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2020 Polestar 2 First Drive | No gas, no bull, all beauty and speed

YPSILANTI, Mich. — For some of us, it's easy to get excited about new EVs, even if they're nothing too fancy, fast or mold-breaking. We can easily forgive a Bolt its hum-drum interior, the Kona Electric its oddness or the Model 3 its panel gaps. So w…

[VIDEO] Listen to the Mercedes-AMG Project One romp around Mercedes' proving grounds

It's been over three years since we saw the reveal of the Mercedes-AMG Project One , and we're still waiting on a final production car. Mercedes isn't keeping us entirely in the dark on what's going on behind closed doors, though. Today, Mercedes has…

Jeep's latest Grand Wagoneer teaser plays the heritage card

Jeep is about to resurrect the Grand Wagoneer after a long hiatus, and it released a preview video to announce the third-generation model will be much more high-tech than its predecessors. It's tentatively due out for 2022. Posted on the firm's offi…

2021 Mazda CX-9 gets new tech, Carbon Edition

Mazda announced early Tuesday that the 2021 CX-9 is getting a nip-and-tuck styling update along with some updated tech, including a new 10.25-inch infotainment system powered by the latest version of Mazda Connect. Mazda may have oversold things a …

Historic French brand Delage returns with the D12

We've seen several ways so far of resurrecting a dormant car brand. There's been the continuation build, like at Alvis , with period vehicles created from new-old-stock or parts created from original blueprints. We've seen brands wrap modern technolog…

Lucid details Air's fastest-yet high-speed and home charging

With the final unveiling of the Lucid Air around the corner on September 9 , the trickle of details about the all-electric luxury sedan is speeding up. In recent months, we've seen the car drive 400 miles on a charge , only to best itself with an estim…

2021 Porsche Taycan gets a number of updates in second model year

The 2021 Porsche Taycan is rolling into its second model year with a few updates. It's largely the same car as it was for 2020 , but there are some tech enhancements we'll go over below. Before the tech, let's talk acceleration. Porsche has revised i…

2021 Ram 1500 TRX | How we'd build our Hellcat-powered pickup

That didn't take long. The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX was only revealed yesterday, but the configurator is already up and running. Here's the link . We surveyed the room to see how all of us would spec out their supercharged pickup. For a truck that starts ab…

Maserati MC20 spy photos show supercar in broad daylight

The upcoming Maserati MC20 mid-engine supercar has been teased a number of times , but thanks to new spy photos, we finally get a clear look at the prototype. Our spy photographer caught the MC20 in broad daylight from nearly every angle, and it was w…

Canoo to go public at $2.4 billion valuation and deliver vehicles in 2022

DETROIT — Canoo, a U.S. electric vehicle startup already working with South Korea's Hyundai, will go public later this year at a value of $2.4 billion and aims to start delivering vehicles by the second quarter of 2022. It has joined forces with a s…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 19, 2020

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