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

All-New 2009 VW Golf aka Rabbit Officially Unveiled

VW has officially unveiled the all-new 2009 VW Golf, which is the Rabbit here in the US. Following the photo leaks a few days ago VW has officially released the details about the new Golf. The 2009 Golf will be on sale this October in Europe for 16,500 Euros and will eventually arrive in Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. The...

Porsche Unveils New Special Edition Versions of the Boxster S and Cayman S

Porsche has unveiled its newest special edition versions of the Boxster S and Cayman S mid-engined sports cars, the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and the Cayman S Sport. Both special editions get a small bump in horsepower, eight to be exact. What sets these version apart from the regular S versions lies in the details. The Porsche...

Acura May be Planning a New Four-Door Coupe Before the NSX in 2010

Honda is desperately trying to change Acura's image into a "Tier 1" brand. This year the automaker is redesigning all three of its current sedans. A new NSX is also in the works, but according to execs another all-new vehicle is going to be released before the NSX in 2010. “We will have an all-new vehicle,” said Dan Bonawitz, vice...

All-New 2009 VW Golf Unveiled a Few Days Early

It seems pretty common now that images always somehow manage to leak out before a new model is officially unveiled...well its happened again with the next-generation 2009 VW Golf. Overall the new Golf draws some inspiration from the VW Scirocco...a car we unfortunately can't get here in the US. The official details remain scarce, but expect a series of diesel...

Spy Photos: First Look at the 2010 Chevy Cruze Interior

Chevy is going to replace the current Cobalt with the Cruze in late-2010 and the new vehicle can't come soon enough to help save GM. We've seen plenty of spy photos of the exterior of the new Cruze, but this is the first photo of what we can expect on the inside. It looks far better than either the Cobalt...

All-New 2009 Ford Ka Officially Unveiled

Ford has officially taken the wraps off the all-new 2009 Ford Ka that is going to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show this fall. The all-new Ka shares its basic underpinnings with the Fiat 500 and is going to be built in the same plant in Poland. It's expected that the new Ka will also share the same engines...

No Hybrid in the Works for the All-New Mazda6

The all-new 2009 Mazda6 will be in showrooms this month, but according to Mazda officials, there are no plans for a hybrid variant. "Sure, the landscape has changed during the past six months, but a hybrid is just not something we're planning on doing at the moment," said Jay Amestoy, vice president of public and government affairs for Mazda North...

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Officially Starts at $26,490

Mitsubishi has officially announced the pricing for the all-new 2009 Lancer Ralliart. The Lancer Ralliart has a starting price of $26,490. The Ralliart version of the Lancer family features a modified version of the Lancer Evolution's 4B11 turbocharged 2.0L engine. The detuned engine puts out 237 horsepower and is mated solely to Mitsubishi's twin-clutch transmission (TC-SST) and full-time all-wheel-drive. “The 2009...

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX and 2.5GT Officially Unveiled

Subaru has officially released the details about the 2009 Impreza line. For 2009 the big news is that the WRX gets a bump in horsepower to 265 (up from 224) and a re-tuned suspension for more responsive handling. The revised WRX also gets an STI-type grille and a standard aero package. New for 2009 is the addition of the Impreza...

All-New 2009 Ford Ka Image Leaked

The first image of Ford's all-new 2009 Ka has leaked onto the internet. The all-new Ford Ka shares its basic underpinnings with the Fiat 500 and it will be built alongside it at Fiat’s Tychy plant in Poland. It is also expected that an ST version of the Ka is going to be powered by the 500 Abarth’s 1.4-liter turbocharged...

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