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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 3, 2019

Dec 03, 2019

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2021 Jaguar F-Type arrives, and it still looks spectacular

The 2021 Jaguar F-Type is officially here, and proportionally, it looks a whole lot like the current F-Type. There's nothing wrong with that, as the F-Type is still one of the best looking cars on sale today. Jaguar didn't want to mess with that winn…

Elon Musk 'pedo guy' jurors to be queried about billionaires, Thailand

LOS ANGELES — Potential jurors in the defamation trial of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may be excused from the case if they voice strong feelings about billionaires or people who visit Thailand. Jury selection was set to begin on Tuesday in the …

The time Elon Musk paid $1 million for James Bond submarine car that cost a couple $100

Tesla CEO Elon Musk landed himself in court after insulting a diver who criticized his plan to rescue a Thai soccer trapped in a cave using a purpose-built mini submarine. Which reminded us that Musk's interest in submarines started years ago. The s…

Bentley Continental GT commemorating Pikes Peak win is one green machine

Back in June, the Bentley Continental GT set a production-car record for the Pikes Peak hill climb, and now there's a limited edition to celebrate. Maybe the wait was so the brand's Mulliner division could work up a batch of the car's special green p…

Bugatti Chiron Noire only slightly less exclusive than 'La Voiture Noire'

Bugatti has only constructed one La Voiture Noire , the homage to the Jean Bugatti's now-lost 57 SC Atlantic, and as far as we know, Bugatti will only build one. The Molsheim manfuacturer has come up with a way to spread the sheen of The Black Car to …

2021 Jaguar F-Pace spied getting ready for a significant update

The Jaguar F-Pace is still relatively new to the world — started as a 2017 model year car — but it looks like an update is on the way. These spy shots preview a few new design and styling details coming to the company's luxury crossover. Its shape re…

Iveco and Nikola unveil Tre semi truck in electric and hydrogen forms

CNH Industrial's truck unit Iveco on Tuesday unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Nikola Tre, built in partnership with U.S. startup Nikola Motor Co. The heavy truck will be built for the European market under a deal announced by the two groups …

Hyundai RM19 Track Drive | Goes like Boxster, looks like Veloster

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — The car you see here is not a Veloster. Oh, it looks a lot like one, even with its huge fenders, huger wing and hugest rear splitter. The hatchback profile, general proportions and lighting are the same, and the dashboard su…

Rogue semi tire totals MLB All-Star's McLaren

No, unfortunately, that is is not a rear-mounted spare tire for a rally-inspired McLaren 650S. It's a semi truck tire with a mind of its own that crashed into a McLaren dealership and apparently totaled the innocent supercar Cincinnati Reds All-Star …

Man finds the coyote he hit sitting behind the wheel of his car

An ordinary commute took an entirely unexpected turn for a Canadian man after he hit a 30-pound coyote. While most people would keep going, the unnamed driver stopped, picked up the unconscious animal, and kindly placed it on his car's passenger seat…

Monday, December 2, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 2, 2019

Dec 02, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Ford engineer calls an electric Mustang a when, not an if

The Mustang Mach-E, unveiled publicly at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, inaugurated Ford's electric car offensive. The company will keep the momentum going by releasing additional battery-powered models in the coming years, and one of its top engine…

Mazda could electrify the next Miata, is trying to figure out how

The next Mazda Miata is at the embryonic stage of development. The men and women in charge of the project are debating whether to electrify the roadster, or if it's better to keep it true to its roots. The Miata is not a high-volume model in any mar…

AMG Emotion Start puts a little more agitation into ignition

Mercedes-AMG has several tricks up several sleeves for the 2020 model year, one of them being Emotion Start. As demonstrated by Car and Driver , the feature can be manually activated on startup on any new AMG model with any engine. Pulling and holding…

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Duramax Diesel Drivers' Notes | A quiet clatter

The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Duramax diesel champions itself as the fuel economy king of half-ton pickups. In its most efficient form, the Silverado is capable of earning an EPA-rated 33 mpg on the highway. That figure is only just above the Ram…

2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe Drivers' Notes Review | Snow monster

The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe isn't a new model for Mercedes, but it did get a major upgrade in the new model year . Mercedes claimed it was the "fastest SUV around the Nurburgring" when it launched, but Audi now claims its RS Q8 is quicker by …

2019 Chevy Camaro 2SS Convertible Quick Spin | Vitamin D and adrenaline

Buy a 2019 Chevy Camaro 2SS Convertible, and you won't care about that grille everybody was so upset about. You know, the one that Chevy performed an emergency redesign on? You might even start to like it. And you're not going to care that, with its …

70 years of VW in America: We go back in time to drive 6 of those cars

Volkswagen is celebrating its 70th anniversary selling cars in the United States, and as part of that celebration, it brought out a selection of significant models from its history to drive, including a 1949 Beetle, 1973 Type 3 Squareback, 1977 Dashe…

Jannarelly Design-1 has light weight, classic looks

In his time with W Motors, Anthony Jannarelly designed the Lykan Hypersport and the Fenyr SuperSport . After that, he freelanced with a group of moneyed enthusiasts to design the Zarooq SandRacer . The designer found a new partner in Frederic Juillot, …

2021 Genesis GV80 bares it all on Instagram

Genesis is nearly done turning the GV80 concept it unveiled during the 2017 New York Auto Show into a production model . It's tentatively scheduled to make its debut during the 2020 edition of the event, but low-resolution spy shots posted on Instagra…

Video shows car fire extinguished by torrent of waste from septic truck

Put yourself in the following scenario: The engine bay of your car has caught fire. You quickly pull off to the side of the road. Your mind races for a way to douse the flames. You can't bear to do nothing while you wait for the fire department to ar…