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Discover the two coupes Bugatti wanted to sell alongside the Chiron

Bugatti has released two cars since it joined the Volkswagen Group in 1998: the Veyron and the Chiron . Both are high-horsepower, multi-million-dollar machines built in strictly limited numbers. That wasn't the original plan; executives envisioned a t…

Bugatti Vision Le Mans designer's concept is ion-powered

Bugatti hasn't raced since the middle of the 1990s when Romano Artioli, its former owner, built an EB110 for the IMSA GT series and converted a second example to Le Mans specifications. The company is not actively planning a return to the track, don'…

Cigarette Tirranna AMG Edition First Voyage | G-Class of the sea

Fleeing across Biscayne Bay in a speedboat at 72 miles per hour, with a view of the Miami skyline receding behind us, should not be such a serene experience. It should at least be… splashy, or deafening. But in the latest, 12th annual, $3.3 million c…

2021 Toyota Avalon AWD First Drive | Hey, why not?

PARK CITY, Utah – Adding all-wheel drive to the 2021 Toyota Avalon is pretty much an instance of "Hey, why not?" The latest-generation Avalon, like its Camry platform-mate, was never meant to have four driven wheels when it launched, but here I am le…

2020 Toyota Camry AWD First Drive | Calling an audible

PARK CITY, Utah – The next-generation Camry was in the bag, on-sale, and receiving positive reviews . High-fives, team. The new car was wildly improved, having adopted Toyota's new TNGA-K platform that would go on to proliferate throughout the lineup,…

Tesla in talks to use CATL cobalt-free batteries in its China-made cars

A miner with raw copper-cobalt ore outside of Kolwezi, in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. / Getty Images Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt — one of the most expensive me…

Koenigsegg bringing a new hybrid 2+2 to Geneva?

Koenigsegg hosted its global dealer network for a shindig at its Angelholm, Sweden, headquarters last month. During the event, the hypercar maker tweeted an image of employees standing next to five Koenigsegg models under black sheets. It was thought…

Ball and Buck Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler restomod tames a ruffian

Ball and Buck makes outdoor gear "for the sporting gentleman," the company's products mostly aimed at those who like to hunt and fish with a certain sartorial style — heavy on the handcraft and the English influence. Ball and Buck also collaborates o…

Cadillac electric crossover will be revealed in April

Cadillac will unveil a midsize electric crossover in April, brand President Steve Carlisle told dealers at the National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) Convention Monday. The new crossover will be Cadillac's first all-electric vehicle. The New York …

[VIDEO] Land Rover Defender gets serious air in new Bond-themed commercial

Land Rover and James Bond films have long cross-promoted one another's products, and that relationship carries on unchanged for the release of the new Bond film, No Time to Die. The first official trailer for the movie previewed a Range Rover Sport S…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 18, 2020

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