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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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2025 Toyota Tacoma Owner Finds a Secret on His Truck, Says, “I Just Found A Hidden QR Code with a Random Discount on Accessories, Mine Was 40%” 0
My 2020 Sierra 5.3L’s Low Engine Oil Light Came On 77,000 Miles In, the GMC Dealer is Calling It A Complete Engine Failure, and It’s a $10K-$15K Job 0
I Had No Idea When I Bought This Tesla Model Y I’d Be a Car Guy Again, I Spent More Than My Payment in 2 Weeks on Accessories, and My Amazon Cart Is Still Full 11
2025 Toyota Tundra Owner’s Comment, “I Picked Up My Tundra’s Tags, and Jaws Were On the Floor as I Made My Way Around the Dealership,” Ignites a Firestorm 31
6 Weeks Ago I Bought a 2025 Chevy Colorado ZR2, and I Liked It So Much I Bought My Wife a 2025 Colorado Z71, These Trucks Are Amazing 1
I Ditched My Jeep Wrangler For a Toyota Highlander, the Highlander’s Transmission Doesn't Compare With All the Jeep Issues, I Got Tired of the Money Pit 29
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “Running ole Beauford At Prolonged Triple Digits, He Sucks the Juice Like an Old School Big Block Chevy” 5
I Got Rid Of My Chevy Silverado’s Nitto Trail Grappler M/T’s and Put On Some BFGoodrich KO2 A/T Tires, the On-Road Difference Is Huge 5
I Was a Tesla Hater Saying It’s a Microwave, Has No Soul, and It’s Boring, But I Just Picked Up a Model 3 Performance, and Man I’ve Been Missing Out 1
I Took My 2024 Chevy Silverado In For the 6.2L Recall, and the Dealer Put My Oil Change at 3K Instead of 5K, Is This the New Oil Change Maintenance? 0
I Love My Tacoma But, the Toyota Dealer Just Ruined My Owner Experience, and It Makes Me Wonder If I Can Ever Trust Them 0
New Tesla Model 3 Owner Says, “I Was a Life Long Toyota Dude, But My Wife Getting the Model Y Changed My Worldview, and Now My Tundra Is In the Wind” 1
The Toyota Dealer Quoted Me $1,500 to ‘Refresh’ My 2021 RAV4 Hybrid System, and Now, I’m Glad I Turned It Down Because It Was a Scam 1
Tesla Model 3 Owner Says, “Tesla Insurance is By Far the Cheapest, But I'm Getting Scammed With Excessive Speeding While Barely Going 40 MPH” 0
I Traded My 2023 GMC Canyon AT4 For This 2025 Toyota Tacoma Limited, the Canyon’s Road Noise Drove Me Crazy, But This Tacoma Is a Lot Quieter 16
“Well, it's Official, 1,800 Miles In, and My 2025 Toyota 4Runner is Getting a New Transmission, Ugh, I’m So Disappointed, It’s Exactly Why I Leased Though” 2
2022 Chevy Silverado ZR2 Owner Says, “I Can’t Feel the Power of the New 0W-40 Oil in my 6.2L, My ECM Update Failed, and Now the Truck Won’t Start, You Can't Make This Stuff Up” 6
I Just Had a 48-Hour Tesla Cybertruck Demo, Now I’m Thinking Of Selling My Ford F-150 To Get A Cybertruck, But I Have Questions 2
I Leased a Lucid Air Touring After Replacing My Tesla Model Y Due To the Elon Issues, Now I’m Sitting In My Lucid On the Side of the Road With a Flat Tire 2
Meet My $1,000 Per Month 2025 Toyota Tacoma iForce Max TRD Off Road, and No, I’m Not Worried About the Payment  3
My 2025 VW Atlas Going 65 MPH Made a Noise Like Dragging Paint Cans, After Being Towed In, the Dealer Said the Rear Axle Wasn’t Even Bolted To the Differential 2
2025 Chevy Silverado LT Trail Boss Owner Says, “Man, I’m Just Not 100 Percent On My Decision To Go ‘Different’ With These Fuel Rebels In Bronze” 17
I Got A Great Deal On a 2023 Toyota Highlander, and Then Found Out Why the Deal Was So Good Because the Dealer Sold Me a FWD Car 1
Yesterday I Traded My 2024 GMC Sierra 2.7L For This 2025 GMC Sierra 5.3L, I Already Feel the Difference In Power 32
I Put My Daughter In a Reliable 2015 Toyota RAV4, Ford, Never Again, the 2014 Escape Is a Money Pit and the Turbo Is Garbage 3