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Monday, October 14, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 14, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

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Subaru WRX STI S209 is the most expensive production Subaru ever

We asked for it, and now we have it: The ultimate WRX STI. It's called the STI S209 , and we drove the extra-special Subaru just a few short weeks ago. Now we have a price, and it's officially the most expensive new Subaru ever. All 209 examples of t…

Porsche Taycan 4S expands the range with a cheaper option

Porsche has quickly kept its promise of releasing cheaper Taycan variants, detailing a new, 4S-badged version of the electric sedan that slots near the middle of the range. While Porsche aficionados will instantly recognize the 4S nameplate from oth…

Electric GT returns with an electric crate motor for EV conversions

Three years ago, an outfit called Electric GT (EGT), led by Eric Hutchison, hit the green tech radar by converting a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS to an electric car. Out went the mid-mounted 2.9-liter V8 making 280 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque, in…

Porsche Macan EV coming in hi-po 'Turbo' versions first

After announcing that the next-generation Porsche Macan would go all-electric , a couple of Porsche execs filled Autocar in on a few more details on what's coming. Perhaps most importantly, any shoppers who'd like to stay in the combustion-engined Mac…

2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV First Drive | Stretching its legs

PORTLAND, Ore. — Changes are few in number for the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, but significant in importance. Chief among them is a 21-mile increase in range that brings its total to 259 miles – a number better than any non-luxury electric vehicle. There…

McLaren adding hardcore GT4-based 620R model to the range

The McLaren 570S has provided a versatile and ever more powerful platform for the English brand. In early 2016, McLaren launched the 570S GT4 (pictured) to compete in global campaigns of the FIA racing series, and a 570S Sprint that was a track-only,…

2015-18 Subaru Foresters recalled because front airbag may not deploy

Subaru is recalling 366,282 Foresters from model years 2015-18 because the front passenger airbag may not go off when it should during a crash. The problem stems from Subaru's "Occupant Detection System," which may not be able to detect a person sitt…

Rising prices on old used cars creating crisis in basic transportation

FREEPORT, Ill. — For America's working poor, an often essential ingredient for getting and keeping a job – having a car – has rarely been more costly, and millions of people are finding it impossible to keep up with payments despite prolonged economi…

Listen to the 2019 Mercedes-AMG E 53's scintillating straight six

In the AMG hierarchy, the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 is the king , but it's not the only good engine to appear in AMG-branded cars. One of our favorite powerplants to receive attention from AMG is the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 with 48-volt mild-hyb…

2019 Mazda CX-5 Review and Buying Guide | The driver's choice

The 2019 Mazda CX-5 stands out in an ever-expanding field of similarly sized compact crossovers. There are several good options for shoppers looking to replace the traditional family sedan with something that sits up a little higher and offers some a…

Friday, October 11, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 11, 2019

Oct 11, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

2020 VW Atlas Cross Sport enters the two-row fray

About a year and a half after the concept was revealed , the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport has been unveiled in production form. It looks quite a bit like the concept, and is pretty much what you would expect of a shortened Atlas . It has a more ag…

GM appeals directly to UAW workers: 'The strike has been hard on you, your families ...'

DETROIT — General Motors took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of its latest offer aimed at ending a monthlong strike. While emphasizing GM's commitment to the collective bargaining…

Chevy Corvette C8.R race car revealed with a new 5.5-liter engine

Last week, the 2020 Chevy Corvette C8.R race car made a surprise debut alongside the new C8 convertible . Now the company has finally provided some details on what makes it tick. And the first thing you should know is that it does not use the 6.2-lite…

2021 Toyota Mirai goes from ugly duckling to graceful swan

Although the current Toyota Mirai is only sold in California, the company chose Greensboro, North Carolina to unveil the second generation of the hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered sedan. Greensboro. Get it? The 2021 Toyota Mirai was also unveiled around the…

2021 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid announced for L.A. Auto Show

The compact to midsize crossover segment is getting a host of fresh hybrids including the completely redesigned Ford Escape Hybrid and the new-for-America Honda CR-V Hybrid . Toyota already had a RAV4 Hybrid , so it's one-upping the competition with th…

BMW won't backpedal on controversial design language

BMW will continue following the polarizing design path blazed by cars like the X7 , the facelifted 7 Series , and the Concept 4 Series Coupe unveiled recently in Frankfurt. The German company's head stylist explained his job is to ensure its design lan…

BMW of South Africa fully restores rare, home-grown 530 MLE

In the 1970s, BMW gave its burgeoning South African division the freedom to develop market-specific products in order to beat rival Mercedes-Benz. And so 227 units of a track-bred sedan named 530 Motorsport Limited Edition (MLE) were consequently mad…

Lunaz electrifying classic cars with coachbuilt, millimeter precision

One day last year, as David Lorenz waited by the side of the road for repair help with his classic car, he had an idea: Why not update all of that ancient mechanical "character" with a modern electric drivetrain? That would give an owner the beauty o…

2019 Ford SEMA builds feature off-road-ready Rangers and wild Transit Vans

The Ford Ranger is the Blue Oval's golden boy for 2019, so it only makes sense that there are six Rangers coming to SEMA. Most of them are off-road builds with light-to-heavy modifications, but one of the tuners went the other way with a Ranger. Two…

Watch boxer Errol Spence cartwheel Ferrari in injury crash

DALLAS — Welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence crashed a speeding Ferrari in Dallas early Thursday and was badly injured but is expected to survive, police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m., when Spence's Ferrari crossed a median into …