Award at the 2012 Fleet World Honours.

By Patrick Rall G+ May 21 2012 - 4:31pm

New video of the 2013 SRT Viper clearing its throat at Moparpalooza

Moparpalooza took place yesterday at Fair Oaks Motors in Chantilly Virginia and one of the star attractions at the big Mopar show was the 2013 SRT Viper – and as the new supercar was leaving one opportunistic videographer got footage of the 2013 Viper starting, idling, revving and driving away.

By Patrick Rall G+ May 21 2012 - 3:16pm

Chrysler wins OBIE for Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty ad campaign

The Chrysler Group recently received an OBIE award for their innovative billboard campaign featuring the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 Special Edition on a unique billboard using backlighting that showed different images during the day and night.

By John Goreham G+ May 21 2012 - 1:42pm

Record breaking Ford Mustang reaches new milestone

Ford Mustang gallops past the 4,000,000 Facebook Fan mark

By John Goreham G+ May 21 2012 - 1:06pm

2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan safest for 5 reasons

BMW 2012 3 Series named Top Safety Pick for crash test and has 5 unusual technologies to keep passengers safe.

By Patrick Rall G+ May 21 2012 - 1:05pm

Full Forza 4 Porsche Expansion Pack details including complete vehicle list

Tomorrow morning, the Porsche Expansion Pack for Forza Motorsport 4 will hit the Xbox Marketplace, finally bringing the Porsche brand to what is arguably the best driving game on the market today and today we have a good look at what is included.

The Jeep Wrangler at the Chicago Auto Show

By Patrick Rall G+ May 21 2012 - 11:31am

Chrysler recalls 2010 Jeep Wrangler over fire risk

The Chrysler Group has just announced that they are recalling almost 68,000 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles from the 2010 model year over a concern that debris could get packed between the catalytic converter and the protective underbody skid plate – possibly leading to a fire under the vehicle.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 21 2012 - 8:05am

Next-generation WRX previewed by Advanced Tourer Concept

The Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept that was unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show was a preview of the next-generation WRX.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 21 2012 - 7:53am

Toyota CEO names favorite cars from competition

Toyota President Akio Toyoda speaking at the Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association meeting, named his favorite cars from the competition.

By Adam Yamada-Hanff May 20 2012 - 8:29pm

Ferrari exhibition in China showcases the best Ferraris from the future and past

Ferrari has just kicked off a stunning exhibition of new and old Ferrari's in the Italian Center in the Shanghai Expo Park, marking a push forward for Ferrari into China.

Riccardo Romagnoli wins Maserati Trofeo in Spain

By Keith Griffin G+ May 20 2012 - 4:44pm

Romagnoli and Sernagiotto Take Advantage of Pole Positions

Starting in the pole position paid off for Riccardo Romagnoli and Giorgio Sernagiotto at today's Maserati Trofeo MC World Series in Spain.

By Keith Griffin G+ May 20 2012 - 4:01pm

Audi Wins Nürburgring 24 Hour Race and Finishes Second, Too

The top two spots at Nürburgring 24 Hour Race were claimed by a dominant 1-2 finish courtesy of customer squads Team Phoenix and Mamerow Racing.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 20 2012 - 7:40am

Diane Kruger co-stars with Mercedes-Benz F-CELL

Actress Diane Kruger and other eco-conscious consumers hit the road with the hydrogen-powered Mercedes-Benz F-Cell.

By Denis Flierl G+ May 20 2012 - 7:33am

MINI's John Cooper Works lineup gets all-new engine

The entire MINI John Cooper Works lineup will get a new-generation engine that will increase efficiency.

By Aaron Turpen G+ May 20 2012 - 4:11am

Delphi has a new gasoline engine that beats most hybrids

What if we could get all of the fuel economy benefits of a hybrid car, but without adding all of the complex (and expensive) hybrid components? Delphi has an engine that it says can do that.

By Aaron Turpen G+ May 20 2012 - 3:47am

The CD player is becoming a thing of the past

Automakers are beginning to phase out the once-standard CD player from cars in favor of smaller, lighter technology that is more up to date.

Automotive News

Pages