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Denis Flierl

Denis Flierl

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Denis Flierl: Senior Reporter & Industry Insider

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Denis has served as a Senior Reporter for Torque News since 2012, leveraging over three decades of automotive industry expertise. His career began in consulting, where he worked directly with major automotive brands, before transitioning to freelance journalism. Years of test-driving new vehicles have equipped him with a wealth of insider knowledge. Today, Denis specializes in breaking news, exclusive owner perspectives, and in-depth analysis to keep consumers fully informed. 

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I Bought A 2025 Tesla Model Y Performance, After 90 Days I Love Driving This Thing, However, My Only Complaint Is How Light the Doors Are 2
My 2025 Ford Explorer Won’t Start 3,000 Miles In, After Two Weeks the Dealer Still Doesn’t Know What’s Wrong, Should I Keep It Until They Lemon Law It? 19
Tesla Former Chief Engineer Reveals Real Reason Why Tesla’s Charge Port Is On the Left Rear, “It’s Because of the Layout of Elon Musk's Rented Garage in Bel Air, He Didn’t Even Own the Place” 21
So, I Just Bought a 2001 Ford F-250 7.3 Lariat 4WD With 190K Miles For $5,000, Did I Get a Good Deal? I Think I Got A Really Good Deal 4
My 2022 Toyota Tundra Has Been At the Dealer For 30 Days for Engine Failure and Now It’s Another Month to Get My New Engine, Why Is It Taking So Long? 11
I Bought A Tesla Model S, and the Dealer Failed To Disclose It Had Been In An Accident, Now Tesla Is Refusing Warranty Repairs 2
So, I Bought a New Lexus RX 350 Just to Get the 360 Camera, Now I Have a $770 Car Payment, and I’m Wondering If it Was Worth It 2
I Have a 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness, It Immediately Had a Dead Battery, Numerous Electrical Faults, and the Dealer Can’t Replicate the Problem, What Can I Do? 6
I Keep Getting Multiple Warning Codes On My 2022 Ford Maverick Pickup, After Countless Trips to the Dealer, Should I Have Waited a Year To Buy One? 9
So, I Broke My 2022 Chevrolet Silverado Door Handle, What Should Be An Easy $20 Fix, the Dealer Says Will Cost Me $525, I’m Ready To Trade This Thing In 28
So, I Checked Out a 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali and It Just Might Put the Tesla Cybertruck Out of Business, and It’s Hiding One Secret Feature 3
I’ve Owned My Tesla Cybertruck For a Year, and I Had No Idea About This Feature, Tesla, You Did a Really Good Job of Hiding It 0
So, I Was Browsing the Subaru Recalls, and I Found 20,366 2025 Subaru Foresters Are Recalled For Defective Wheels, Can They Fall Off? 3
I Hacked a New Subaru, Unlocked the Car, and Accessed More Than a Year of Location Data, This Is Concerning 6
6 Months In, I Love My 2025 Toyota Camry, But 5 Things About It Absolutely Drive Me Crazy 14
“So, I Drove the Cybertruck and Other Tesla Models, I Don't Ever Want to Go Back To My ICE Patrol Car, Tesla Is Far Superior,” But Not All Cops Agree 7
I Have a 2024 Toyota Tundra, No Engine Problems, Tires Aren’t Rubbing, Seat Support Isn’t Cracked…Oh, and the Radio Knob Is Still On 44
I Took My Toyota 4Runner to the Dealer For an Oil Change and They Lost My Key Fob. Toyota Please Get It Together as Others Say It Happened To Them As Well 8
My Tesla Cybertruck Camera Throws an Error, FSD is Disabled, the Camera Gets Too Hot, and it Randomly Loses All Visualizations, What’s the Answer? 1
Ford Is Desperate to Move Out Its F-150 Lightning, and I’m Looking at This $200-a-Month Tempting Lease. But, No! I’ll Keep My Chevy Silverado with 100K Miles 3
My 2024 Toyota Tundra Cost $71K and I Just Bought A Porsche Taycan For $58K. Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About This? 22
I Really Appreciate This, Mazda, But You Are An Hour Too Late, I’ve Upgraded To a 2025 Subaru Outback 9
I Added Something That Might Be as Controversial as Installing Raptor Lights On the Front of My Toyota Tacoma, Should it Stay? 3
Toyota Dealer Speaks Out, “The Stop Sale On the Toyota Grand Highlander Was Tough On Our Customers, Some Moved On To Other Vehicles and Some Waited It Out” 8
My Tesla Cybertruck Only Costs 3.2 Cents Per Mile, My Ford F-350 Costs 31 Cents Per Mile, But Both Trucks Have Their Purpose 3