Automotive News (Page 484)

The Subaru boxer engine is in high demand. This time it’s rumored for a Toyota MR2 revival and a second-generation 2.4-liter turbo BRZ/86 launch.

Volkswagen will bring a variant of the popular and successful Atlas crossover lineup to market next year when the Atlas Cross Sport appears. The new model is a sporty, two-row crossover.

The new 2019 Subaru Forester gets an expanded cargo area and easier-to-use power rear gate. What crazy things will you carry in your Forester or small SUV?

Kia's K900 is new for 2019. We test this full-size luxury car and find it has a lot to offer for an exclusive list of shoppers.

Ford Performance introduced the world to the 2019 Ford Mustang race car that will participate in NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup Series next year, marking the first time that the Mustang and Camaro will go head-to-head in the association’s big leagues, and it actually looks like the production car – up front, anyway.

If you are thinking about buying a new Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek or Ascent for the holidays, here are the best deals.

These exciting and award-winning soft-top convertible vehicles all share one critical detail.

The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for December 2018, the winner is the gorgeous 1969 Chevrolet Camaro X11 SS/RS, owned by Swedish resident Stefan Warnemo.

The Takata airbag fiasco continues to bite Toyota and Lexus owners. Is your car, Truck, or SUV on this latest list of recalled vehicles?

You want your wrecked Subaru Forester, Outback or Crosstrek fixed right, but why is it important to Subaru? Subaru isn’t your ordinary car company.

Volkswagen has been honored with an AVT ACES Award for its flexible MEB electric vehicle platform. The MEB platform can be used for vehicles ranging from hatchbacks to SUVs, like the VW I.D. family of vehicles.

A new report with input from General Motors has stated that the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette will not make its grand debut at next month’s 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit – meaning that we will all be waiting even longer for what could be the next generation of the legendary American sports car.

Subaru will launch the all-new WRX STI in 2020 but it needs significant upgrades. There are five upgrades that will keep performance fans happy.

The 2019 Daytona 500 will bring back one of NASCAR's favorite drivers. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be driving the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado as the pace vehicle.

Volkswagen's Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch has denied having early notice of the Dieselgate scandal and the automaker continues to say the same thing as reports surface to the contrary.

Ford has announced that its new 2019 Ranger will have the same MPG Combined ratings as the diesel Colorado and Canyon.

Perhaps the most shocking move by General Motors last week was reassigning Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser to the company’s electric vehicle program, taking him away from the muscle car program that he has led since the Camaro returned for 2010.

We check in a Lincoln buyer that we highlighted in July to see how the switch from Lexus RX to Lincoln MKC has been going.

Some German automotive reporters have gathered information about the date when the new 60kWh Nissan Leaf will debut and we already know why the 2019 Leaf didn't debut at the LA Auto Show. However, there seems to be a little disappointment that it will be without liquid-cooling. Many EV drivers were waiting for this feature that the Bolt has.

The 2019 Subaru Forester gets upgrades in interior volume and fuel mileage. How does it compare with the competition?

When the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 debuts next month at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, it will be sporting a high performance braking system that will be the first Motor Company product to utilize 3D printed components – although we don’t know which pieces of the super-Stang’s stoppers will be constructed with the high tech process.

FCA plans to launch a three-row version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee by 2022 and based on a new report by the Detroit News, this larger version of the legendary SUV could be built at the now-inactive Mack Avenue Engine Plant II in Detroit – meaning that as GM is closing American plants, FCA could re-open an idled facility in Michigan.

Tesla was single weeks from "death" earlier this year according to Elon Musk. If Tesla had failed, would The U.S. government have offered a lifeline?

We compare the all-wheel drive 2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e to the Subaru Impreza and focus on space, safety, and price. You may be surprised at this tale of the tape.

Subaru launches their first-ever all-new 2019 Crosstrek plug-in hybrid. See why it may not be a good fit for you.

OPINION AND ANALYSIS: Inasmuch as we are fooling ourselves into believing that gasoline new car purchases will be a viable option even in some parts of the world past 2030, we are also fooling ourselves into believing that we’ll be able to drive our present and near future classic cars around twenty plus years from now. This is a tail pipe dream. Well, like Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin has also found a solution to anticipate this issue.

Fiat Chrysler is expected to announce that it will open a new plant in Detroit by 2020. We look at why Fiat Chrysler needs the plant and politically why it makes sense to open it in Detroit.

OPINION AND ANALYSIS: With VW Group’s accelerated plans to cease gas car production sooner, Bentley needs to ask itself what kind of car company does it want to be? If Aston Martin stuffed battery packs inside the seats and boot spare tire wells and fenders of a Rapide, why there isn’t something similar done inside a Spur or a Mulsanne? Bentley isn’t doing that; they’re running counterculture to their heritage, and risk losing what they worked hard to get after leaving Rolls Royce: not becoming another Cadillac.

In a wide-ranging interview, Stephen Winkelmann, honcho of Bugatti, put to rest the idea that the hypercar manufacturer was going to attempt a run at the land speed record for production models. He also noted there would be no drop-top Chiron Divo, as well.

Does Subaru really need a hot hatch? See how the WRX/STI sedan compares with Volkswagen Golf R sales and Honda Civic Type R estimates.