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All the cars discontinued after 2019

Automakers are constantly adjusting and massaging their lineups. Sometimes that means certain models have to go. In this article, we detail all the cars that won't make it past the 2019 model year.

2020 Mazda CX-30 First Drive Review | The middle way

JULIAN, Calif. — An Aveo wanders in the lane ahead, its gas flap open and waving in the 30-mph slipstream as it creeps along some of the best roads in all of Southern California as swiftly as a retreating glacier. The 2020 Mazda CX-30's speedometer n…

Toyota announces pricing for 2020 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid

With the all-new Highlander coming soon — and with our first drive of it coming to Autoblog next week — Toyota has announced pricing for the redesigned crossover, including the hybrid version. The 2020 Toyota Highlander will start at $35,720, includi…

2020 Genesis G90 First Drive | How do you like me now?

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In a tiny corner of the luxury car world there is a brand producing automobiles that are criminally underrated. Spun from the depths of the Hyundai/Kia more-for-your-money juggernaut, the three-year-old Genesis brand makes sedan…

Use the Porsche, Luke — Stuttgart designs a 'Star Wars' spaceship

Porsche is going where no automaker has gone before: to a galaxy far, far away in the latest "Star Wars" installment, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Porsche designers engaged in a collaboration with their counterparts from Lucasfilm to design a…

2021 Cadillac Escalade getting a star-studded introduction

Now that Chevrolet's Tahoe and Suburban are out of the bag, it's Cadillac's turn to introduce its new body-on-frame SUV. The next-generation Escalade will make its public debut on Feb. 4, 2020. The Escalade could have been one of the stars of the 20…

Cadillac follows Lincoln in going back to proper names

Who else is excited for the 2025 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham? Right, don't all excitedly jump up and down at the same time. May make Earth wobble. In an interview with multiple outlets (and brought to our attention by Reuters and CNET Roadshow ) that…

McLaren Senna Can-Am and XP special editions honor two racing icons

McLaren produced 500 examples of the Senna road car, and the entire run sold out immediately. This year it added the more powerful, track-only Senna GTR , selling out of all 75 units instantly. That's not the end of the Senna line, however, with 26 mo…

Kia Optima could be renamed the K5 here in the U.S.

We recently showed you the Korean version of the 2021 Kia Optima , which is called the K5 there. And if a report is to be believed, the midsize sedan could carry that nameplate here, too, when it debuts. Korean Car Blog reported earlier today that Ki…

2020 Honda Ridgeline gains nine-speed auto, simplifies trim structure

The 2020 Honda Ridgeline gets a quick shot of new life as it heads into the 2020 model year. Honda is making the nine-speed automatic transmission from the Pilot and Passport the new standard transmission, displacing the six-speed automatic it exclus…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 13, 2019

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