Daily Torque – Automotive News

Time passes so quickly that we are at week #16 of our automotive news quicklinks. We hope that you like our news as we ourselves find it fun reading these news:-

[News] Blow before you can start your car – These are enforced for those with previous alcohol driving conviction in New York State.
[Hero] 3 Teen lift [...]

Königseder have released the 2010 Nissan GT-R mod which offers a new aerodynamics package. Königseder Nissan GT-R package will include a new bodykit of side skirts, front spoiler and a rear diffuser.
The engine will get a new ECU chip that will increase the performance of the 3.8-liter V6 engine to 572 hp. The revise [...]

Having 5 people of different background including one model and one old grandma sitting on the new 2011 Subaru WRX STi to feel the G’s. Hopefully the grandma have a strong heart.

Update on the Automotive Industries for week #12:-

[Odd] Student towed their custom made hybrid to competition when it is cheaper to just drive – So many bright student but someone should at least think of this.
[Tech]2011 Subaru Outback slaps with WiFi – A competition to Citroën WiFi On-Board?
[News] Whitesell drove a car onto the front of [...]

Just got an email from Honda Racing Malaysia about this contest, Honda Racing Ultimate Challenge. The contest is quite weird as there is three phase.
Phase 1
Answer 5 questions and complete a slogan (I am Honda Racing’s Ultimate Fan because…..).
Phase 2
Each qualifier is entitled to bring a friend to compete amoung 30 [...]

Almost everyone in the car industries is moving towards the greener technology with less emission. Just last week Toyota delivered one of five Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid PHV to its Quebec provincial partners at a ceremony. There will be 500 of this hybrid next year January to be put on the road in USA, Europe [...]

A video featuring on the the best car ever made. A great tribute to Honda NSX.

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Comparing a £38,599 Honda Civic Type R Mugen and a Audi R8 V10 with a price tag of £103,810 is just overkill. But nevertheless, AudoCar did it but it is more of a driving experience in the curvy mountain road. Definitely [...]

The 2011 Impreza WRX STI will be available for the first time in Australia with the choice of an automatic transmission. Then we did a studies on the Subaru Impreza WRX STI that prior to the third generation, there is only 5-speed semi-automatic transmission. While the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI has automatic with Sportshift [...]

This is an Japan Advertisements on the new Subaru EyeSight (ver.2) that will automatically stop or alarm the driver when it detects an object in front of the car.
Subaru says that the EyeSight system will only stop the car if the difference in speed between the two objects is less than 18.5 mph. If the [...]