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Monday, November 4, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 4, 2019

Nov 04, 2019

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2020 Audi R8 Coupe and Spyder First Drive | V10 > turbo

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — It's usually a bad sign: Rocking out of Los Padres National Forest in the updated 2020 Audi R8, I spot two California Highway Patrol cars lying in wait on Highway 33, one of the fantasy driving roads the state is known for. Bu…

2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is priced from $45,750

Mini hasn't even given us all the details for the upcoming John Cooper Works GP, but it already has a price. Set to debut at this month's L.A. Auto Show, the GP will start at $45,750. The last GP-badged Mini sold for $39,950, so this mid-$40,000 pri…

2020 Subaru Legacy Luggage Test | Who needs an SUV?

As previewed in our recent 2020 Subaru Legacy review , the redesigned midsize sedan has a very large trunk. Whereas you have to creatively Tetris bags into the back of various pricier SUVs , you can pretty much just carelessly chuck them into the Legac…

VW brings lifted Atlas concepts and GLI to SEMA

Volkswagen is coming to SEMA this year, and the German company is bringing the most American builds it can manage. Lifted SUVs can be found all over Las Vegas during the convention, and you'll be able to see a few of them at the Volkswagen booth, too…

Roger Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar

Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning Monday announcement that relinquishes control of the iconic speedway from the Hulman family after 74 years. Tony Hulman bought the dilapida…

Germany to boost EV subsidies as first Volkswagen ID.3s roll off the line

BERLIN — Germany plans to increase by half the grants available to buyers of electric cars over the next five years, according to a government document seen by Reuters, the latest in a series of measures to speed the adoption of low-emissions vehicle…

Indian capital banishes half its cars to curb hazardous air pollution

NEW DELHI — Authorities in India's capital New Delhi banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the city. The U.S. Embassy air quality index, which measures the…

2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak will debut at SEMA

Mopar fans have countless reasons to get hyped about the 2019 SEMA show. Speedkore is bringing a twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody , Mopar is bringing a done-up 1968 Dodge D200 "Lowliner," Ram is bringing a diesel 1500 …

Hamilton clinches 6th F1 title as Bottas wins U.S. Grand Prix

AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton secured his sixth Formula One championship with a second-place finish Sunday at the U.S. Grand Prix, a race won by his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The British driver now ranks second in F1 history behind German …

Runaway dog sled leads police on chase in Montana

It's a scenario they don't cover in the police academy: four dogs pulling an unmanned sled down a divided boulevard as wet snow flies, blowing through red lights and unresponsive to officers' attempts to get them to stop. The incident is captured on…

Friday, November 1, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 1, 2019

Nov 01, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Ford confirms Bronco spring premiere, teases it with logo and video

Things have been fairly quiet on the Ford Bronco front lately, but the Blue Oval just released a teaser video and official new logo promising a spring 2020 unveiling. It's the first mention Ford has made of its plans to resuscitate the iconic and tr…

Introducing the 2019 Autoblog Gaming Guide

Autoblog's gaming guide is your one-stop for video game news, reviews and videos for Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile gaming. There's also info and how-tos for live streaming, e-sports and more.

Supercars, classics, more come to 'Gran Turismo Sport' and 'Forza Horizon 4'

Two years after the release of Gran Turismo Sport , and just over a year after the launch of Forza Horizon 4 , both games continue to receive extra content. The latest updates for each game add a slew of new cars, and in the case of Gran Turismo, a new…

Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Three O Five Editions should never put the doors on

The Miami Auto Show might be a minor event compared to other massive automotive events throughout the year, but Jeep found it deserving of its own special-edition debut. Furthermore, it found the city of Miami worthy of its own limited-edition model.…

2006 Lamborghini Concept S split-cockpit Gallardo heads to auction yet again

Many Lamborghini concepts are completely wild, but the 2006 Lamborghini Concept S is unique in that it's totally wild but also somewhat practical. The practical part comes from the fact that it's effectively a Lamborghini Gallardo , but with a split c…

VW ID.4 electric SUV shown wearing wild striped disguise

We've seen a parade of ID-badged EV concepts from Volkswagen as well as the first ID production model, the Golf-sized ID.3 hatchback , which debuted just a few weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show. But the ID.3 hatch is unlikely for our market. Inste…

2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review & Buying Guide | Versatile is underselling it

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a choose-your-own-adventure kind of luxury car. Want a traditional luxury sedan? An E 350 Sedan is likely the vehicle for you. Maybe you want a convertible with a little extra grunt? The Mercedes-AMG E 53 Cabriolet i…

Planned Alfa Romeo 8C and GTV don't appear to have a future anymore

The two Alfa Romeos we've been looking forward to most don't appear to have much of a future anymore, according to a report from Automobile . Both the 8C and GTV no longer exist on Alfa's product roadmap, and Mike Manley suggested they were canned, as…

2020 Nissan Maxima and Pathfinder Rock Creek | Autoblog Podcast #602

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski and Assistant Editor Zac Palmer. This week, they've been driving the Nissan Maxima, Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van, Mazda3 sedan and Nissa…

Junkyard Gem: 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Coupe

Between the G-Body Malibu of the 1970s and the W-Body Lumina of the 1990s, The General's Chevrolet Division offered the A-Body Celebrity as its high-volume midsized car. Based on the compact Citation 's chassis design and sibling to the Buick Century ,…