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 Keith Griffin Apr 8 2012 - 11:40am

Seven Vehicles from New York Auto Show That Will Be Important

After having spent a couple days at the New York International Auto Show media days, I've come away with a few impressions. OEMs are really focusing on fuel efficiency, design, and technology like never before. Here's a look at seven of the most important models from the show, which is the last major auto show in the U.S. until the Los Angeles Show in November.

By Keith Griffin Apr 8 2012 - 11:14am

It Might Surprise You What Folks Do with Tax Refunds

It seems like when it comes to cars and tax refunds, money just burns a hole in our pockets. That could help explain why more than one-third of vehicle owners plan to spend a portion of their tax refund on their car, truck, or motorcycle, according to an eBay Motors survey.

By Adam Yamada-Hanff Apr 8 2012 - 10:37am

Mom caught driving with her Toddler in her lap while texting

A California mother of three, Shawndeeia Joann Bowen, has been charged with three counts of child endangerment. The crime? Driving while texting... with her toddler in her lap!

By Denis Flierl Apr 8 2012 - 8:14am

Koenigsegg Agera R runs 250 mph at the Nürburgring [Video]

The Koenigsegg Agera R is filmed running an insane 250 mph at the Nürburgring Nordschleife at Gran Turismo’s Nurburgring supercar event, and it's not a video game.

By Anthony Faccenda Apr 7 2012 - 10:14pm

Chrysler recalling nearly 2k 2012 Jeep Patriot and Compass model over fire risk

A faulty fuel tank assembly could cause Patriot and Compass SUVs to catch fire in the event of a crash.

By Anthony Faccenda Apr 7 2012 - 8:19pm

Ford recalling over 140k Focus vehicles for windshield wiper defect

The recall marks the first reported safety issue for the best-selling 2012 Ford Focus.

By Denis Flierl Apr 7 2012 - 6:11pm

2014 VW Beetle Convertible coming early next year with a diesel option

What could make the hot-selling Volkswagen Beetle any better than it already is? Cut the top off and put an oil-burner in it.

An electric race car that breaks a world speed record on ice.

By Nicolas Zart Apr 7 2012 - 2:43pm

Nokian Tyres and the E-RA Break the Electric Car Ice Speed Record

Electric cars continue to break record, slowly proving their performance outshines gas engines and even manage to pit intense cold, ice and a speed record together.

350green gast charging station at Stanford Shopping Center

By David Herron Apr 6 2012 - 9:25pm

SF Bay Area getting 25 electric car fast charging stations via 350Green

Electric car charging infrastructure provider 350Green announced yesterday a network of 25 electric car fast charging stations, the first has been installed in the Stanford Shopping Center, and the rest to be installed around the Bay Area by Fall 2012.

By Patrick Rall Apr 6 2012 - 7:47pm

Chrysler Group sending 2 unique concepts to Beijing

The ink hasn’t dried on the press releases from the 2012 New York Auto Show as the general public begins to pour into the Javits Center in NYC but the automotive world has already looked forward – with the Chrysler Group announcing a pair of wild looking concepts based on production models headed for the 2012 Beijing Motor Show that opens later this month.

By Patrick Rall Apr 6 2012 - 7:06pm

US government freezes GM CEO Akerson’s pay for 2012

The United States Treasury Department announced today that the chief executive officers of several companies who received “bailout assistance” will have their pay for the 2012 year frozen at the 2011 levels – meaning that General Motors CEO Dan Akerson will not receive a raise this year.

By Patrick Rall Apr 6 2012 - 4:42pm

The Acura RLX Concept debuts at the NY Auto Show

Among the big debuts at the 2012 New York Auto Show was the Acura RLX Concept and while this new flagship luxury sedan from Honda might not have gotten the most attention from the media at the Big Apple show – American Honda expects the future production version of the Acura RLX to help Acura compete more with other full size luxury sedans in North America.

By Aaron Turpen Apr 6 2012 - 3:28pm

Cadillac turns to the Beach Boys for inspiration

In an attempt to remain at the forefront of driver safety technology, Cadillac will be introducing a new Beach Boys-inspired safety seat that vibrates to alert drivers to impending collisions.

S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY award announcement, World Car Awards 2012

By Aaron Turpen Apr 6 2012 - 3:02pm

Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY named 2012 World Green Car

The S 250 CDI beat out 22 other contenders for the win, giving Mercedes the second win in the history of the World Green Car award from Bridgestone after being selected by three experts representing three regions of the world.

By Adam Yamada-Hanff Apr 6 2012 - 2:17pm

Nissan opens eBay storefront in the UK

Nowadays it seems that all types of companies have eBay storefronts, no matter what they sell. Automakers are no exception to this trend, as Nissan recently launched an official eBay storefront in the United Kingdom (UK).

By Adam Yamada-Hanff Apr 6 2012 - 1:46pm

Nissan DeltaWing heading to Europe for further development and testing

Nissan's innovative race car project, the Nissan DeltaWing, is now headed to Europe for further testing for it's 24 Hours Le Mans debut later this year in June.

