Best Shots: September 2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 30, 2020

Sep 30, 2020

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2021 Ram 1500 Review | A champion adds a heavy hitter

This review is cram-packed with everything there is to know about the full 2021 Ram 1500 lineup, including the new 702-horsepower TRX, so we'll go ahead and keep this intro brief. In short, the Ram 1500 continues to be our top full-size pickup choice…

2021 Toyota Camry adds XSE Hybrid trim, better infotainment and safety tech

The 2021 Toyota Camry gains both visual and technology improvements in the new model year. It's not a full-fledged mid-cycle update, but the changes are welcome nonetheless. Toyota added an XSE grade to the Hybrid trim to start. This brings the spor…

2022 Honda Civic sedan shown in patent images, shares similarities to hatchback

We just had our first look at the next-generation 2022 Honda Civic hatchback via some patent images , and now CivicXI.com has unearthed even more renderings , this time of the sedan version. As expected, the front portions are about the same, but we're…

2021 Lexus UX250h Black Line Special Edition looks less like a crossover than ever

Lexus just found a way to make the UX 250h look even more like a regular hatchback. It's called the 2021 Lexus UX Black Line Special Edition, and it follows the path of previous Lexus Black Line models before it (ES , GS , RC ). We'll note that this spe…

Dashcam shows Florida man shooting through his own windshield at another car

It's the Wild West out there, nowhere more so than in the Sunshine State, where Central Florida's WESH 2 news reports that a man fired several shots through his own windshield after he says the driver of another car pointed a gun at him. Dashcam foot…

2020 Lincoln Aviator Black Label Interior Driveway Test | The best American luxury

It seems safe to say that Lincoln has finally managed to brush off its "fancy Ford" reputation. Nothing illustrates this better than Black Label, Lincoln's range-topping trim level that elevates its various models' style, status and, of course, price…

2021 BMW X2 Edition Mesh is a luxury crossover in a track suit

Possibly inspired by autumn leaves, BMW is adding a touch of orange to the X2 lineup . It detailed an appearance package named Edition Mesh that gives the crossover a colorful look that won't go unnoticed. American-spec models will not wear the orang…

2021 BMW 4 Series convertible debuts with canvas top, giant grille

Following closely on the heels of the latest BMW 4 Series coupe comes the new 2021 BMW 4 Series convertible. As expected, the four-seat droptop 430i and M440i adopt their coupe counterpart's giant bucktoothed grille but do surprise by switching from …

2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing will get carbon fiber seat backs

Cadillac is putting the finishing touches on the 2022 CT5-V Blackwing , the high-performance sedan that will pick up where the CTS-V left off. It announced the model will be available with carbon fiber front seat backs. Presumably found on the list o…

Buick resurrects the Electra nameplate on a science fiction-like electric concept

Buick plans to broaden its range of electric cars in the coming years, and it still owns the rights to the heritage-laced Electra nameplate, so it was only a matter of time before the past and the future met head-on. Buick resurrected the name it use…

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 29, 2020

Sep 29, 2020

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2021 Ford F-150 specs revealed: best-in-class towing and payload, Hybrid tops in torque

We got a truckload of information on the 2021 Ford F-150 when it was unveiled a few months ago. But Ford left out a few key details that it's only revealing now: specifically, well, the specifications. And they're impressive specifications, showing t…

2022 Honda Civic hatchback looks like a little Accord in patent renderings

So far, Honda has been careful about keeping the next-generation Civic under wraps. Quite literally in fact, since spy photos of the Civic Type R have featured a well-camouflaged prototype. All that work is out the window now, though, since the folks…

2021 Mazda CX-5 Review | The budget alternative to luxury crossovers

If you're looking for a compact luxury SUV but are iffy about the higher price tags and running costs (quite understandably), the 2021 Mazda CX-5 is a perfect alternative. It all starts with its elegantly sporty styling and carries inside where its h…

2022 Volkswagen Taos will demonstrate ways to improve the turbo four

Volkswagen is investing a colossal amount of resources into the development of electric powertrains , but it's not giving up on the internal combustion engine. It announced the Taos, the entry-level crossover it will launch in 2021, will inaugurate an…

Nissan Frontier gets Nismo off-road goodies, compatible all the way back to 2005

Off-road-oriented trucks are the hot trend right now, and automakers are moving beyond special off-road models to selling parts to upgrade existing trucks and SUVs. Ford has rolled out multiple products for the Ranger pickup , and now Nissan is aiming…

2022 Genesis GV70 shows assertive design in official spy shots

Genesis one-upped the spy photographers who roam the globe in search of prototypes by releasing images of a fully camouflaged GV70. Positioned below the GV80 , the firm's second SUV is expected to go on sale in 2021. We've already seen the GV70 lappi…

Polaris and Zero team up for electric off-roaders and snowmobiles

Polaris, maker of Indian Motorcycles, the segment-bending Slingshot three-wheeler and hugely popular off-road offerings like the RZR and Ranger, has teamed up with Zero Motorcycles to produce a range of electric vehicles. Our minds instantly consider…

2021 Infiniti Q50 gains more safety equipment and sporty-looking Sensory trim

Details for the 2021 Infiniti Q50 are out, and while it's largely the same sedan as it was last year, Infiniti made some notable improvements. For starters, Infiniti made its suite of driver assistance equipment standard. This includes blind-spot war…

EarthCruiser adds a bigger camper option to its heavy duty pickup line

EarthCruiser is a camper and expedition vehicle company based out of Oregon that we've previously covered for its huge commercial truck-based machines . But they offer more than that, from drop-in campers for smaller pickups to heavy duty pickup conve…

2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Review | A bold, unfiltered speed machine

