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2022 Nissan Frontier enters the modern midsize truck world with big redesign

The new and revamped 2022 Nissan Frontier is here and ready to rock the boat in the midsize pickup segment. It brings eye-catching styling, a new V6 engine (that actually debuted in the old truck ) and all the updated tech amenities you'd expect to fi…

2022 Nissan Pathfinder debuts with fresh new duds, no more CVT

Say hello to the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. It's the latest evolution of Nissan's three-row crossover, and it comes with a host of new reasons to like it. The first is design. Nissan did away with the soft, car-like styling of the outgoing Pathfind…

2022 Nissan Frontier keeps the previous Frontier's ages-old platform, and Nissan explains

The 2022 Nissan Frontier certainly looks all-new both inside and outside with its muscular sheetmetal and modern amenities. However, Nissan surprised us all when it declared the frame to be a massaged version of the frame underneath the previous gene…

2021 Ford F-150 Raptor vs. 2021 Ram 1500 TRX | How they compare on paper

Yep, the F-150 Raptor is back , though you'd be forgiven for not noticing that it ever left. Ford's off-road model is taking a few months off to accommodate the broader 2021 F-150 redesign from which it benefits. And the fine folks over at Ram took fu…

Daimler to spin off trucks, change name to Mercedes-Benz

FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler will split itself into two independent companies by spinning off its truck and bus division, a move the company said would give both the freedom to operate more nimbly in a fast-changing environment focused on zero-emissi…

[VIDEO] The first Black-owned car company was C. R. Patterson and Sons

C. R. Patterson and Sons may not be a familiar name to many, but this small automobile manufacturer is the first and only African American-owned car company. Charles Richard Patterson was born enslaved on a Virginia plantation in 1833. Twenty eight y…

California man leads police officers on epic six-hour chase in Los Angeles

Suspects fleeing police normally try to drive as fast as possible to augment their chances of getting away. One California man tried the opposite approach: He led police on what some law enforcement officials call the longest chase they have ever hea…

SpeedKore unleashes carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger with 1,000 hp

Wisconsin-based SpeedKore wasted no time putting Mopar's mighty Hellephant V8 to good use. It dropped it in a one-off carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger that's raucous enough to earn the name Hellraiser. Built for actor Kevin Hart, who wrecked o…

2021 Chevrolet Traverse Review | A colossal crossover

Big is the operative word when it comes to the 2021 Chevrolet Traverse. Most three-row crossovers are large, but the Traverse apes all except the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee L in length. That's great for somebody who wants the most utility for their…

Jeep recalls stick-shifted Wrangler, Gladiator due to clutch-frying software

Jeep has issued a recall that applies to 42,887 examples of the Wrangler and the Gladiator equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. The company explained the clutch pressure plate can overheat and fracture. As its name implies, the pressure pl…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 4, 2021

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