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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.

TorqueNews Best of 2015 - BMW M4: 4 reasons you shouldn’t buy one

By Denis Flierl on January 9, 2016 - 6:18AM

The Torque News Best Cars of the Year are all about getting your heart rate up. The BMW M4 will give you a heart attack.

Hennessey Adds Power to the Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang without Adding Weight

By Patrick Rall on January 8, 2016 - 4:22PM

The 2015/2016 Ford Shelby GT350 was designed to be the ultimate road racing muscle car so when building up the new Shelby Mustang, the folks at Hennessey aimed to add power without adding weight over the front end and they succeeded – lifting the output to 575 horsepower and 511lb-ft of torque through exhaust and tuning efforts.

#4 Corvette Bursts into Flames on Track in Daytona

By Patrick Rall on January 8, 2016 - 12:57PM

The first practice session for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 kicked off this morning, but the #4 Corvette driven by Tommy Milner didn’t get off to the start that the team had hoped – with the car being carted off of the track on the wrecker after the car burst into flames on the track.

North American Introduction of Next Audi A4 To Happen In Detroit

By Will Maley on January 8, 2016 - 12:30PM

Audi has been keeping quiet on the details for the next-generation A4 for North America since introducing it last summer. But the German automaker is spilling the beans next week at the Detroit Auto Show.

TorqueNews Best of 2015: The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

By Patrick Rall on January 8, 2016 - 10:22AM

After driving scores of new cars, trucks and SUVs in 2015, my top vehicle of the year was the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

Video: 8 reasons why the E92 will forever be the classic BMW M3

By Denis Flierl on January 8, 2016 - 8:29AM

The fourth generation BMW M3 E92 was the most powerful to date. Why will the E92 forever be the classic in the M3 family?

Following GM's Bolt Reveal Tesla says "Model 3 On Track"

Following Chevy's Bolt Reveal Tesla says "Model 3 On Track"

By John Goreham on January 7, 2016 - 6:17PM

Tesla wants you to remember this was their idea.

Viper ACR Stomps Corvette Z06 at Laguna Seca

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 5:18PM

The Dodge Viper ACR and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently went head to head thanks to the crew at Motor Trend and not surprisingly, the most track capable Dodge of all time absolutely destroyed the most track capable Corvette of all time – with the Viper beating the Vette by almost 3 seconds around Laguna Seca Raceway.

Cherokee Leads Best Jeep Sales Year Ever

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 3:08PM

The Jeep brand posted its best sales year ever in 2015, with more than 865,000 new sport utility vehicles sold across the United States leading the way for the entire Chrysler Group – and the controversial Cherokee was the top seller within the brand.

Kia Readies A New Sub-Brand For Their Autonomous Technologies

By Will Maley on January 7, 2016 - 2:23PM

Whether or not you are prepared for it, the age of the autonomous car is coming. Kia is preparing itself for it by announcing a new sub-brand that will deal exclusively in autonomous tech.

Ford Mustang Tops 2015's 20 Bestselling Sporty Coupes and Convertibles

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 1:14PM

We reported earlier this week that the Ford Mustang had claimed the bestselling muscle car title for 2015 and now that we have had time to dig through the numbers from around the industry, we can officially say that the mighty Mustang leads all 2-door sporty cars sold in the good ol’ USA.

2016 NAIAS Detroit: Kia steps up to the task with stunning SUV teaser

By Parks McCants on January 7, 2016 - 12:54PM

After viewing Kia’s automotive entourage of cutting edge, light-truck-based concepts at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, we would expect nothing less from the Korean upstart.

Chevrolet Corvette Dominates Premium Sports Car Segment in 2015

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 11:35AM

The Chevrolet Camaro fell short of beating the Ford Mustang in the 2015 muscle car sales race, but the Chevrolet Corvette had no problems running away with the title of America’s bestselling premium sports car once again – selling more than twice as many cars as the runner-up Lexus RC.

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Torque News Best Cars of the Year - 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI Is A Jack of All Trades

By Will Maley on January 7, 2016 - 9:30AM

Volkswagen's iconic hot hatch stole this writer's heart. Here's how it did it.

How Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek, WRX/STI achieve the unthinkable

By Denis Flierl on January 7, 2016 - 8:28AM

It's another record year for Subaru. The 2016 Forester, Outback, Crosstrek and WRX/STI have pulled off the unthinkable.

