Fracking, or the extraction of natural gas by pumping water and chemicals into deep shale deposits, was banned in England during 2011, a result of two earthquakes in Lancashire blamed on the process.
Every automotive enthusiast can probably trace their love of cars, trucks, driving or motorsports back to a single event and now the Shell V-Power Ultimate Enthusiast Contest offers a very cool reward for the car lover with the best tale of how their automotive affair began.
Over 660,000 ATVs were sold last year alone and offroad trail riding on these four-wheel-drive wonders is a popular form of leisure nationwide, but can a conveyance with wheels change its spots and take you across the local lake?
A lot of people will be taking to the roads for Thanksgiving dinners with friends and family next week, which ultimately means a lot of passengers will be riding with drivers who may be texting or talking on the phone, eating or exceeding the speed limit or otherwise driving recklessly.
Recent discussions here on Torque News have created debate over the viability of the Tesla Model S and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's projected production numbers for the car. If the company produces 20,000 cars in 2013, will it realistically be able to sell them too?
See what it's like to ride shotgun with Rally-America Champion, David Higgins in his 2012 Subaru WRX STI Open Class Rally car. Buckle up and enjoy the ride of a lifetime...
Diesel is a controversial fuel amongst environmental advocates, but from passenger cars to heavy-duty haulers, diesel will remain a dominant fuel of choice for decades.
We don’t mean Hollywood scary cars; we’re talking about scary, dangerous deathtraps, actually cruising the roads somewhere in the past or still on the road today.
The motorcycle that was found off the coast of British Columbia has been memorialized in a new exhibit in the Harley Davidson museum to honor the Japanese tsunami victims.
Toyota Marketing Japan (TMJ) and Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing (TMSM), in order to promote harmony among people, society and our shared environment, are Special Partners for the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), to be held from today through October 28.
Less than 10% of all accidents resulting in death are caused by distracted driving. That doesn't mean that responsible Americans shouldn't hang up and drive.
Like it or not, electric cars are becoming an ever increasing part of our automobile industry, with promises of better home energy security and eventually lowering pollution emission. So what’s all the hate?
Children of the 60s, 70s, and 80s will remember some of the fashionably cool, but often questionable "features" and common modifications made to cars back in the day. Here's some favorites.
The HLDI has released insurance claims data showing which vehicles have the highest and lowest overall insurance losses, showing the vehicle size still plays a big role in crash survival.
Users of CARFAX’s vehicle history reports between certain dates in the states of Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, California or North Carolina are entitled to claim a settlement voucher.
If you own a Jeep and like to take it off the beaten path, testing the limits of your ability and those of the vehicle, you’re going to love the chance to win a Smittybilt XRC 8 winch with 8,000 pounds of pulling power.
In what may be the world’s first such deal, the Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire has contracted with a spinoff company from Napier University, called Celtic Renewables, who plans to employ microbes to convert the byproducts from distilling whiskey into butanol to be used to fuel vehicles.
