Monday, December 7, 2020

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Dec 07, 2020

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2021 Ford Bronco Sport First Drive | Worthy of the name

Apologies to those looking for the first drive review of the Bronco you're thinking about . That one is coming in the future. Instead of leading with the main dish, Ford gave us a little Bronco appetizer with the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. For those who…

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2021 Ford Bronco Sport design: How the little Bronco came to life

After being thoroughly impressed with seeing and driving the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport , we decided to sit down (virtually) and have a chat with some of the key folks who designed it. The little crossover's design contributes heavily to how it feels behi…

AC Cobra Series 4 is an electric Cobra with 617 horsepower

AC cars announced an all-electric Cobra earlier this year , but the specs and performance figures were a little disappointing. It only had 308 horsepower and went from 0-62 mph in 6.7 seconds. At a price of roughly $170,000, it was quite the ask. Fast…

Ford Bronco launch delayed until summer 2021; manual Sasquatch pushed to 2022

The 2021 Ford Bronco launch has been delayed until summer due to COVID-related supplier delays, the company said. The Sasquatch package for manual transmission models has been pushed back from late 2021 availability to the 2022 model year.  Ford spo…

Autoblog Gift Guide: Watches for car guys

You may have noticed a correlation: The car guy in your life — maybe it's you — is also interested in watches. Car- or racing-inspired watches can run into thousands of dollars. So we've picked some timepieces we liked the looks of, but costing less.…

2022 Nissan Rogue Sport will offer a nicer interior and video-game-like chimes

Nissan is preparing to release a new Rogue Sport for the 2022 model year. Developed in England, the crossover will wear a sharper-looking exterior design, and it will offer a completely overhauled interior with a lot more tech. While the Japanese fi…

992-based Porsche 911 GT3 Cup previewed with massive rear wing

Porsche is about to unveil the first track-only variant of the eighth-generation 911 . Built to GT3 specifications, it was developed for privateers seeking a turn-key, factory-built racer that needs only a driver and fuel to compete. Development work…

2020 Land Rover Defender, a pair of super wagons and watch talk | Autoblog Podcast #655

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Road Test Editor Zac Palmer . They kick things off discussing what they've been driving this week. Greg has been spending time in the 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 , and Zac has…

Junkyard Gem: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

I do manage to find the occasional discarded Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution during my Denver-area junkyard explorations , but such cars— like their Subaru WRX rivals— are always far too crashed and/or stripped to be worth documenting for this series . Whe…