Watch shocking dash cam video as Subaru Forester drives off a cliff

By Denis Flierl on January 7, 2016 - 6:28AM

The driver of a Subaru Forester XT posts a shocking video of himself driving off a cliff. It’s amazing he survives the incredible ordeal.

Ford F150 Drives 34th Bestselling Vehicle Title, Toyota Takes Top Car

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2016 - 1:32PM

The sales figures from around the industry for 2015 are in and for the 34th consecutive year, the Ford F-Series lineup led by the 2015 F150 combined to be the bestselling vehicle in America – beating the Chevrolet Silverado, the Ram Pickup, the Toyota Camry and everyone else.

Torque News Best Cars of the Year-2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid

By Parks McCants on January 6, 2016 - 1:14PM

With 14,000 miles driven in the seat of new Honda and Acura Division cars for 2015, narrowing our choice down to one Honda Motor Company offering was a difficult if not impossible task.

Monster Mustang Sales Prove Need for Dodge Challenger Down Under

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2016 - 12:35PM

The Dodge Challenger is not offered in the Australian market but based on the massive popularity of the new Ford Mustang coupled with the large local Mopar enthusiast crowd – there certainly seems to be a strong business case for Dodge shipping the industry’s most powerful muscle car Down Under.

The Quickest 2016 Camaro in the Country Tickles the 9s

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2016 - 11:32AM

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has only been available for roughly two months, but RPM Motorsports has already gotten one of the 6th gen Camaro SS coupes very near the 9-second quarter mile range – running a 10.00 at 137 miles per hour and turning in what I believe to be the quickest quarter mile run by the new Chevy muscle car.

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Audi Drops $28 Million On A Rental Agency

By Will Maley on January 6, 2016 - 9:43AM

You might think it a bit odd that an automaker like Audi is investing a fair amount of money on a rental car company. There must be something special to this company.

One key reason why BMW will remain the top performance brand

By Denis Flierl on January 6, 2016 - 8:06AM

BMW sees record sales for 2015. With the new BMW M2 and M4 GTS coming, the future is even brighter.

5 reasons why Subaru WRX/STI is flying off dealer lots

By Denis Flierl on January 6, 2016 - 6:58AM

The 2016 Subaru WRX and WRX STI stable mates had the best year ever in 2015. Why are the performance sedans so hot?

Crossover sales drive American Honda Motor Company into the record books

By Parks McCants on January 5, 2016 - 9:01PM

Not only was December 2015 a record sales month for American Honda, the Torrance, California based automotive bellwether shattered a pre-recession sales record set in 2007.

2015 Dodge Challenger Posts 2nd Best Sales Year Ever

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2016 - 6:01PM

The sales numbers for the entire 2015 calendar year are in and last year was officially the best sales year for the modern Dodge Challenger and the second best sales year in the history of the Challenger nameplate – trailing only the 1970 Challenger.

2015 Prius Sales Surprise Bucks Green Car Trend

By John Goreham on January 5, 2016 - 4:47PM

The Prius always outsells EVs, but its December sales were almost shocking.

Tacoma is top-selling mid-size pickup for 2015 by huge margin.

Toyota Tacoma outsells all rivals combined heading into 2016

By John Goreham on January 5, 2016 - 2:54PM

2015 Was a banner year of sales for the Toyota Tacoma. The reasons Tacoma won the sales race are not what you may think..

Ford Mustang Completes Shutout of Camaro, Wins 2015 Title by 44k+

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2016 - 1:38PM

Ford Motor Company and the 2015 Mustang did what General Motors and the Chevrolet Camaro have not been able to do over the past few years – with the mighty Mustang claiming every single monthly sales title during the course of 2015 in route to a dominating win in annual muscle car sales.

Buyer Interest In EVs Down in 2015 As Electrics Continue Decline

By John Goreham on January 5, 2016 - 1:34PM

Why don’t Americans want electric vehicles? For the same reason they didn’t want them in 1884.

Ford Silences the Critics, Posts Mind Blowing Truck Sales to End 2015

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2016 - 12:33PM

Ford Motor Company has just announced their sales totals for December 2015 and the entire 2015 calendar year and with 85,211 F Series trucks sold in December – Ford saw its best monthly truck sales in more than a decade. So much for Americans shying away from aluminum trucks.

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