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NASCAR's Confederate flag ban — now comes the hard part

This Confederate flag at the Daytona 500 was even being flown over the American flag. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and venues grabbed headlines and stars like a…

Our pledge: Autoblog stands with the Black community and for equality

Words matter in these troubled times. Silence is complicity. As our society quakes with injustice and racism, it's incumbent on all of us to speak out. At Autoblog, we pledge to be a part of the solution. At its best, the auto industry embraces diver…

2021 Lexus IS shows its rear end, gets a new unveiling date

Lexus was set to introduce the next-generation IS on June 9, but it postponed the event to respect "the recent global situation," meaning worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody. Now Lexus has rescheduled the unveilin…

2021 Nissan Rogue teased ahead of reveal next Monday

The leaks were accurate. Nissan just teased the 2021 Nissan Rogue in its most revealing photo yet, and the crossover looks just like the one that was shown in some blurry photos a couple months ago. We can make out the details better in this new pho…

Fiat Chrysler wins trade case against Mahindra over Jeep look-alike Roxor

Fiat Chrysler has won a cease-and-desist victory against Indian conglomerate Mahindra to stop imports of the Roxor off-road vehicle. Bloomberg reports that the United States International Trade Commission upheld a judge's earlier findings, with some …

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S First Drive | Turbo by name, turbo by nature

NEWBURY, England — There are Porsches with turbocharged gasoline engines not badged as such, while electric ones now carry the famous script despite lacking an internal-combustion engine of any sort. There is, thankfully, no such confusion with the n…

2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS and GTS Coupe revealed during would-be Detroit Auto Show week

This week would've been the week of the 2020 Detroit Auto Show . Alas, 2020 had other plans, and the biggest car reveal so far this week was the updated 2021 Subaru Crosstrek . Today the 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS and 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS Coupe join …

Mustang owners file lawsuit over six-speed manual transmission

Automotive News reports that a lawsuit filed in California last year goes after Ford for alleged defects in the six-speed manual transmission found in 2011MY to 2019MY Mustangs. Starting with the 2011 model year, the Mustang switched to a Getrag MT82…

2021 Jaguar XF Sportbrake and XF sedan spied in camo with updates incoming

The Jaguar XF and XF Sportbrake are both due for a mid-cycle refresh in the near future, and one of our spy photographers just caught both of them running around in suits of camouflage. Being car journalists, our eyes instantly latched onto the wagon…

2020 EarthCruiser FX and EXP off-road RVs add double-cab accommodations

Bend, Oregon's EarthCruiser — not to be confused with Colorado-based EarthRoamer — produces two overland adventure RVs that get top billing: The 2020 EarthCruiser FX and EXP , both based on the Fuso FE160G Class 4 medium truck chassis. Sold in two-doo…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 12, 2020

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