Thursday, May 6, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 06, 2021

 
Autoblog Digest
Chip shortage explained: Low inventory, skyrocketing used car prices and no end in sight
Top Stories of the Day
Chip shortage explained: Low inventory, skyrocketing used car prices and no end in sight
 
As you well know, microchips are found in virtually everything, from the obvious (cellphones, smart devices) to the not-so-obvious (your power tool's lithium-ion battery, for example). In your car, there are computer modules controlling virtually everything, from engine and transmission operation to in-car tech and virtually everything in between. Long …
 
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16 best luxury SUVs for 2021
 
16 best luxury SUVs for 2021
 
Our choices in six segments, from subcompacts to three-row flagships
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 spy video captures Ferrari-like wail of flat-plane V8
 
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 spy video captures Ferrari-like wail of flat-plane V8
 
Ever heard a factory 'Vette that sounds like this?
2021 Mercedes-Benz E 450 All-Terrain First Drive Review | It's a poseur
 
2021 Mercedes-Benz E 450 All-Terrain First Drive Review | It's a poseur
 
The body cladding of an Outbacked wagon with barely any of the practical advantages
Ferrari 812 Competizione A has a Targa top and revs to 9,500 rpm
 
Ferrari 812 Competizione A has a Targa top and revs to 9,500 rpm
 
We can hear the happiness from here
Brembo's G Sessanta caliper is LED accent lighting for your brakes
 
Brembo's G Sessanta caliper is LED accent lighting for your brakes
 
It can also tell you when your rotors are worn
Michelin wants to make tires out of recycled plastic bottles
 
Michelin wants to make tires out of recycled plastic bottles
 
Nearly 3 billion plastic bottles per year could be recycled for tire production
SpaceX Starship sticks the landing for the first time
 
SpaceX Starship sticks the landing for the first time
 
Watch as 16-story rocket touches down gently, with just a small fire afterwards
2021 Ford Bronco 2-Door and 4-Door pre-wired upfitter switches detailed
 
2021 Ford Bronco 2-Door and 4-Door pre-wired upfitter switches detailed
 
You get two more auxiliary switches than Wrangler owners do
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 is the ultimate GTI
 
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 is the ultimate GTI
 
5,000 will be built
Junkyard Gem: 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS
 
Junkyard Gem: 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS
 
With 240 horsepower, the Malibu Maxx SS was pretty quick.
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