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Friday, December 13, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 13, 2019

Dec 13, 2019

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All the cars discontinued after 2019

Automakers are constantly adjusting and massaging their lineups. Sometimes that means certain models have to go. In this article, we detail all the cars that won't make it past the 2019 model year.

2020 Mazda CX-30 First Drive Review | The middle way

JULIAN, Calif. — An Aveo wanders in the lane ahead, its gas flap open and waving in the 30-mph slipstream as it creeps along some of the best roads in all of Southern California as swiftly as a retreating glacier. The 2020 Mazda CX-30's speedometer n…

Toyota announces pricing for 2020 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid

With the all-new Highlander coming soon — and with our first drive of it coming to Autoblog next week — Toyota has announced pricing for the redesigned crossover, including the hybrid version. The 2020 Toyota Highlander will start at $35,720, includi…

2020 Genesis G90 First Drive | How do you like me now?

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In a tiny corner of the luxury car world there is a brand producing automobiles that are criminally underrated. Spun from the depths of the Hyundai/Kia more-for-your-money juggernaut, the three-year-old Genesis brand makes sedan…

Use the Porsche, Luke — Stuttgart designs a 'Star Wars' spaceship

Porsche is going where no automaker has gone before: to a galaxy far, far away in the latest "Star Wars" installment, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Porsche designers engaged in a collaboration with their counterparts from Lucasfilm to design a…

2021 Cadillac Escalade getting a star-studded introduction

Now that Chevrolet's Tahoe and Suburban are out of the bag, it's Cadillac's turn to introduce its new body-on-frame SUV. The next-generation Escalade will make its public debut on Feb. 4, 2020. The Escalade could have been one of the stars of the 20…

Cadillac follows Lincoln in going back to proper names

Who else is excited for the 2025 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham? Right, don't all excitedly jump up and down at the same time. May make Earth wobble. In an interview with multiple outlets (and brought to our attention by Reuters and CNET Roadshow ) that…

McLaren Senna Can-Am and XP special editions honor two racing icons

McLaren produced 500 examples of the Senna road car, and the entire run sold out immediately. This year it added the more powerful, track-only Senna GTR , selling out of all 75 units instantly. That's not the end of the Senna line, however, with 26 mo…

Kia Optima could be renamed the K5 here in the U.S.

We recently showed you the Korean version of the 2021 Kia Optima , which is called the K5 there. And if a report is to be believed, the midsize sedan could carry that nameplate here, too, when it debuts. Korean Car Blog reported earlier today that Ki…

2020 Honda Ridgeline gains nine-speed auto, simplifies trim structure

The 2020 Honda Ridgeline gets a quick shot of new life as it heads into the 2020 model year. Honda is making the nine-speed automatic transmission from the Pilot and Passport the new standard transmission, displacing the six-speed automatic it exclus…

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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

Dec 11, 2019

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Here's how an independent rear suspension improved the 2021 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban are out, and they're hiding big news underneath the new sheetmetal. GM's full-size trucks officially made the switch from a live rear axle to an independent rear suspension design. This switch is massively import…

2021 Chevy Suburban revealed with new independent rear suspension, more style, tech

The 2021 Chevrolet Suburban made its debut today in Detroit, alongside its smaller sibling, the 2021 Chevy Tahoe . Per usual, the two are mighty similar to each other, but we're going to focus on the Suburban here. Of all the changes Chevy made to it…

2021 Chevy Tahoe revealed with long-needed independent rear suspension

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has been revealed next to the equally new Chevy Suburban . Continuing tradition, the Tahoe remains a smaller version of the Suburban, but it's remarkably more utilitarian this year. In fact, the Tahoe has grown enough inside t…

2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 First Drive | Stylish and fun but an iffy value

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The White Spar Highway in Arizona features long, pristinely paved sweepers carved through mountainous high desert terrain. It even has four lanes in certain places, which is perfect for passing the parade of horse trailers leaving…

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 First Drive | The real deal

The previous-generation Mercedes CLA may have been a flawed car, but it was a success for its brand. At its sales peak, about 70% of buyers were new to Mercedes and of those, 65% traded their CLA in for another car with a three-pointed star. A simila…

Latest Toyota Yaris GR appears to get all-wheel drive

Three years ago, Toyota revealed a high-performance limited-production version of the Yaris with the GRMN (Gazoo Racing Meisters of the Nurburgring) badge. While it was painted like the Gazoo Racing rally cars , and it had healthy performance with 209…

The Mercedes-AMG One sounds just like a Formula One car

Billed as the closest thing to a road-going Formula One car, the Mercedes-AMG One, unveiled as a close-to-production concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, is still under development. Mercedes-Benz's go-fast division released an update on the proje…

Gordan Murray's T.50 supercar partly revealed with its fan-assisted aerodynamics

Gordon Murray is one of the great names in automotive history. He worked with Brabham and McLaren in Formula 1, including the Ayrton Senna days. He was responsible for the McLaren F1 supercar , and he continues to develop unique concept cars. His late…

[VIDEO] Watch Russian drifters slide tandem in 640-hp Evil Empire Flanker-F coupes

For once, a Russian car video is neither footage from a dash cam nor is it a vlog about some mechanic running a Volkswagen Golf on wheels made of melted Jolly Ranchers. From 29 Productions comes a beautifully and thrillingly shot drift video that fea…

Autoblog readers' favorite auto accessories of 2019

All 2019 we've been posting all kinds of great deals on various automotive accessories, and with the year coming to a close, we wanted to see what you guys ended up liking and what you didn't. Here's a list of the automotive deals that you, the reade…