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Auto Shows

Here TorqueNews covers the international auto and motor shows.

By Will Maley on November 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
For those who are lucky to have mounds of money to throw around and want a vehicle that will not be seen on every street corner, Mercedes-Maybach has the model for you.
By Patrick Rall on November 16, 2016 - 11:58AM
The big news from Chevrolet at the ongoing LA Auto Show is the debut of the new Colorado ZR2 – a midsized pickup designed to conquer the nastiest off-road situations featuring the first application of a high performance suspension setup previously reserved for supercars and race cars.
By Will Maley on November 16, 2016 - 11:15AM
We thought that the Genesis G80 for the U.S. was going to miss out on a new Sport model with a new 3.3L Biturbo V6. How wrong we were.
By Denis Flierl on November 16, 2016 - 7:55AM
The 2017 Nisan Sentra NISMO breaks cover in LA, but it’s going to leave you disappointed.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 1:28PM
The finalists for the North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year award have been announced and headlining this year’s awards are the Ford F-Series Super Duty and the Chevrolet Bolt – both of which have been named Motor Trend’s best of the new year – along with the hot-selling Chrysler Pacifica.
By Marc Stern on November 15, 2016 - 1:24PM
Further affirming its commitment to a separate North American market identity, Volkswagen announced that it will display a Passat GT, based on the restyled Passat that was introduced this year.
By Will Maley on November 15, 2016 - 12:03PM
A number of luxury manufacturers are busy working on developing electric vehicles, partly due to the success Tesla is expercing. Last night in Los Angeles, Jaguar introduced their vision for an electric vehicle.
By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2016 - 11:27AM
The aluminum bodied Ford F150 and Super Duty pickups have been awarded with several titles on the first day of the 2016 LA Auto Show, including the 2017 Motor Trend Truck of the Year – setting up Ford as the favorite for the 2017 North American Truck of the Year.
By Will Maley on November 10, 2016 - 3:17PM
It has been almost half a year since Porsche revealed the second-generation Panamera. Later this month at the LA Auto Show, the German automaker will introduce two new variants.
By Patrick Rall on November 8, 2016 - 12:45PM
The folks at Roush Performance used the 2016 SEMA Show to introduce their new P-51 Mustang – a 727hp package designed to sit atop the Roush Mustang lineup in terms of power and performance.
By Patrick Rall on November 7, 2016 - 5:54PM
While the 1950 Dodge D100 shown above doesn’t preface a future high performance model, this crate Hemi-powered rat rod pickup was among the most popular old school rides at the 2016 SEMA Show – with a crowd gathered around this patina-clad machine all week long.
By Patrick Rall on November 7, 2016 - 3:54PM
The crew from Black Horse Racing was the first to put a 6th generation Chevrolet Camaro SS in the 9-second quarter mile range and at the 2016 SEMA Show, they were showing off their new Fireball 900 package – with 827 rear wheel horsepower and a price starting around $90,000.
By Denis Flierl on November 6, 2016 - 6:52AM
Check out this custom Subaru WRX STI from Corazon at the SEMA show. It will grab your attention.
By Will Maley on November 5, 2016 - 2:23PM
The Chinese auto market is an interesting place for a number of reasons. Take for example the midsize luxury sedan class. Automakers who compete in class offer a long-wheelbase version. It may seem odd, but many buyers of these vehicles tend to be driven around.
By Patrick Rall on November 4, 2016 - 12:55PM
Mopar didn’t bring out a customized Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat to the 2016 SEMA Show, but the crew from SpeedKore brought out their new carbon fiber bodied Challenger with a Whipple-blown Hellcat Hemi – and it is really the only Hellcat you Need to see from SEMA.
By Parks McCants on November 3, 2016 - 11:21PM
Here’s a turn of events that’s bound to catch the attention of the import car and light truck manufacturers.