Of all the motorcycle types on the road — sportbikes, cruisers and every oddball in between — the naked literbike might be the most outrageous. Endowed with massive, superbike-derived 1,000cc+ engines and minimal bodywork, these are the two-wheeled e…

Monday, September 28, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 28, 2020

Sep 28, 2020

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2021 Audi E-Tron Sportback First Drive | Full-time Audi; part-time EV ambassador

Audi's post-Dieselgate electrification push gains a second prong for 2021 in the form of the E-Tron Sportback. If you couldn't tell from the name alone, the Audi E-Tron Sportback expands the company's new electric crossover into the sporty, slope-bac…

2021 Subaru Crosstrek Review | The best buy in its segment

Few vehicles define a segment quite as clearly as the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek. Before it came along nine years and one generation ago, there really weren't any subcompact crossovers. Today, competitors like the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Kona and Jeep Renegad…

[VIDEO] A Lucid Air prototype ran the quarter mile in 9.245 seconds

A prototype for a high-performance tri-motor version of the Lucid Air electric sedan recorded a blazing 9.245-second quarter-mile, and to dissuade doubters, the event was captured on video. Staving off would-be detractors in this case is probably a g…

Yenko/SC Camaro gets 1,050 horsepower, is limited to 50 units for 2021

Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) again proved aftermarket tuners are on the front lines of the horsepower war by announcing a 1,050-horsepower Chevrolet Camaro. Called Yenko/SC, it's limited to 50 units nationwide. Each Yenko/SC starts as a 1SS o…

2021 Ram TRX will get new FCA 'Know & Go' app to educate owners about their truck

FCA has developed a new app called "Know & Go," and it's debuting with the 2021 Ram TRX . The purpose of the app is to help owners get more acquainted with and learn about their vehicle without having to dig through the owner's manual. Instead, t…

Honda SUV E:Concept is a glimpse at an upcoming production model

Honda traveled to the 2020 edition of the Beijing Auto Show to introduce a design study named SUV E:Concept. Electric and connected, it's a preview of an upcoming production model that's being developed for China. Details about the concept are spect…

1967 VW 'Samba' Microbus Retro First Drive | Summer of Love

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — "It's so cute!" a woman yelled from her bike as we passed her through an intersection, the 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba's air-cooled engine working as hard as it could to maintain a knackering 40-ish mph. I couldn't help but agree …

Rimac helps Hyundai build an electric, 810-horsepower hot hatch

Hyundai introduced the RM20e, its fifth mid-engined rear-wheel drive prototype. Developed jointly with Rimac, it's a massively powerful electric hot hatch built largely to test technologies that could reach production in the 2020s. Don't be fooled b…

One-of-a-kind Ferrari Omologata took over two years to complete

Ferrari has introduced the Omologata, a client-commissioned one-off based on the 812 Superfast. It's a heritage-laced tribute to the firm's historic race cars, but its designers chose not to venture too far into retro territory. Finished in Rosso Ma…

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X factors into the trim lineup

Jeep is bringing back the fourth-generation Grand Cherokee for the 2021 model year. While there are no major changes to report, the lineup loses some variants and gains a value-packed trim level named Laredo X. 2021 marks the end of the Upland, Alti…

Friday, September 25, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 25, 2020

Sep 25, 2020

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Infiniti QX60 Monograph previews a handsome next-gen three-row crossover

Infiniti has pulled the sheet off its QX60 Monograph — a styling exercise meant to preview the forthcoming production replacement for its three-row crossover. Infiniti insists that while this is not the production QX60 replacement, it is close enough…

2020 Mercedes AMG G 63 Driveway Test | Expensive options

A 2020 Mercedes-AMG G 63 starts at $157,445 with the $995 destination fee included. We recently had a tester with a sticker price that came to a whopping $182,545. Sure, it's an expensive SUV, and when you're starting north of $150,000, hundreds matt…

BMW X8 spy photos reveal a low roof, traditional hatchback

There have been a few reports this year that a BMW X8 is in the works — a more stylized version of the X7 flagship crossover. Now one of our spy photographers seems to have finally caught the rumored crossover on camera. It's certainly about the same…

[VIDEO] Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid prototype lap Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds

It's one thing to read that a car, in this case the 1,100-horsepower tri-motor Tesla Model S Plaid , is fast. It's quite another to see visual evidence in the form of an in-camera video of the tartan-Tesla lapping Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds. Now, t…

2021 Kia Sorento Review | Still going its own way

The Kia Sorento has always gone its own way. We'll spare you a history lesson, but in short, Kia's midsize crossover has never fit neatly into a same-sized competitive set. That continues for the all-new, fourth-generation 2021 Kia Sorento. It's stil…

Two limos used by President John F. Kennedy are going up for auction

Two Lincoln limousines last used by President John F. Kennedy are being auctioned by Bonhams in New York. As reported by fordauthority.com , the cars are part of The American Presidential Experience sale. Neither Lincoln is the infamous open converti…

Ford Bronco paint: Here's one way to spot a First Edition

Ford's sold-out Bronco First Edition is limited to 7,000 units nationwide . Telling it apart from one of the other variants will be relatively easy, because reservation holders will have the opportunity to order a trim-specific color. Posting on Twit…

England's Allard rises from 62-year slumber to make continuation cars

Known for winning hundreds of races in America, the England-based Allard Motor Company has been revived by its founder's family to build continuation cars. It's about to sell its first new model in over 62 years. Allard was primarily active between …

2020 Audi A6 Allroad First Drive | Return of the Wagon

If you ask Audi, 2020 is the year of the wagon. The A6 Allroad returns to the United States after a two-generation hiatus, carrying the 591-horsepower RS 6 Avant in its wake . The A6's two long-roof options will provide crossover-averse luxury buyers …

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