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Automotive News

This section of Torque News provides the latest auto news and updates from the car manufacturers. Every day number of news stories and editorials are published here that give our readers an overview of what is happening in the automotive industry. Read this section daily to find out about new cars, vehicle reviews and car pictures. Torque News is an automotive news website by Hareyan Publishing, LLC, dedicated to covering the latest news, reviews and opinions about the car industry.

By Armen Hareyan on May 30, 2018 - 1:34PM
Crash after crash involving Autopilot shows that the human beings are not ready for Tesla's Autopilot. It's better to remove them and save lives or change the name.
By Denis Flierl on May 30, 2018 - 7:35AM
We’ll check out the 2018 Nissan Titan SL 4x4 Crew Cab Midnight Edition and see how it performs in the high-altitude of Colorado.
By Mary Conway on May 29, 2018 - 10:59PM
33-year-old Kyle Busch drove his #18 Toyota Camry into the record books. He has now won on every active NASCAR race track.
By Mary Conway on May 29, 2018 - 9:33PM
General Motors is recalling about 23,000 2015-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500, and Tahoe Police Pursuit and Special-Service vehicles. The company is concerned that the driver's side seat belt could separate and not restrain the driver in a crash.
By John Goreham on May 29, 2018 - 7:09PM
Another crash by one of Tesla's six-figure supercars on Autopilot has been reported. This time the Tesla Model S hit a parked police car.
By Patrick Rall on May 29, 2018 - 4:49PM
It has been a few months since we talked about the Hennessey high performance packages for the supercharged Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, but this new video from the Texas-based tuner shows the 1,012-horsepower in action on a drag strip – and the results are impressive, to say the least.
By Patrick Rall on May 29, 2018 - 12:41PM
Ford Motor Company has rolled out the latest teaser image of the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 and this is, without question, the best look we have gotten at the car so far – with this overhead view presenting the top line and the overall shape of the car from front to rear.
By John Goreham on May 29, 2018 - 10:34AM
During a week in which Elon Musk battled the media over the facts surrounding the Model 3's production and quality, we look back at what Mr. Musk discussed via Twitter.
By John Goreham on May 29, 2018 - 9:59AM
Uber's safety driver was a convicted felon. Uber hires felons on purpose. Here's what the company says.
By John Goreham on May 29, 2018 - 9:30AM
A preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the pedestrian fatality in Arizona helps explain why self-driving tests should not be done on public roads.
By John Goreham on May 29, 2018 - 9:05AM
We test both the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL and Outlander Sport SEL. Here's what we found.
By Denis Flierl on May 29, 2018 - 7:36AM
The new ARX Rallycross series was created when Red But Global Rallycross shut down. Subaru brought three 600hp WRX STI Supercars and they started right where they left off.
By Parks McCants on May 28, 2018 - 5:13PM
The very dynamic looking 2018 Toyota CH-R initially promises an exhilarating drive and ride experience. Arguably the most visually thought provoking compact crossover on the road today, Toyota CH-R fails to deliver in three important purchase consideration categories.
By Armen Hareyan on May 28, 2018 - 10:30AM
GM makes great cars and Chevy makes great EVs. Yet, you will hardly see a Chevy Volt or a Chevy Bolt advertised on TV. Torque News wants to explore the situation and search if there is a reason for Chevy not advertising its electric cars on TV as actively as other major carmekers do.
By Denis Flierl on May 28, 2018 - 8:26AM
Autotrader says the Subaru Forester is one of the 10 must-shop certified pre-owned (CPO) models they consider to be "good as new.”
By Mary Conway on May 28, 2018 - 12:27AM
Team Penske veteran driver Will Power just won the biggest race of his career at the Indianapolis 500.
By Marc Stern on May 28, 2018 - 12:00AM
Volkswagen Motorsport's engineering team has had to balance performance and weight to build the record-challenging racer for the June 24 Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
By Marc Stern on May 27, 2018 - 4:16PM
Audi is doubling down on solid-state batteries as it prepares its electric high-performance supercar. Solid-state batteries offer higher power density for their size than conventional lithium ion. The automaker may be looking for a technology partner, as well. Samsung is among the potential partners mentioned.
By Denis Flierl on May 27, 2018 - 8:21AM
The all-new 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design is destined to make waves in the compact luxury segment.
By Denis Flierl on May 26, 2018 - 7:39AM
Kelly Blue Book named the 2018 Subaru Impreza to the 10 Coolest Cars Under $20K list. There are three reasons why it will have millennials looking.
By Marc Stern on May 25, 2018 - 11:47PM
After a rocky couple of years, VW keeps on racking up honors for its products. This time it was named to Kelley Blue Book's coolest cars list.
By Armen Hareyan on May 25, 2018 - 11:37PM
Tesla had a rough week, especially the Thursday and Friday, but there is also good news. The week started with Consumer Reports not recommending Tesla Model 3 because of problematic brakes and other issues, but we are not even going to mention that anymore in this article. Let's see what else happened that is noteworthy.
By Armen Hareyan on May 25, 2018 - 2:46PM
Yesterday, when I published the story discussing the 4 most common ways car dealerships steer car buyers away from electric cars I asked several Nissan leaf owners about their experiences when buying a car from a dealership. Here is what they said.
By Patrick Rall on May 25, 2018 - 2:28PM
FCA is recalling 4.8-million vehicles including the Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ram 1500 and several other popular models over a concern that the cruise control system could get stuck in the set position and it will not shut off – potentially leading to an accident if the system will not deactivate as expected.
By Denis Flierl on May 25, 2018 - 7:08AM
The 2019 Subaru WRX STI gets engine upgrades, and WRX and WRX STI feature a new limited edition Series.Gray model. Here are the details.
By Armen Hareyan on May 24, 2018 - 8:01PM
The last time you went to a car dealership to buy a new or used car, most probably you were not introduced to the dealership's used or new electric car inventory. At last, this is according to a new study by a group of researchers who posed as car shoppers. I am not surprised as I will tell you what my local Chevy dealer told me once.
By John Goreham on May 24, 2018 - 5:38PM
Elon Musk explains why Tesla has never built a single base version of its Model 3 at the imaginary $35K price point.
By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2018 - 3:16PM
For the third time this season, Courtney Force drove her Chevrolet Camaro funny car to the winner’s circle, coming from the top qualifying spot to beat teammate Robert Hight in the all-Camaro final round.
By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2018 - 2:19PM
Ford Motor Company has announced that when the 2019 F-150 Raptor arrives in dealerships later this year, it will have three important new features including new Fox dampers, new Recaro front seats and a new high tech trail driving assist system.
By Armen Hareyan on May 24, 2018 - 12:58PM
Let's say you are a middle class family and need to decide between the Chevy Volt and Tesla Model S, how do you make the decision? I am not even talking about Tesla Model 3 as we haven't yet seen the the $35,000 price. Thus, it's not for the middle class.