Tuesday, October 6, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 6, 2020

Oct 06, 2020

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A brand-new Tesla Model Y's glass roof flew off on the highway

Panoramic glass roof panels are not supposed to fly off on the highway. You'd think that'd go without saying, but unfortunately, one recent Tesla buyer experienced exactly that almost unbelievable scenario shortly after taking delivery of a brand-new…

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2021 Nissan Rogue Review | Finally worth a look again

The 2021 Nissan Rogue is finally a competitive entry in this bustling crossover segment. While the last one sold well and made a good first impression, the more you drove it, the more disappointing it became. That's no longer the case for 2021, as th…

Vintage Electric E-Bikes offer big power and retro style without the sweat or spandex

Portland is the only city in the continental United States with a volcano within its city limits. It's called Mount Tabor, and although technically a mere "extinct volcanic vent," walking or hiking up to the top of its roughly 440 feet is still a dec…

McLaren says new hybrid sports car is in final testing, gives us our best look yet

McLaren has announced that it's working on the final testing stages of its upcoming hybrid sports car . Unfortunately, it didn't tell us anything we hadn't heard before. But the company did release a couple of photos of a lightly camouflaged test car …

Lexus LX J201 concept is part SUV, part 550-horsepower rally car

Lexus transformed the LX, its biggest SUV, into a supercharged off-roader that sends chills down the Ford F-150 Raptor's spine. Although it's only a concept, it will attempt to tame the desert during the 2020 Rebelle Rally. Based on the venerable To…

2021 Ram 1500 Limited Longhorn 10th Anniversary Edition revealed with southwestern flair

Ram has made pickups as a standalone brand for about 10 years now, and the company is celebrating this milestone with a special edition truck. It's called the 2021 Ram 1500 Limited Longhorn 10th Anniversary Edition. Being the "Limited" trim , it's st…

Ford developed a new torture test for its hybrid F-150

Ford wants you to know that its Hybrid PowerBoost F-150 is just as tough as its standard non-hybrid versions of the truck. We'd expect nothing less, but Ford just released a five-minute video detailing all of the various torture tests it subjects the…

VW, Jeep and Cadillac top list of most-tattooed car brands

Most car enthusiasts own at least one piece of gear with their favorite brand's logo on it. It can be a T-shirt, a pen, a hat, or a garage sign, for example. It takes a much greater degree of dedication to get a car-themed tattoo, and a study suggest…

Mansory makes the Porsche Cayenne Coupe visually and acoustically louder

German tuner Mansory doesn't dabble in subtlety, and it did not make an exception for the third-generation Porsche Cayenne . It detailed a tuning program that makes the SUV quicker, louder, and more flamboyant. After entering Mansory's workshop, the …

Jaguar XE axed from U.S. market: And then there was one sedan

The Jaguar XE sedan will no longer be offered in the U.S. market starting with the 2021 model year, the company announced Tuesday, shifting the balance of its lineup in favor of ever-more-popular crossover models. With the discontinuation of Jaguar's…