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2021 Nissan Rogue First Drive | It's good now!

"Why do so many people buy the Nissan Rogue?" It's something we ponder and lament every time we see it on a top 10 list of best-selling cars. We're not alone. Perhaps it's because its styling, size and interior quality made a good first impression at…

Got a car that will fit a Chevy small block? EV West will make it easy to drop in a Tesla motor instead

As electric cars become more common, so too is the idea of doing an electric motor swap into a previously internal-combustion car. High-end shops and hobbyists have been at the forefront , but other companies are working on making the process easier. …

Mitsubishi i-MiEV reportedly reaches the end of the road this year

It looks like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV is completely out of juice. News outlet Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi will completely end production of its tiny electric car this year. While the i-MiEV had been discontinued in the U.S. for a few years already , …

Roll like bad, bad LeRoy Brown in this '74 custom Continental

In the 1973 number one hit single, "Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown," Jim Croce sings about a gentleman from the South Side of Chicago who has "a custom Continental and an Eldorado, too." The Eldorado presumably was unremarkable factory fare, but we have to bel…

'Sylvan Rock' by Aston Martin could be your home for $7.7 million

Aston Martin is known for some of the most gorgeous automotive designs ever produced, but occasionally it lends that expertise to other items. Sylvan Rock, a 55-acre luxury residential resort to be constructed in New York's Hudson Valley in partnersh…

This 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo is gorgeous, rare and can be yours

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2021 Subaru Crosstrek driven, and EV performance kings | Autoblog Podcast #647

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski . They kick things off by talking about Jeremy's recent drive in the new 2021 Subaru Crosstrek . They compare the BMW X1, BMW X2 and Mini Co…

Tesla CEO Musk suggests India entry in 2021

BENGALURU — Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk indicated on Friday that the U.S. electric carmaker will make a foray into India in 2021. "Next year for sure," Musk said on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: …

Lia Block will learn to drift in a Vanilla Ice-flavored Mustang

Be prepared to add Ken Block's daughter, Lia, to the list of people you'd like to be. After all, what can be better than getting driving lessons from the Hoonigan himself? Well, as it turns out, Block himself found a way to top that by building his d…

This incredibly '90s Dodge Ram video shows roots of the luxury pickup truck

To paraphrase the Talking Heads, you may find yourself behind the wheel of a Ram 1500 Limited with a 12-inch touchscreen and sumptuous leather, and you may ask yourself, "How did we get here?" Well, some of that credit goes to that loaded Ram's pred…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 5, 2020

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