Automotive News (Page 710)

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.

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.

Bentley vehicles will offer stone veneer trim in 2016

By John Goreham on January 5, 2016 - 11:02AM

This unusual new style element could be the next step in luxury.

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Whoops! 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is Leaked

By Will Maley on January 5, 2016 - 9:44AM

Auto show season is upon us and that means two things, new vehicles debuting and leaks of those vehicles.

10 things you didn’t know about Subaru

By Denis Flierl on January 5, 2016 - 8:05AM

Why are consumers continuing to flock to Subaru dealers for the 2016 Forester, Outback and Crosstrek models? Here’s 10 things you didn’t know about Subaru.

4 reasons why BMW's 3 Series is the Most Popular with consumers

By Denis Flierl on January 5, 2016 - 7:44AM

The 2016 BMW 3 Series is the entry-level luxury car bench mark which all others are measured. Why is it still the leader?

The Chrysler 880 is Coming to Detroit - But What is It? (Edited)

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2016 - 4:09PM

According to the Chrysler website, the Future of the brand will be revealed on January 11th at the North American International Auto Show and based on the vague teaser image shown above, this new vehicle will be called the 880 – but what is it?

Civic Type-R buzz continues in U.S.

By Parks McCants on January 4, 2016 - 3:56PM

Despite American Honda Motors release of the first turbocharged Civic in Honda history, Honda fans won’t back off of the Type-R frenzy that topped Honda news in 2015.

Watch, Listen and Fall in Love with the Ford GT Race Car

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2016 - 2:59PM

The Ford GT will make its on-track debut at the upcoming Roar Before the Rolex 24 event at Daytona International Speedway, but the Motor Company has already offered up a short video of the new GT race car in action and if you liked it sitting still – you will love it in action.

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Volkswagen Is Hit With A New Civil Lawsuit

By Will Maley on January 4, 2016 - 2:38PM

The hits just keep on coming at Volkswagen over their illegal cheating device used on diesel vehicles.

GM Adding 500+ Jobs to Build the 2016 Camaro

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2016 - 2:33PM

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is already selling like hot cakes and as a result, General Motors has added a third production shift at the Lansing Grand River facility to build the new muscle car – with more than 500 jobs being created as a result of the increased production volume.

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