Monday, December 9, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 9, 2019

Dec 09, 2019

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The McLaren 620R is revealed as a road-legal 570S GT4 race car

Perhaps you missed out on the limited-run McLaren Senna race car for the road. Those were all snapped up immediately, so it's understandable if you did. Don't fret, though, because McLaren just unveiled another road-legal race car that it plans to se…

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Tesla Cybertruck looks like an alien spaceship on L.A.'s 405

Many criticized the Tesla Cybertruck for being closer to a prototype than to a production model , and time will tell how much of the design the company is able to keep. In the meantime, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk proved it's more realistic tha…

Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot slams into two parked cars, one a police cruiser

The driver of a Model 3 learned the limits of Tesla's Autopilot system after slamming into two parked cars in Connecticut. He told law enforcement officers he was checking on his dog on the rear bench. Posting on its official Facebook page , the Conn…

Elon Musk's defamation win may redraw the legal landscape for social media

Elon Musk's daring has left its mark on electric cars and rockets, and now experts say the entrepreneur may have reshaped U.S. defamation law with his willingness to defend at a high-stakes trial a lawsuit over an off-the-cuff tweet. The victory by …

2021 Hyundai Sonata N-Line Prototype Review | Sleek sedan gets some spunk

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the new 2020 Sonata , Hyundai "wanted to excite people who are looking for a sedan," says designer Haksoo Ha. That was the impetus behind the car's aggressively styled exterior, and also the car's new performance model, the So…


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Alcantara's one-off BMW i8 Roadster LimeLight is aptly named

It's been the better part of a decade since BMW introduced the i brand to the world, and with it, unveiled the i8 and i3 concept cars (and the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics before that) . The production versions brought those concept looks to reality, …

Analysts warn Lincoln shouldn't follow Ford out of the sedan market

Lincoln looks set to mimic Ford's on-going shift away from sedans . The move makes sense on the surface, but analysts warn the luxury brand needs to keep some low-riding models in its portfolio. The company's current lineup includes two sedans, the M…

Climate change policies are going to be costly, says U.N.-backed report

LONDON — Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and car makers, an investor group warned in a report. Rules aimed at lo…

Airbus and Aston Martin tease helicopter collaboration

Aston Martin is working on a new partnership in a different part of the transportation sector. This week, the British company known for its beautiful car designs announced a collaboration with Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) that is set to launch …

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA shown in design sketches ahead of this week's debut

Mercedes-Benz published a design sketch on its social media channels to preview the second-generation GLA crossover. The model is scheduled to make its debut online on December 11. The sketch picks up where the last batch of teaser images left off. …