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Monday, December 16, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 16, 2019

Dec 16, 2019

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2020 Nissan Sentra First Drive Review | Boring no more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — If the sedan really is dead in America, Nissan hasn't gotten the memo. The 2020 Nissan Sentra is reaching dealers alongside the equally all-new Versa, and just last year Nissan facelifted the Maxima and launched the sixth-gener…

2021 Cadillac Escalade to have a massive 38-inch curved OLED display

The redesigned 2021 Cadillac Escalade is going to be revealed Feb. 4, and it's going to have a huge screen. Cadillac released a video teaser today showing the enormous display — watch it above. This screen is a curved OLED display that measures 38 i…

Mercedes-Benz delays American EQC deliveries until 2021

American motorists who were hoping to start the next decade behind the wheel of Mercedes-Benz's first purpose-designed, mass-produced electric vehicle will be sorely disappointed. The German company informed its dealers it delayed EQC deliveries in t…

Ford Mustang Mach 1 rumored to replace the Bullitt in 2021

We've had about two weeks of bubbling rumor concerning a revival of the Ford Mustang Mach 1. It started with a video that Mustang parts supplier CJ Pony Parts published on YouTube , then removed. The video's host said there weren't many details, two o…

2020 Ford Explorer safer than old model; crash test ratings short of Top Safety Pick

The 2020 Ford Explorer three-row crossover has improved on the outgoing model in many ways . According to the IIHS, it has also improved in a number of safety categories, but not enough to earn a Top Safety Pick award. The culprit is not the headligh…

Honda preparing S2000 20th Anniversary Prototype for Tokyo Auto Salon

Honda Access, the automaker's accessories division, plans a four-strong lineup of concepts for the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon. The hero car is the S2000 20th Anniversary Prototype, celebrating the launch of the roadster that made hearts race as quickly as…

12 used hybrids and EVs that aren't dreary, impractical or a Prius

In the wake of the U.N.'s dire climate change report and our recommendation that buying a used hybrid or EV is the best way to lower your automotive carbon footprint, here are 12 choices to consider.

Cybertruck legal to drive on Mars; in Germany, maybe not so much

Elon Musk's aspirations for the Tesla Cybertruck point to Mars. Based on comments from a German technical inspector, it appears the stainless wedge will be more welcome on another planet than in Germany and Europe. Stefan Teller is an expert with the…

Cybertruck Nuts. Need we say more?

Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck on Nov. 21, and because this is America, four days later, Cybertruck Nuts were born. Or, depending on whom you believe, two sets of Cybertruck Nuts were born. Motor1 covered the original pair that showed up at the websit…

Land Rover used a 3D-printed dog paw to test Defender paint

Land Rover clearly expects many of its owners to bring their canine companions along for the ride, hence the many dog accessories available for the 2020 Land Rover Defender . With that in mind, the company wanted to see what kind of wear and tear a me…

Friday, December 13, 2019

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

Dec 13, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

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…