Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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Nov 04, 2020

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2022 Volkswagen Golf R breaks cover with 315 horsepower and torque vectoring

Volkswagen unveiled the new 2022 Golf R with something everyone can agree is good: More power. Due out in 2021 as a 2022 model, it's one of two variants of the eighth-generation Golf (the other being the GTI) that will be sold in the United States. …

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12 oddball, guilty pleasure, what-the-hell-are-they-thinking cars Autoblog editors would actually drive

Car enthusiasts as a rule have unconventional tastes. We like wagons and manual transmissions, things that most people would equate to wearing bell bottoms and churning your own butter. However, we all have that one car or two that other car enthusia…

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2021 Lamborghini Huracan Evo Fluo Capsule lets you match your favorite highlighter

Lamborghini isn't a car company that's lacking in the bright paint color department, but that isn't stopping it from pushing the boundaries of luminosity. With the Lamborghini Huracan Evo Fluo Capsule, the company is offering a quintet of fluorescent…

British company announces turn-key EV conversion kit for classic Mini

Swindon Powertrain unveiled a turn-key EV conversion kit that makes electrifying a Mini built between 1959 and 2000 relatively easy. It bridges the gap between the original model and the Cooper SE released earlier in 2020. Available in December 2020…

2013-2017 Ford Explorer recalled over rear suspension issue, again

Ford is recalling about 375,000 Explorer SUV models built between 2013 and 2017 in North America to fix a potential defect in the rear suspension. In "North America states and provinces where corrosion is common," which we take to mean areas that exp…

BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe wears less camo in new spy photos

BMW's compact redesign continues with the forthcoming 4 Series Gran Coupe. Splitting the four-door compact segment with the 3 Series sedan on the same platform, the new Gran Coupe will follow the two-door hardtop and convertible variants to market, l…

Lincoln goes sedan-free after sending the Continental into the sunset

Lincoln has ended production of the 10th (and, presumably, final) generation of the Continental, according to a recent report. Built in Flat Rock, Mich., the flagship model was the last sedan in the company's range. We can't say the guillotine dropp…

Will the Mini John Cooper Works GP get an electric sidekick?

Mini will beat most of its rivals to the burgeoning electric hot hatch segment by releasing a battery-powered variant of the John Cooper Works GP , according to a recent report. If the rumor is accurate, the British brand's second series-produced elec…

2021 Infiniti Q60 starts at $42,675

The 2021 Infiniti Q60 coupe starts at $42,675 (including $1,025 for destination), Nissan's luxury subsidiary announced today. The two-door variant of Infiniti's compact sport sedan boasts only a handful of relatively minor equipment changes for the '…