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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 4, 2020

May 04, 2020

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Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic gets a 6.5-hp Harbor Freight makeunder

The blokes at the Bikes and Beards YouTube channel read the comments left on their videos, and finally giving into the tide, declared "We are finally doing what everyone's been asking us to do." Closer inspection reveals the comments were along the l…

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2021 Dodge Durango to get SRT Hellcat limited edition

In January, spy photographers caught what we thought might be a mild hybrid version of the coming Dodge Durango , based on information Mopar Insiders gleaned from the UAW contract with Fiat Chrysler. Turns out we were correct, Mopar Insiders citing in…

Facelifted Genesis G70 spied in new photos

The updated Genesis G70 was spotted testing on the road in Europe, and spy photos shared with Autoblog depict a prototype wearing significant camouflage that could be hiding some big updates to Hyundai's luxurious newcomer.  Mid-cycle refreshes are …

2021 Acura TLX outed in European patent images

Acura brought its Type S concept to last year's Monterey Car Week as a glimmer of what we could expect from the all-new TLX coming next year. Since then, we've had better glimpses of the sedan in unintended leaks, the first in Acura's own infotainmen…

U.S. auto market will pull out every incentive to lure post-lockdown buyers

Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus, but April brought days that were "almost normal" and he expects bigger customer discounts to help him sell more Dodge Ram pickup trucks …

Watch motorcyclist survive being thrown over freeway off-ramp railing

Dashcam footage from a truck captured harrowing footage of a motorcyclist in Montreal who went flying over a freeway offramp railing after crashing into it. The driver sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hos…

Production version of BMW Vision M Next apparently canceled

For nearly a year now, we've been casting the Vision M Next as the foundation of a successor to the BMW i8 . After the recent report of the production Vision M Next, we wrote, "Sounds like no more compromises for BMW's flagship hybrid." According to G…

2020 Porsche Macan Luggage Test | It's more coupe-like than expected

Welcome to a Michigan Edition Luggage Test, featuring the 2020 Porsche Macan Turbo . We've spent plenty of time behind the wheel of this firecracker, but this Porsche is designed to haul you and your things at alarmingly fast speeds. To that end, let'…

2020 BMW X1 Review & Buying Guide | Efficiency and comfort, but not much excitement

Like others in its class, the 2020 BMW X1 blurs the line between a traditional hatchback and a small crossover. It's small and efficient, like the former, but has extra ground clearance and a high seating position, nudging it toward the latter. Avail…

Here's how to build the Hellcat-powered Dodge Magnum/Charger widebody wagon of your dreams

Dodge would undoubtedly offer a fire-breathing, Hellcat-powered variant of the Magnum if the model was still in production. It retired in 2008, and it's not coming back anytime soon, so Las Vegas-based tuner Jaye Fab is taking the matter into its own…