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Apr 02, 2021

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2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 First Drive Review | Tackling Moab with 470 horses

MOAB, Utah — The long-awaited 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, outfitted with a 6.4-liter V8, made its bold appearance at the 2021 Easter Jeep Safari . An off-roader's play space, Moab is home to tons of trails set among the famous red slick rock and o…

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2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross First Drive Review | A welcome improvement

We've considered the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross a better-than-expected option in a mostly uninspiring vehicular segment ever since it was introduced for the 2018 model year. It's sized and priced somewhere between subcompact and compact crossovers, mak…

New car sales rose last quarter despite ongoing chip shortages

Automakers on Thursday reported a rebound in first-quarter U.S. sales from a coronavirus-induced slump last year, but numbers were dulled by a global chip scarcity that forced many companies to cut production. The need for increased personal safety …

Biden aims to juice EV sales with tax credits, rebates: Will it work?

DETROIT — Dangling tax credits and rebates in his drive to fight climate change, President Joe Biden wants you to trade your gas-burning car, truck or SUV for a zero-emissions electric vehicle. Some buyers would find his offer persuasive. Yet Biden'…

This '64 Chevelle Malibu two-door wagon resto-mod is just about perfect

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. While station wagons are all but dead, two-door station wagons predeceased them by decades. Their heyday was in the 1950s and ea…

Ex-Jerry Seinfeld 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS boasts $250K in extras, and it's for sale

Jerry Seinfeld likes Porsches. He likes vintage Porsches , and he also likes new Porsches. Apparently, he was taken with the 2016 911 GT3 RS when it came out, because he ordered this one new. Being a Porsche connoisseur, he didn't just buy it off the …

Ford's long-lost 'Big Red' turbine semi truck has resurfaced

News outlet "The Drive" managed to track down the current owner of Ford's gas-turbine semi-truck called "Big Red" and it's apparently in good condition.

Prodrive to build $1.4 million street-legal rally raid supercar

U.K.-based race car builder Prodrive's next project is a supercar described by founder and CEO David Richards as a "Ferrari of the desert." Based on its BRX-T1 Dakar race rig, the vehicle will be powered by a Prodrive-modified Ford 3.5-liter twin-tur…

Mitsubishi is auctioning its entire UK heritage fleet with no reserve

Mitsubishi will exit the United Kingdom in the fall of 2021 after struggling for several years, and its losses can be your gain. Before it leaves, it will auction its fleet of 14 beautifully-preserved classic models with no reserve. There are 14 cla…

Stellantis will launch three hydrogen-electric commercial vans in 2021

Stellantis will release a trio of hydrogen-electric commercial vans in select European markets before the end of 2021. It developed these cargo haulers to give buyers who live reasonably close to a hydrogen station a zero-local-emissions option witho…