Torque Report Staff
New Volkswagen Jetta leaked ahead of its debut
Volkswagen is expected to debut the new Jetta later this year, but three images of the new sedan have leaked online. The pictures come from Autologia and reveal a more stylish Jetta that also looks a bit larger. The new Jetta features many of the same styling cues that we've seen on the new Arteon and the upcoming T-Roc crossover....
2018 Nissan Leaf caught undisguised
Nissan is going to take the wraps off the 2018 Nissan Leaf next month, but that hasn't stopped Nissan from releasing little teasers of the new electric car. Although Nissan has released many details about the new Leaf, this might be your best look yet at the 2018 Leaf. An employee at Nissan's Oppama factory posted photos of the 2018...
Genesis brand to separate from Hyundai dealerships
Currently if you're interested in the Genesis brand you have to go down to your local Hyundai dealer. While that might have worked when the Genesis label was still badged underneath the Hyundai brand, buyers are now having an issue shopping for a $60k sedan that's parked next to models, like the Hyundai Accent. Hyundai is now working quickly to...
2018 BMW M5 to debut later this month
Although BMW has released a series of teaser photos of the all-new 2018 BMW M5, we've been waiting patiently for all the details. Now it's being reported that BMW is going to unveil the new M5 later this month, right before its debut at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2018 BMW M5 will be powered by a turbocharged 4.4L...
Tesla Model S travels 670 miles to set EV record
The Tesla Model S 100D recently set a driving range record a few days ago. Tesla Owners Italia completed a 27 hour drive in a Tesla Model S 100D where it was able to drive 669.83 miles on a single charge. Of course the caveat here is that the Model S averaged only 25 mph. The Model S 100D has...
Watch a McLaren 720S made of Legos come to life
It took over 2,000 hours to do, but McLaren managed to build a unique 720S that is entirely made of 280,000 Lego bricks. The life size McLaren 720S debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed just over a month ago and now McLaren has released a video of the process. While the McLaren 720S was made out of almost 300k...
2018 VW Atlas receives Top Safety Pick rating
Volkswagen has announced that the 2018 Atlas has received the Top Safety Pick rating from the IIHS. The Atlas missed out on the coveted Top Safety Pick + rating, since its headlights received a marginal rating. The 2018 Atlas earned the top “Good” ratings in the five IIHS crash tests: frontal impact moderate overlap, frontal impact small overlap, side impact,...
Watch the Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special set a record at the Nürburgring
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special recently set a new lap record for a four-door sedan at the 12.8-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, achieving a time of 6:57.5. The special WRX STI was driven by Richie Stanaway and now Subaru has released a video of the record setting lap. Subaru says that the WRX STI Type RA...
VW teases the 2018 T-Roc with its “surprising progressive design”
Volkswagen is going to reveal the 2018 T-Roc compact crossover later this month. VW has keep most of the T-Roc's details under wraps, but we do have a batch of new teasers. Volkswagen says that the T-Roc's exterior will feature a “surprising progressive design.” The T-Roc will be based on VW's MQB platform with a range of turbocharged gasoline and...
Toyota and Mazda to build new U.S. plant
Today Toyota and Mazda are expanding on their partnership with a new agreement that will see the two companies build a new plant in the U.S. and collaborate on the development of EV and connected car technologies. The new plant will produce the Corolla and new Mazda crossovers. Toyota and Mazda originally formed a collaboration in 2015 and now the two...
