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Marc Carter is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of The Torque Report.

LA 10' Preview: Porsche to Unveil New Mid-Engine Sports Car

Porsche has announced that a mid-engine sports car will be unveiled at the LA Auto Show next week alongside the new 911 models, the 911 GTS and the 911 Speedster. There is no official word on what the "mid-engine sports car" will be, but there have been rumors that Porsche is going to unveil a Clubsport version of the Cayman....

2011 Chevy Cruze Eco Officially Gets 42 MPG on the Highway

GM has some good news to announce this morning. The 2011 Chevy Cruze Eco officially gets 42 mpg on the highway and 28 mpg in the city (manual transmission). 42 mpg puts the Chevy Cruze at the top of its class beating out the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. The Chevy Cruze Eco even gets better gas mileage...

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Gets Special TracKey for Full-Race Calibration

Already excited about the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 with its 440 horsepower? Well it just got even more cool since Ford just announced that the Mustang Boss 302 will come with two keys, one of which is a new "TracKey." The red TracKey differs from the standard key with a black Boss logo because when used it activates the...

Is This What the 2012 VW Golf Cabrio Will Look Like?

Last week VW announced plans to reintroduce the VW Golf Cabriolet next year. The very talented Jon Sibal created this rendering of what the Golf Cabrio could look like when it is released. What do you think? Full Story: Jon SibalRelated Stories: VW Golf Cabrio to Return in 2011

2012 Ford Focus Named Official Car of 2011 CES

Ford has announced that the all-new 2012 Ford Focus has been named the official car of the 2011 International CES show that will be held in Las Vegas on Jan 6-9, 2011. "We welcome Ford, Alan Mulally and the new Focus to the 2011 International CES," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), producer of...

LA 10' Preview: Toyota Teases the RAV4 EV

Earlier this year Toyota and Tesla announced plans to work together on future electric vehicles and this summer Toyota revealed that a RAV4 EV was in the works using Tesla's technology. Next week the Toyota RAV4 EV will officially be unveiled at the LA Auto Show. The RAV4 EV uses the body of the RAV 4, while Tesla has supplied...

Chrysler Announces the Pricing for the 2011 Chrysler 200 and Town & Country

Chrysler has announced the pricing for the new 2011 Chrysler 200 sedan and the reworked Town & Country minivan. The Chrysler 200 effectively replaces the really bad Sebring in the Chrysler lineup. It gets new front and rear fascias and a much needed interior upgrade from the Sebring. The base LX model starts at $19,995, Touring at $21,995 and the...

LA 10' Preview: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Five-Door Unveiled

The three-door Range Rover Evoque was officially unveiled in September at the Paris Motor Show and now we have our first look at the five-door version that is going to be unveiled in LA next week. The five-door version of the Evoque remains true to the original LRX concept and will be powered by the same 237-hp 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder...

Ford to Build New Small Lincoln SUV in Louisville

It's being reported that Ford is going to build a new small Lincoln SUV at the Louisville Assembly plant next year. Ford is finally focusing on Lincoln now that it is no longer being overshadowed by Volvo, Land Rover and Jaguar. The new small SUV would be built alongside the Ford Escape and would be smaller than the current...

2011 Hyundai Elantra Almost Unveiled Before LA Auto Show

The all-new 2011 Hyundai Elantra is going to be officially unveiled next week at the LA Auto Show, but we got a little tease of the new Elantra despite Hyundai's PR guy Dan Bedore's attempts at trying to cover it up. Even though this is a "sneak peek" of the 2011 Elantra we actually already know what to expect since...

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