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Thursday, September 26, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 26, 2019

Sep 26, 2019

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2019 Subaru WRX STI S209 First Drive Review | The exotic Subie

It's not often that you drive a Subaru that's rarer than most Ferraris or Lamborghinis. And in its own modest way, the 2019 Subaru STI S209 is as special as such limited-edition offerings from highfalutin' brands. The S209 is Subaru's rally-wrapped …

400-horsepower Audi RS Q3 keeps the straight-five engine alive

Not this time, downsizing. The Audi RS Q3 is proudly bucking the industry's shift towards smaller engines. It enters its second generation with an evolution of the five-cylinder engine that powered its predecessor , and it's joined by a swoopier model…

2020 Ford Expedition King Ranch: We rustle up some photos and details

Ford has released the first images of the resuscitated King Ranch edition of its hot-selling Expedition full-size SUV that we told you about a month ago for the 2020 model. There's also word that the Platinum trim has been upgraded with new leather m…

Next-gen Ford F-150 Raptor appears to be getting a coil-spring rear suspension

The current 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor has quite a few suspension changes compared with the regular truck, but it looks like the next-generation will differ even more. One of our spy photographers caught a Raptor prototype driving around with carefully c…

2020 BMW 840i Gran Coupe First Drive | Style and substance

ALGARVE, Portugal – You love driving, but your kids are growing and the idea of a crossover or a three-box sedan is just so boring. The crush of reality is real, but so is the call of the open road – which begs the question: is there a four-seater th…

Chevy Impala — here's what's in store for its final year

Chevrolet will retire the Impala nameplate after the 2020 model year, production is scheduled to end early in the calendar year, and odds are the venerated name is not coming back unless it resurfaces on a crossover. The sedan is going out with a ban…

2020 Nissan Titan: V8 or die

For the 2020 model year, the Nissan Titan has evolved while maintaining its core characteristics. The full-size pickup debuts a new "Powerful Warrior" exterior design and offers an upgraded V8 engine that now makes 400 horsepower. For the first time,…

2020 BMW X1 xDrive25e brings plug-in power to the subcompact crossover

Following the reveal of the redesigned 2020 BMW X1 , the company has announced that the model will be getting a plug-in hybrid variant with the designation xDrive25e. It hasn't been announced for the U.S., yet, but it would probably be easy to add to …

Watch and listen as Hyundai completes first Veloster N ETCR test

After Hyundai introduced its first electric race car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the South Korean carmaker just concluded the first two-day test of the battery electric Veloster N ETCR at the Hungaroring circuit. The track already features in the Wo…

[VIDEO] All-electric Genovation GXE breaks its own speed record

The Genovation GXE — the initialism standing for Genovation Extreme Electric — is a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport that turned in its small block V8 for a big block battery pack. The latest specs we got on the coupe at this year's Consumer Electro…

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 24, 2019

Sep 24, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

2019 Ford Ranger Long-Termer Update | Boost is very good

When it comes to compact pickup trucks, engines are pretty ho-hum. They're underpowered four-cylinder engines or perfectly average V6s. Our long-term 2019 Ford Ranger's turbo engine is different. It can actually elicit some enjoyment. That turbochar…

Toyota wants to make the next-generation 86 better than the Supra

The Supra is positioned above the 86 in the Toyota hierarchy, and it's correspondingly more expensive, so fans expect it to be a better all-around car. It is, by most accounts, but the man in charge of developing both wants to shift the balance when …

VW's top officers charged in Germany over diesel scandal

CEO Herbert Diess introduces the VW ID.3 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. / Associated Press BERLIN — German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged Volkswagen's current chief executive and chairman as well as its former CEO with market manip…

A Mazda Miata with a Hellcat V8 exists, and it can be yours

Mazda Miatas with V8 swaps aren't unusual. Kits are available to drop in LS V8s from GM , and some even let you drop in an old Ford 5.0-liter V8. But a Miata with a Hellcat V8 is something special, and this one can be yours. As Automobile spotted , it …

Jaguar calls a hot-rodded I-Pace a when, not an if

Jaguar showed the world what a high-performance I-Pace might look like when it unveiled the racing-ready eTrophy (pictured) in 2017. Though it's built exclusively for track use, the hot-rodded EV is teaching the British firm's Special Vehicles Operat…

Mercedes-Benz joins Audi on the sidelines of the EV range race

Mercedes-Benz plans to release at least 10 electric cars by 2022. They'll each slot into different segments of the market, including some dominated by rivals like Tesla, but none will boast a jaw-dropping amount of driving range. The German firm is i…

Mercedes-AMG's 416-hp turbo four will power bigger, rear-drive cars

Tires ran for cover when Mercedes-AMG announced plans to power its latest round of hot-rodded compacts with a turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder tuned to make up to 416 horsepower. The company's previous turbo four powered only smaller, front-whee…

Honda launches lighter and more powerful 2020 Africa Twin models

Honda brought the legendary Africa Twin nameplate back to the U.S. lineup for the 2016 model year, and four years later, the adventure bike is evolving. The 2020 model year marks a shift from CRF1000L to CRF1100L, which indicates a revised bigger eng…

Elon Musk allegedly pushed SolarCity deal despite major cash crunch

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk urged investors to approve the 2016 purchase of SolarCity at a big premium to its market value despite knowing the solar installer faced a cash crunch and publicly stating he had recused himself from involvement in the…

Junkyard Gem: 1979 Datsun 210

Nissan spent the 1970s making good money in North America by selling rear-wheel-drive, Datsun-badged economy cars based on the Nissan Sunny , with the super-stingy Datsun B210 arriving just in time for the 1973 oil crisis . The B210's successor, sold i…