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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 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
When My BMW i3 Died In Spectacular Fashion, ChatGPT Led Me To Buy a Tesla Model 3, Now I’m Considering Trading My Always Angry BMW X4M For a Model Y 1
2025 Mazda CX-50 Owner Says, “I’m Furious, I Went For My Free 5K Dealer Service, Said They Rotated My Tires, Got It Back, and They Hadn’t Rotated a Darn Thing” 0
2022 Chevy Silverado Z71 Owner With 118K Says, “New Transmission and Tires This Week, It’s Like a New Truck Again, At Least That’s What I Keep Telling Myself” 39
I Test Drove a 2025 Honda Accord Sport and a 2025 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, Just to Compare, But Honestly, the Accord Isn’t Even In the Same League 30
I Know I’ll Trigger Some People Here But I Just Paid $37K For My 2025 Toyota Tacoma, The Best Part Is, I Paid Cash, and Have No Monthly Payments 0
Chevy Silverado Z71 Owner Says, “I Should Have Listened To My Buddy, When He Told Me To Get On It In This Georgia Clay, No Street Princess Here" 24
“So, This Hyundai Ioniq 5 Owner Tries to Charge His Car, Can’t Figure it Out, and His Wife Asks,” ‘Do Charging Stations Need to Be Charged Before You Can Charge Your Car?’ 1
My 2010 Toyota Highlander with 240K Runs Better Than My 2021 Highlander with 75K, the Transmission Failed and It’s 6-9 Months Before the Dealer Can Fix It 10
Tesla Model Y Owner Says, “Man, I’ve Never Had So Many Compliments On a Car, All I Did Was Add A Few Touches and These Wheels" 6
2024 Toyota Tacoma Owner Says, "I Put On a 2-Inch Level Kit with 285s, Now My Speedometer Is 5 MPH Over, and My Tires Are Rubbing Badly" 22
I Sold My GMC Sierra Denali 6.2L and Got This 2025 Chevy Colorado, I Was Worried I Would Miss That V8, But I Don’t At All 16
How Stupid Would I Be to Trade My 2023 Toyota Tundra TRD PRO for a 2025 Tacoma Trailhunter? But I’ve Had More Issues With the Tundra Than Any Toyota I’ve Owned 0
I Went To Pick Up My 2025 Tesla Cybertruck Today But Ended Up Rejecting It, Panel Gaps Seemed Way Off, Did I Make the Right Choice, Or Are They All Like This? 2
I Just Bought a 2025 Toyota Tacoma SR5 RWD For a Daily, Got My Windows Tinted, and My Windshield With 40 Percent Tint, Is It Too Dark? 25
I Used to Bash EVs, ICE for life, But After Driving One, I Fell In Love, So I Bought This Tesla Model 3, But I’ll Continue To Bash the Cybertruck, the Thing is Ugly 1
I Had Nothing But Issue After Issue With My 2023 Chevy Silverado ZL1, So I Traded It For a 2025 ZR2, and 9K In, Got a Check Engine Light For the Infamous DEF System 0
I Bought a 2024 Toyota Tundra with 5K Miles, Did My 2nd Oil Change at 12K, and Now I See Lots of Fine Metal Shavings, and 1mm Chunks in the Pan 0
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “Lately When I Drive My CT I Get This Strange Combo of Fatigue, Lightheadedness, and Almost Like Everything’s Moving in Slow Motion” 1
My 2022 Honda CR-V AC Wasn’t Blowing as Cold As Usual, the Dealer Said It’s a Known Issue With the 2022, Now I Have a Brand New AC and 10 Yr Warranty 12
After 2 Failed Transmissions, I Said Goodbye To My Toyota Highlander and Got a Nice Ford Explorer, I’m Glad I’m Off That Crazy Train 0
I Replaced My Tesla Cybertruck’s Windshield and Now I Have Pretty Bad Wind Noise Over 45 MPH, Tesla Says It’s Normal, But I Disagree 2
My 2019 Toyota Tacoma Is at the Dealer For Defective White Paint, But They Gave Me a Corolla Loaner, So If You See Me in My Wife’s Minivan, Mind Yo Business 1
I Want to Trade My 2022 Ram TRX For A 2025 Toyota 4Runner, and the Dealer Tried To Rip Me Off, $14K Over MSRP and These Crazy Interest Rates 0
I Just Got Back From a 10,000 Mile U.S. Road Trip In My Tesla Model Y, and I Loved It 0