Monday, November 4, 2019

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2020 Audi R8 Coupe and Spyder First Drive | V10 > turbo, 2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is priced from $45,750, 2020 Subaru Legacy Luggage Test | Who needs an SUV? and more...

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2020 Audi R8 Coupe and Spyder First Drive | V10 > turbo

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — It's usually a bad sign: Rocking out of Los Padres National Forest in the updated 2020 Audi R8, I spot two California Highway Patrol cars lying in wait on Highway 33, one of the fantasy driving roads the state is known for. Bu…

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2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is priced from $45,750

Mini hasn't even given us all the details for the upcoming John Cooper Works GP, but it already has a price. Set to debut at this month's L.A. Auto Show, the GP will start at $45,750. The last GP-badged Mini sold for $39,950, so this mid-$40,000 pri…

2020 Subaru Legacy Luggage Test | Who needs an SUV?

As previewed in our recent 2020 Subaru Legacy review , the redesigned midsize sedan has a very large trunk. Whereas you have to creatively Tetris bags into the back of various pricier SUVs , you can pretty much just carelessly chuck them into the Legac…

VW brings lifted Atlas concepts and GLI to SEMA

Volkswagen is coming to SEMA this year, and the German company is bringing the most American builds it can manage. Lifted SUVs can be found all over Las Vegas during the convention, and you'll be able to see a few of them at the Volkswagen booth, too…

Roger Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar

Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning Monday announcement that relinquishes control of the iconic speedway from the Hulman family after 74 years. Tony Hulman bought the dilapida…


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Germany to boost EV subsidies as first Volkswagen ID.3s roll off the line

BERLIN — Germany plans to increase by half the grants available to buyers of electric cars over the next five years, according to a government document seen by Reuters, the latest in a series of measures to speed the adoption of low-emissions vehicle…

Indian capital banishes half its cars to curb hazardous air pollution

NEW DELHI — Authorities in India's capital New Delhi banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the city. The U.S. Embassy air quality index, which measures the…

2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak will debut at SEMA

Mopar fans have countless reasons to get hyped about the 2019 SEMA show. Speedkore is bringing a twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody , Mopar is bringing a done-up 1968 Dodge D200 "Lowliner," Ram is bringing a diesel 1500 …

Hamilton clinches 6th F1 title as Bottas wins U.S. Grand Prix

AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton secured his sixth Formula One championship with a second-place finish Sunday at the U.S. Grand Prix, a race won by his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The British driver now ranks second in F1 history behind German …

Runaway dog sled leads police on chase in Montana

It's a scenario they don't cover in the police academy: four dogs pulling an unmanned sled down a divided boulevard as wet snow flies, blowing through red lights and unresponsive to officers' attempts to get them to stop. The incident is captured on…