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The Kiwanis Harper Charity Cruise on Wednesday, August 31 really delivered; and so did the 1937 Ford called “That’s Minor” which already won at Autorama, but is hereby recognized with the Torque News Class Act Award and memorialized with its own feature video.

The videos of Kiwanis Harper Charity Cruise on Wednesday, August 31 shows why it lived up to expectations as being the most quaint, personalized and favored of all the summer car cruise events on the east side of metro-Detroit.

Kiwanis of Saint Clair Shores on the east side of Macomb County, Michigan put on another successful Harper Charity Cruise for 2011, complete with hot rods, restored cars and a friendly crowd of auto enthusiasts with a personal touch beyond other cruises.

Audi just revealed that it will present its new S models for the first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto show. Downsized engine in Audi S6, S7 and S8 models will deliver high performance and power, the company says, saving fuel.

Ford Motor Company recently invited the media to Detroit for some seat time in the EcoBoost’d Ford Explorer and Edge but at a presentation prior to driving these new fuel-sipping SUVs, Ford Chief Creative Officer J Mays introduced the group to the new Ford EVOS Concept – the vehicle that will introduce the world to the future of Ford’s global design theme.

The Lancia Flavia and Flavia Cabrio made their conceptual debut earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show with these new models essentially being rebadged versions of the 2011 Chrysler 200 Sedan and 200 Convertible but new information suggests that when the 200-turned-Flavia hits the European market it will only be offered as a convertible.

Lincoln has been having a rough year without middle-child brand Mercury but word of seven all-new and/or revised models hitting their showrooms by 2014 is news that could help Ford Motor Company’s high end brand step up to the big boys of the luxury segment.

Do some homework and learn about Plakette if you will be driving to Frankfurt this September to participate in the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

The French auto maker Peugeot brings back to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show the new concept of French high end cars, the HX1.

The automotive world has known for quite some time now that Toyota and Subaru were working together on a compact sports car and while Toyota has been showing off their FT-86 for months, Subaru has announced that the world will officially meet the new Subaru BRZ Prologue at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

GM Performance Division may always be present at the Woodward Dream Cruise, but the degree of participation for Chevrolet’s Centennial celebration was extraordinary in 2011 with a complete display of Chevrolet engines.

Throngs of car enthusiasts gathered all week, but Saturday was the official event of the 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise, undeterred by a rain storm late in the afternoon, and where Chevrolet’s Centennial celebration and GM’s Performance Division held on to rule the street with multiples of displays and parades against fine show cars and street rods from auto enthusiasts from Michigan, nearby Canada and other states around the country.

When the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show opens next month, the world will be introduced to what could be the next era of Kia vehicles and today, we have our first look at the unnamed Kia rear wheel drive sport sedan that will drop in Germany.

We have known since late last year that Maserati would soon be offering a high end performance sport utility vehicles based on the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and thanks to inside information from Automotive News, we now know that this new Maserati SUV will be built in Detroit with the official concept debut planned for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

When the Los Angeles Auto Show convenes in mid-November, The Design Challenge will pit top automotive designers from the U.S., Germany, Japan and Korea competing to design the next hot Hollywood film vehicle, pushing the envelope of automotive conceptualization to the next level.

Throngs of car enthusiasts gathered late Wednesday to celebrate the preliminary events of the 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise, most notable at the corner of 13 Mile Road, where Chevrolet’s Centennial celebration featured personal vehicles owned by members of the GM Design team, along with live musical performances.

Jaguar has announced that they will use the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show as the backdrop to unveil what the automaker is calling the Jaguar C-X16 Production Concept on September 13th, 2011.

Putting together a display at the world’s biggest auto shows does not come cheap so it should be no big surprise that Saab has announced that they will not display at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show next month.

As car enthusiasts from around the world gather to celebrate the time when tail fins symbolized American success, and the rumble of a V-8 engine was the soundtrack for summer romance, the Woodward Dream Cruise will also be part of Chevrolet’s Centennial celebration, with events and activities for the press and public over a four-day period.

The 2011 Gratiot Cruise in Clinton Township, Michigan is just not complete until someone like Torque News goes beyond still photos and captures the sights and sounds of summer cruising with custom and restored cars on video.

In a private interview with Torque News at the CAR Management Business Seminars 2011, David Johnson, President and CEO of Achates Power, discussed the role that its engine technologies using opposed pistons will contribute toward lower emissions and better fuel economy for commercial trucks.

In a private interview with Torque News correspondent, Frank Sherosky, at CAR Management Briefing Seminars 2011, Jeffrey Brennan, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Markets for Altair Engineering, Inc. discussed the role that Altair’s simulation software, materials optimization and mass reduction plays in light-weight, structural parts for vehicles which results in better fuel economy for automakers.

The 2011 Gratiot Cruise in Clinton Township, Michigan was completed today with fantastic weather, plenty of cars, hot rods, revving engines and a few burnouts.

The 2011 Gratiot Cruise in Clinton Township, Michigan was home to more than cars, hot rods and burnouts. Local organizations that support the community were present today to raise awareness of the many public services they provide.

As the Center for Automotive’s Management Briefing Seminar for 2011 is now officially closed, few analysts will peer into the words that were not said as much as what was stated. One area is the Advanced Powertrains, and the uncertainty of auto management teams to choose a best technical direction when it comes to the IC engine.

Six speakers from the auto industry will address the 2011 CAR Seminars with a key session call
ed Advanced Powertrains Forum.

The afternoon session of the 2011 CAR Management Briefing Seminars truly represents the major safety issue of the modern driving age: distracted driving.

Monday's sessions begin the four-day event with two seminars: World Class Manufacturing; Connected Vehicles: Are they already here?

As leaders of the auto industry share their vision of the industry’s future and its connection to success at the start of the CAR Business Seminars in Traverse City tomorrow, running from August 1 - 4, many wonder if President Obama's new mileage proposal is being drowned in the news by the debt plan, or lack of it.