By Patrick Rall on November 3, 2016 - 4:13PM
The Ram Brand introduced a Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel last month, but the “Hellfire” Ram 1500 from the 2016 SEMA Show is the supercharged Ram truck that we really want – looking like the perfect modern day replacement for the Dodge Ram 1500 SRT10.
By Patrick Rall on November 3, 2016 - 3:14PM
Among the many Ford Mustang show cars on display at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the Mustang GTT from Zero to 60 Designs – which incorporates some styling cues from the Ford GT supercar into an 800 horsepower Mustang GT to create one cool super-muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on November 3, 2016 - 12:21PM
It has become quite popular for owners of classic Mopar muscle cars to swap in one of the modern Hemi engines from the Dodge Challenger, so to make that conversion even easier, Mopar has introduced turnkey crate engine packages for the 5.7L and 6.4L Hemi – offering R/T and SRT power in your old school machine.
By Parks McCants on November 2, 2016 - 11:08PM
I suppose we could say that we’re not surprised with Honda Ridgeline's inclusion in Green Car Journal’s “2017 Green Truck of the Year” awards. But then again, look at the competition in the light truck segment.
By Patrick Rall on November 2, 2016 - 5:46PM
The SEMA Show has announced their awards for the “Hottest” vehicles of the 2016 show, with the Dodge Charger being named the inaugural Hottest Sedan of SEMA while the Jeep Wrangler claimed the title of the Hottest SUV of SEMA for the 7th straight year – allowing the Jeep to remain the only SUV to win the title since it was introduced back in 2010.
By Will Maley on November 2, 2016 - 3:37PM
Mercedes' AMG division is going crazy with new vehicle launches as they are on track to have 48 models by the end of this year. This week saw them introduce the next one.
By Patrick Rall on November 2, 2016 - 3:05PM
While the vast majority of the cars on display at the 2016 SEMA Show are powered by V8 engines, the Chevrolet Camaro Turbo AutoX Concept stresses the performance capabilities of the new base engine and in does so in a color which makes it impossible to miss in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
By Patrick Rall on November 2, 2016 - 2:38PM
The annual Hottest of SEMA Awards have been announced and for the second year in a row, the Ford Mustang, Ford F150 and Ford Focus have been named the most popular cars in their respective segments – covering the coupe, truck and sport compact groups.
By Patrick Rall on November 2, 2016 - 12:16PM
There have long been rumors that Dodge will eventually offer a Challenger from the factory with a wider body than the current version, but Novi, Michigan-based Classic Design Concepts has brought out their own widebody Challenger conversion to the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and while the look is not for everyone – this is an interesting option for Challenger owners who want a very unique look.
By Patrick Rall on November 1, 2016 - 4:53PM
Leading up to the 2016 SEMA Show, FCA teased what looked to be a 2015+ Dodge Challenger Shaker, but it is actually a 1971 Dodge Challenger with a spread of 2015+ components inside and out – along with a spread of modifications that make this one wicked pro touring-style muscle car.
By Denis Flierl on November 1, 2016 - 3:57PM
It’s called the Toyota Motorsport GmbH GT86 CS-Cup. You can’t buy this one-off model.
By Patrick Rall on November 1, 2016 - 3:52PM
Ford Motor Company has used the 2016 SEMA Show to introduce their newest Ford Mustang race car – the GT4 – which is FIA approved to race all over the world as the automaker looks to benefit from the huge success of the new Mustang in overseas markets.
By Patrick Rall on November 1, 2016 - 2:40PM
Among the many high performance concept cars at the 2016 SEMA Show, the 2017 Chevrolet COPO Camaro is one very fast car debuting this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center – with 69 examples being built for the new model year and a trio of engine options.
By Parks McCants on November 1, 2016 - 1:43PM
Undoubtedly, 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback is Honda’s greatest compact car manifested to date. It’s surprisingly refined and comfortable. I just took one out for romp and am just a bit blown away by how good this Civic truly is.