Wednesday, December 4, 2019

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

Buick will go sedan-free by killing the Regal after 2020, Bond does a machine-gunning Aston Martin donut in first 'No Time to Die' trailer, There's a new Cannonball Run record: 2,825 miles in 27 hours and 25 minutes and more...

Dec 04, 2019

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Buick will go sedan-free by killing the Regal after 2020

Pour one out for the Buick Regal. Citing a growing lack of demand, the firm announced it will deep-six its last remaining sedan and its only station wagon after the 2020 model year. Buick spokesman Stuart Fowle told Motor Authority that buyers clear…

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[VIDEO] Bond does a machine-gunning Aston Martin donut in first 'No Time to Die' trailer

James Bond doesn't just drive an Aston Martin. He doesn't just do donuts, and he doesn't just shoot machine guns. Double-oh-seven does donuts in an Aston Martin DB5 while Gatling guns pop out of its headlights and snipe his enemies. The stunt is one …

There's a new Cannonball Run record: 2,825 miles in 27 hours and 25 minutes

Erwin "Cannon Ball" Baker set the first records for driving from East Coast to West, eventually nailing a time of 53.5 hours in 1933 behind the wheel of a Graham-Paige Model 57 Blue Streak 8. Brock Yates eclipsed the mark with his Cannonball Baker Se…

2020 Hyundai Palisade Limited Second Drive | Style and substance

BEND, Ore. — In our first drive review of the 2020 Hyundai Palisade , I summarized it as "a well-rounded entry that checks just about every box for would-be buyers of three-row crossovers." That included exceptional value, a high-quality and visually …

Elon Musk testifies at defamation trial he responded to 'unprovoked attack'

LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk has owned up to insulting a British spelunker in a rash tweet, but wouldn't concede on the witness stand that he called the man a pedophile. The Tesla CEO returns to the witness stand Wednesday after spending several hours at…


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2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe priced under $39,000

A little over a month after its debut, the 2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe has been priced. The base 228i xDrive starts at $38,495, which nets you all-wheel drive and a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four making 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torqu…

Our first look at the Peugeot hypercar for Le Mans

Peugeot is returning to Le Mans with Rebellion Racing, and the French automaker just dropped the first photo of what its car will look like in the hypercar class. We normally wouldn't get too worked up over a race car rendering, but this one has cert…

Porsche developing four-motor electric powertrain for an SUV

The 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S may be the company's state-of-the-art electric car right now, but that may not last long. In one of its own tech articles , Porsche revealed that it's working on a four-motor electric powertrain, which is two more motor…

Here's your chance to own a first-year Dodge Viper with just 333 miles

The Dodge Viper is certainly one of the most outrageous cars to come out of the 1990s, with its cartoon styling, massive 8.0-liter V10 engine, and utter disregard for anything other than performance. The first-generation models are the purest example…

2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium Second Drive | The best 4Runner value

Despite the proliferation of small, efficient crossovers, the 2020 Toyota 4Runner endures with its body-on-frame construction, aged engine and transmission, and traditional part-time four-wheel-drive. It's one of the last dinosaurs in the age of mamm…