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Jeep Wrangler 4xe's hybrid powertrain: Could it be headed to other FCA products?

On its own, the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid is a big deal for the brand and the model line. It's the most powerful and most efficient Wrangler by significant margins, and it doesn't give up the off-road capability that makes the Wrangler so…

Watch Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1,500-hp dragster's eye-popping 8.27-second quarter-mile

Ford shocked enthusiasts when it unveiled an electric, Mustang-derived dragster with 1,400 horsepower. It finally let the model loose on a drag strip to find out how much time it takes to sprint through the quarter-mile. Developed jointly by the com…

Honda adds the outdoorsy Trail 125 to its motorcycle lineup for 2021

Honda confirmed the Hunter Cub CT125 it introduced in March 2020 will be sold in the United States, where it will be called the Trail 125. It's an evolution of the Super Cub C125 upgraded to comfortably wander off the pavement. Part of the brand's M…

Labor Day is the third-deadliest holiday for driving — and this one could be worse

Summer is the deadliest season for American drivers, and Labor Day is the third deadliest holiday overall on U.S. roads, a study cautions. In a typical year, more than 440 fatal crashes will occur over the end-of-summer holiday. The study conducted …

2021 Subaru Impreza gets new driving modes for a mild price increase

Subaru has announced pricing information for the 2021 Impreza. It costs a little bit more than the outgoing 2020 model, but some trim levels gain a new feature named SI-Drive that adds two driving modes. Pricing for the 2021 Impreza sedan, the compa…

Volkswagen ID.4 EV interior: screens and touch-sensitivity

The reveal of the Volkswagen ID.4 , the first member of VW's new family of battery-powered vehicles slated to come to the U.S., is getting closer. Before we see the exterior of the crossover EV later this month, Volkswagen is giving us a preview of th…

Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s revealed as track-only, even more extreme T.50

It's been one month since the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 was fully revealed. We're still reeling from learning about how stupendous it is, but Gordon Murray has gone and one upped himself again today. In addition to the road-going T.50, there will…

The Ford Expedition is a comfortable road trip vehicle — here's how I'd make it better

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability is subject to change. Growing up taking long, sometimes arduous road trips from Detroit, Michigan to locations like Maine, Florida and Montana, we got …

Dodge expands Challenger Widebody range to include Shaker and T/A 392 models

Dodge announced early Friday that it has added two new Challenger Widebody variants to its lineup: Starting now, you can get that big ol' booty with a little extra shake, and "T/A" now stands for ... no, sorry, I'm being told it in fact still stands …

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

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