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2020 Jack Roush Edition Mustang First Drive | All sizzle, no snake

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — "Jack Roush Edition Mustang" may be a bit of a mouthful, especially considering it doesn't really tell you much, but rest assured, this supercharged 2020 Ford Mustang GT with a Shelby GT500-topping 775 horsepower is every bit as nut…

2021 Kia Stinger engine details revealed, and it's getting more power

Powertrain details on the updated Kia Stinger are out, and the theme is more power. We got to see the revised looks a couple of weeks ago , but the information out of Korea today completes the picture of what the Stinger will soon look like. Kia is a…

Ford's gamer-designed race car looks ready for Le Mans in 2060

The 647-horsepower GT is no longer the flagship of the Ford lineup; at least not in the video game world. The company introduced a virtual race car named Team Fordzilla P1 that explores what a track-bred hypercar could look like in a few decades. It'…

2021 Porsche 718 Boxster has the classic Porsche sound

The 2021 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 and its hardtop twin the Cayman represent a return of the naturally aspirated flat-six engine to the 718 line beyond the very limited edition GT4 and Spyder variants . It gains power compared with the previous four…

Watch cars park themselves at Ford, Bosch, Bedrock garage in Detroit

DETROIT — So after the coronavirus threat has passed, you head downtown for a baseball game. You get to the parking garage, and using an app on your phone, you link your SUV to the garage's computers and sensors, and the SUV finds a spot on the fourt…

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo launch delayed

Porsche will launch a more spacious variant of its Taycan electric car later than planned, citing strong demand for the initial model in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cross Turismo version of the vehicle will debut in early 2021 instead…

Ford is open to selling the Baja-ready Bronco R racer to customers

Ford previewed the 2021 Bronco by entering a purpose-built, high-performance prototype in the 2019 edition of the Baja 1000. The super-SUV is scheduled to race in the 2020 event, again backed by the Blue Oval's official team, and one of the company's…

As Tesla talks about going smaller, Honda's first all-electric car is already there

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan — Many automakers are betting on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric cars. And Tesla is only now realizing that it needs a cheaper, smaller hatchback for overseas markets. But Honda already has that car, deciding smaller is be…

Mercedes-AMG SL Roadster teased as it begins public road testing

We've seen spy photos of the next-generation Mercedes-AMG SL Roadster recently, but now Mercedes has seen fit to release its own images. The photos come as Mercedes announces the car is beginning testing on public roads. There isn't much else Mercede…

Lister Stealth debuts as a reworked Jaguar F-Pace SVR with 195-mph top speed

The Lister Jaguar F-Pace is here, and according to Lister, it's "Britain's fastest and most powerful SUV." Top speed is 195 mph. Bentley might like a word about this claim, as it considers the Bentayga Speed to be the fastest SUV in the world. Howeve…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 27, 2020

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