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Auto Shows

Here TorqueNews covers the international auto and motor shows.

By Denis Flierl on September 14, 2017 - 8:33AM
STI is bringing the new Japan-Only Subaru WRX STI S208 30th anniversary model to the Tokyo Motor Show. Here’s a quick preview.
By Denis Flierl on September 13, 2017 - 8:45AM
The new 2018 Subaru Impreza makes its European debut in Frankfort. Its outfitted differently than the U.S. model.
By Denis Flierl on September 11, 2017 - 8:47AM
There were lots of Subaru WRX STI performance cars at the Rocky Mountain Subaru Festival this weekend, but a few stood out for us.
By Marc Stern on September 9, 2017 - 10:03PM
Word is out that Volkswagen is planning to put the first I.D. concept vehicle into production, the I.D. Crozz. Already there have been a flurry of minor changes on the crossover that have left those who have seen them decidedly underwhelmed.
By Marc Stern on September 7, 2017 - 10:03PM
Lamborghini plans to use this month's Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil the new Aventador Roadster S. The automaker has designed the drop-top model so it is uniquely styled and differs from the already-available coupe.
By Marc Stern on August 31, 2017 - 10:27PM
Bentley brought a group of auto journalists to its headquarters at Crewe, Great Britain, and showed off one of its latest developments, the 2018 Bentley Continental GT. The GT features a host of exciting new features including some rather unique uses of technology.
By Buzz Smith on August 29, 2017 - 1:16PM
It’s that time of year again. National Drive Electric Week is coming up (September 9-17). Around the nation, the EV and hybrid curious will meet with owners at events. Last year, we even gave away a weekend with a Chevy Volt! Where are you attending?
By Marc Stern on August 22, 2017 - 10:40PM
Lamborghini used the Monterey Car Week to unveil and display a unique trio of high-performance autos. The display was the first time that the trio, Aventador S, record-setting Huracan Performente and the Huracan Spyder, were shown together anywhere in the world.
By Marc Stern on August 21, 2017 - 9:24PM
Torque News has learned more details about the upcoming Volkswagen I.D. Buzz electric vehicle. Planned for 2022, the Buzz owes much of its design to the iconic Volkswagen Microbus that generations of hippies, surfer dudes and others loved back in the 1960. The update, though, has size advantages when compared to two popular vehicles, the Honda Odyssey and Ford Explorer.
By Marc Stern on August 20, 2017 - 12:00AM
Volkswagen has made it official. The I.D. BUZZ, which owes much of its look and feel to the iconic VW Microbus of the 1960s, will go into production and arrive in showrooms as a 2022 model.
By Denis Flierl on August 18, 2017 - 12:13PM
BMW has done it again. They unveil another smokin’ hot concept and this time it’s the BMW Z4. Will it see production?
By Marc Stern on August 17, 2017 - 10:01PM
Monterey Car Week is a great place to introduce a hypercar like the Audi R8 V10 Spyder. It is Audi's fastest production convertible, hitting 60 in 3.3 seconds. The intro is planned at Friday's Quail, a Motorsports Gathering.
By Marc Stern on August 16, 2017 - 10:42PM
Porsche has announced that the next Rennsport reunion will be held in 2018 at Laguna Seca. This will be third consecutive West Coast outing that brings together spectators, classic and current Porsches, drivers and more. Previously, the reunion had been held every four years.
By Patrick Rall on August 16, 2017 - 4:09PM
The Celebrity Hellcat Shootout at the 2017 Roadkill Nights by Dodge event near Detroit was punctuated due to hard rains late in the evening, but in settling for a split title, NHRA driver Matt Hagan and YouTube show host Tony Angelo each contributed $5,000 to their charities – while also making a couple good, strong runs in the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
By Patrick Rall on July 21, 2017 - 12:25PM
A few weeks back we brought you the news that for the second year in a row, Dodge will sponsor legal street racing on Detroit’s Woodward Ave as part of the Roadkill Nights automotive festival and to help make this year the best ever, racers who want to participate have to fill out an application and be chosen by the Roadkill crew – and I think that it is a great move.
By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2017 - 12:00PM
Ford Motor Company announced today that the Ford brand is the official presenting sponsor of the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise – effectively replacing Chevrolet, which has been the title sponsor for the past 6 years.
By Marc Stern on June 29, 2017 - 12:42PM
Goodwood Speed Weeks to feature rollout of three Lamborghinis. Running the hill at Goodwood, the automaker will have the Centenario with its 2.8-second 0 to 62 time; the Huracan with its 740-horsepower V-10, and the Aventador S which features a unique engine note.
By Patrick Rall on June 26, 2017 - 3:04PM
FCA announced today that for the second year in a row, Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will sponsor legal street racing on Detroit’s Woodward Avenue along with a massive automotive festival at the M1 Concourse grounds which border the temporary race track on Woodward.
By Denis Flierl on June 12, 2017 - 8:18AM
Nissan unveils a new Frontier Attack Concept at the Buenos Aires Auto Show. Does it preview a new global production model?
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2017 - 12:43PM
The annual Michigan F-Body Association Meet & Greet is the biggest collection of Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird show cars that you can see in the state and the 2017 MIFBody.com event runs tomorrow from 9am to 3pm at Baker’s of Milford.
By Denis Flierl on May 17, 2017 - 8:16AM
Subaru Corporation will exhibit their new Global Platform at the People and Car Technology Exhibition 2017 in Japan. How will the new architecture benefit crossover buyers?
By Will Maley on May 15, 2017 - 3:05PM
With the next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class getting a sedan variant, this leaves the CLA-Class in a precarious position. There will be two sedans of the same size sitting on dealers and one could eat into the other's sales. It seems Mercedes has a solution.
By Denis Flierl on April 23, 2017 - 7:34AM
Subaru unveiled the newly-refreshed 2018 Outback at the New York International Auto Show this month. Here’s 5 upgrades consumers will want to know about.
By Denis Flierl on April 22, 2017 - 8:09AM
The newly-remodeled 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, coming this summer, will ramp up the fun-to-drive meter. There’s 5 new upgrades consumers will feel when they drive it.
By Marc Stern on April 19, 2017 - 11:31PM
Volkswagen has stretched the idea behind a concept vehicle well beyond what it once was. Instead of putting a mockup or clay model out there to gauge reaction, the automaker is now debuting "concepts" that are well along the production development train.
By Will Maley on April 18, 2017 - 3:09PM
If you thought auto show season was done, think again!
By Patrick Rall on April 18, 2017 - 2:40PM
The only key information that we didn’t get at the NYC debut of the Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was the pricing, but with that being such a hot topic, today we will take a look at the possible pricing range of the world’s quickest, fastest and most powerful SUV.
By Will Maley on April 17, 2017 - 2:25PM
Maserati is embracing its dark side with a new special edition Ghibli that made its debut last week in New York.
By Patrick Rall on April 17, 2017 - 12:29PM
The new Super Track Pack adds appearance items from the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to the Charger R/T – bringing the high performance look of the SRT lineup to the least expensive Hemi Charger.
By Denis Flierl on April 15, 2017 - 11:08AM
The newly-remodeled 2018 Subaru WRX STi made its global debut at the New York International Auto Show this week. Are the upgrades enough to keep STI fans grinning?