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Lincoln opens the doors again to the Continental Coach Door Edition

Last year, Lincoln did a limited — just 80 — run of stretched Continentals with '60s-style suicide doors to mark the nameplate's 80 anniversary. (The Continental launched in 1939 as a special project of Edsel Ford's.) Those cars, officially the 80 An…

Dodge Challenger outsold Mustang, Camaro in third quarter of 2019

The Dodge Challenger is nearly old enough to start driver's ed in some states, and it doesn't have a firm grasp on the increasingly crucial concept of downsizing, yet it beat the odds to become the most popular American two-door model during the thir…

Next-gen Cadillac Escalade spied with grille uncovered for the first time

The next generation of full-size GM SUVs is coming, and the Cadillac Escalade may the most anticipated reveal of them all. Lincoln has blown up the scene with its excellent Navigator, and Cadillac needs something revolutionary in response. Our latest…

Fiat 695 Abarth 70th Anniversary is the most absurd and awesome Fiat 500 variant yet

Fiat recently told us it would be discontinuing the Fiat 500 hatchback and convertible in America, but Europe still enjoys small cars. There, Fiat just took the wraps off the nuttiest and most shocking 500 variant of all, the 695 70th Anniversary edi…

2020 Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato launches with 760 horsepower

The 2020 Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato has finally been revealed in real life, following renderings shown this summer . And with the reveal come additional details, such as the fact that it bears the most powerful version of Aston's twin-turbo 5.2-liter …

2019 Mini Cooper JCW Knight Edition Drivers' Notes | Drama in a tiny package

The Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Hardtop is the most performance you can buy in a Mini. More powerful JCW Clubmans and Countrymans are over the horizon, but those are much larger cars. A two-door hardtop with a hatchback is the traditional Mini shap…

Toyota prices 2020 RAV4 TRD Off-Road close to 4Runner territory

Toyota has priced the trail-friendly variant of the hot-selling RAV4 it unveiled at the 2019 Chicago auto show. The more adventurous TRD Off-Road trim will join the range for the 2020 model year. Pricing starts at $36,300 after a mandatory $1,120 de…

Ram Trucks celebrates 10 years as a standalone brand

In late September 2009, when Fiat still owned just 20 percent of Chrysler, Automotive News reported that Chrysler would turn Dodge Ram pickup trucks into the standalone Ram Trucks brand. On Oct. 5, 2009, the deed became official , so now it's time to …

Audi planning at least three MEB-based electric cars

Audi will build at least three electric cars on the modular MEB platform developed by parent company Volkswagen. The three battery-powered models are part of an ongoing, 20-car EV offensive that started with the E-Tron in 2018, and that the firm hope…

[VIDEO] Here's 30 minutes of straight-up, weirdly calming Porsche Taycan production footage

The tech in modern automotive manufacturing is as impressive as the tech in the cars themselves, even more so. With new interpretations of the production line, cars skate through like a cart on a roller coaster, as robotic arms precisely piece them t…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 4, 2019

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