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Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup's design team: 'It's not a truck'

The Hyundai HCD-15 Santa Cruz was one of the biggest hits of the North American International Auto Show back in 2015. A year later, the company promised that a production version was a matter of when, not if. Well, it's been half a decade since then,…

The 2021 Toyota 4Runner Trail Special Edition boasts better colors and a cooler

The TRD Pro has been the top-dog 4Runner model for seven years now. It's the most hardcore in terms of capability and appearance, which perhaps has made it desirable enough to warrant the hefty price tag. There is another factor, however: There has b…

BMW motorcycles as big as a Smart car will tread on Harley-Davidson's turf

BMW's motorcycle-building division is thinking extra-big. It's preparing to unveil a pair of jumbo-sized motorcycles that will be based on the R18 cruiser and aimed at a segment dominated by Harley-Davidson's biggest models. Patent filings discovere…

Freightliner electric semi and commercial trucks available to order

Way back in 2018 , Freightliner revealed that it was working on electric commercial trucks and that it would put a small fleet into service to test them. Three years, 38 trucks and nearly 750,000 miles later, the company has announced that it will sta…

Big rig driver ends California chase by crashing into murder suspect's pickup

A good Samaritan in a semi truck put an end to a California car chase the hard way Tuesday by putting his big rig in the path of a fleeing murder suspect. While police officers hung back during the two-hour pursuit, Ahmed Shabaan decided to take matt…

Mil-Spec M1-R First Drive Review | The ultimate Hummer H1 gets better

In 2018, we got our first introduction to Mil-Spec , a company that sought to do to Hummer H1s what other resto-mod companies like Singer and Icon have done to other classic cars. Its initial run of hopped-up Hummers showed quite a bit of promise with…

UPDATE: MG reveals Cyberster, its electrifying return to the roadster segment

MG has released official photos of its Cyberster electric roadster concept, which will be shown in April at the Shanghai auto show.

Jurassic Park Ford Explorer-themed sneakers are a thing

In the nearly 20 years since its release, the 1993 film "Jurassic Park," from Hollywood legend Steven Speilberg, has become something of a cultural phenomenon. it has spawned four sequels — with a fifth, "Jurassic World, Dominion," due in 2022. And…

A pair of Mitsubishis, the Mazda CX-30 and electric incentives | Autoblog Podcast #673

This week's Autoblog Podcast features Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore and Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski as they debate the merits of the redesigned Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 coupes and whether or not they are distinctive and powerful enough to att…

Porsche issues stop-sale order, recall of 2021 718 Boxster, Cayman models

Porsche has issued a stop-sale on 718 Spyder, Boxster and Cayman models equipped with its adored 4.0-liter flat-6 due to a defective batch of engine connecting rods. Porsche says the defective rods may crack and loosen, which can lead to engine failu…

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What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 9, 2021

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