Friday, December 18, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020

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2021 Mazda3 Turbo vs. VW GTI | How the hot(ish) hatches compare

For the first time since 2013, Mazda is offering a hopped-up version of its compact hatchback and sedan, the Mazda3. But instead of the rip-snorting "wild child" of yore , this new 2021 Mazda3 Turbo is designed to provide impressive performance while …

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Class ring found 50 years ago in a Chevrolet Corvair reunited with its owner

In the late 1960s, the owner of a 1960 Chevrolet Corvair poked around the driver-side footwell to investigate a sticking pedal. Much to his surprise, the issue wasn't due to a linkage-related problem; it was a class ring that a previous owner or a pr…

Toyota boss: Don't ban internal combustion engines

Toyota is on track to introduce an electric prototype powered by state-of-the-art battery technology in 2021, but its chief executive warned that banning the internal combustion engine too quickly is a short-sighted decision. He explained that blanke…

2021 Acura TLX nabs Top Safety Pick+ honor from the IIHS

The Acura TLX is all-new for 2021. It's built on a new architecture that we're told is the brand's most rigid other than the NSX. In our first-drive review , we called it "a true enthusiast's sedan." Now, we know that another benefit of the car's redo…

Bentley starts testing the sold-out, 200-mph Bacalar roadster

Bentley took the limited-edition Bacalar from a sketch to a 200-plus-mph roadster in nine months , a shockingly short amount of time. Its engineers are now putting the first car through its paces at the same break-neck speed. Although the Bacalar is …

2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Luggage Test | Big cargo gains for a big SUV

Prior to the 2015 model year, the Chevrolet Tahoe used to be criticized for its third-row seats, which had to be physically hoisted out of the SUV rather than folding into the floor as those of other SUVs did. Most notably, the Ford Expedition. Now, …

The world's most popular car color is white for the 10th year in a row

It's less of a drum roll and more of a sad trombone. Data for most popular car color in the entire world has been crunched and the winner is, once again, white. Not only that, but it's the 10th consecutive year that white has topped the global list. …

Mazda expands heritage parts program to include the iconic RX-7

Mazda has added two more cars to its heritage parts program. Joining the first-generation MX-5 Miata will be the second- and third-generation Mazda RX-7. It's something fans of Mazda's rotary sports car have demanded for years, and now Mazda is makin…

Tesla shares rise in busy trade ahead of S&P 500 debut

Shares of Tesla gained on Friday in a busy day for the electric car maker's stock ahead of its much-anticipated grand entrance into the benchmark S&P 500 index. Elon Musk's Tesla on Monday will become the most valuable company ever admitted to W…

Next-generation Kia Niro spy photos reveal HabaNiro concept cues

At last year's New York Auto Show, Kia showed us the HabaNiro concept , a meaner, bolder, spicier take on the comparatively mellow Niro hybrid crossover . The company said that it was a hint at things to come, and that seems to be the case based on the…