By Patrick Rall Apr 6 2012 - 1:39pm

The 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R puts the snake back into ALMS racing

Everyone knew that the new 2013 SRT Viper would make its debut this week at the 2012 New York Auto Show but SRT CEO and President surprised the motorsports world when introduced the new SRT Viper GTS-R – a purpose built race version of the new Viper destined for the ranks of the American LeMans Series (ALMS).

By Nicolas Zart Apr 6 2012 - 1:16pm

The Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Airplane Is Taking Off At Last

Since the 1950s people have dreamed and thought of cars that could fly, or airplanes that could be driven on the streets. The Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Airplane is the closest to what it gets and is inches away from achieving its goal.

By John Goreham Apr 6 2012 - 12:46pm

Electric car sound signature called e-sound created by Audi

Electric cars need to alert pedestrians of their approach and Audi has developed a sound signature it call e-sound to do the job.

The photoshopped image of the Shelby 1000 with the wheels up

By Patrick Rall Apr 6 2012 - 11:45am

The Shelby 1000 Mustang makes its auto show debut in New york

While the ultra high performance Ford Mustang built by Shelby American made its online debut in pictures that turned out to be photoshopped, the 2012 New York Auto Show brought the incredible new Shelby 1000 Mustang into the public eye for the first time at the same auto show that introduced the world to the Shelby name back in 1962.

By Denis Flierl Apr 6 2012 - 10:44am

Nissan to run Nurburgring 24 hours with a production GT-R Club Track Edition [Video]

Nissan will compete in the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race using a stock 2013 GT-R Club Track Edition supercar.

By John Goreham Apr 6 2012 - 9:39am

Toyota adding hundreds of new high paying jobs in the US

Continuing its in-sourcing trend in the US, Toyota’s Technical Center is adding 250 highly skilled jobs to its Michigan design locations and also opening a new office in Silicon Valley

By Denis Flierl Apr 6 2012 - 7:40am

Evoque gets another award, named World Design Car of the Year 2012

The Range Rover Evoque has won another award to add to its long list. The new vehicle made by Land Rover has been crowned World Design Car of the Year 2012.

By Patrick Rall Apr 5 2012 - 6:20pm

2013 Cadillac XTS price to start at $44,995

General Motors has just announced the pricing for the 2013 Cadillac XTS, and when their new flagship full sized premium luxury sedan hits showrooms later this spring, it will carry a base price of $44,995 including destination.

By David Herron Apr 5 2012 - 4:58pm

Nissan's Ghosn says electric vehicles will be 10% of new cars sold in 2020

In a keynote address at the NY Auto Show yesterday, Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn remained bullish and confident in the Nissan-Renault zero emissions vehicle vision, that the two companies will have sold 1.5 million electric cars worldwide by 2016, and that rising oil prices will be the driver.

The totally redesigned 2013 Toyota Avalon. Photo courtesy of Toyota.

By Don Bain Apr 5 2012 - 4:42pm

Toyota reveals a beautifully redesigned 2013 Avalon at NYIAS

The completely reimagined 2013 Toyota Avalon had its World Debut at NYIAS today, embodying President Akio Toyoda’s vision of more exciting vehicles – and it’s designed, engineered, manufactured, delivered and serviced in America.

By Patrick Rall Apr 5 2012 - 4:40pm

The new DeLorean DMC electric vehicle at the New York Auto Show

It has been over 35 years since John DeLorean debuted his vision of the new age of automobiles at the 1977 Detroit Auto Show but with the opening of the 2012 New York International Auto Show, the epic gullwing American sports car made its reemergence into the auto show world – this time powered by a high tech electric drivetrain in the form of the new DeLorean DMCev.

By Patrick Rall Apr 5 2012 - 3:44pm

The 560hp 2012 BMW M6 Convertible debuts at the NY Auto Show

Among the world debuts at the 2012 New York Auto Show is the introduction of the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible - a high performance droptop slated to hit North American dealerships this summer with a price starting well above the $100k mark but just like the M6 Coupe, the M6 ‘vert comes with all of the high performance goodies that you would expect from BMW’s performance division.

By Aaron Turpen Apr 5 2012 - 2:08pm

Infiniti LE Concept unveils 0 emissions luxury that requires no plugs

The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) promised a lot of great unveils this year, but the Infiniti LE Concept may be the best yet, featuring not only zero emissions driving with luxurious style, but hands-free powering via self-parking, inductive charging - because luxury shouldn't require wires and plugs.

By Patrick Rall Apr 5 2012 - 2:06pm

Willie G retiring from Harley Davidson

It was recently announced that Willie G. Davidson, Senior Vice President and Chief Styling Officer of Harley Davidson motorcycles will retire on April 30th of this year and while we make no claims to be Harley Davidson experts, TorqueNews was able to talk to a hardcore Harley enthusiast well known around the internet.

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