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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 18, 2020

Feb 18, 2020

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Discover the two coupes Bugatti wanted to sell alongside the Chiron

Bugatti has released two cars since it joined the Volkswagen Group in 1998: the Veyron and the Chiron . Both are high-horsepower, multi-million-dollar machines built in strictly limited numbers. That wasn't the original plan; executives envisioned a t…

Bugatti Vision Le Mans designer's concept is ion-powered

Bugatti hasn't raced since the middle of the 1990s when Romano Artioli, its former owner, built an EB110 for the IMSA GT series and converted a second example to Le Mans specifications. The company is not actively planning a return to the track, don'…

Cigarette Tirranna AMG Edition First Voyage | G-Class of the sea

Fleeing across Biscayne Bay in a speedboat at 72 miles per hour, with a view of the Miami skyline receding behind us, should not be such a serene experience. It should at least be… splashy, or deafening. But in the latest, 12th annual, $3.3 million c…

2021 Toyota Avalon AWD First Drive | Hey, why not?

PARK CITY, Utah – Adding all-wheel drive to the 2021 Toyota Avalon is pretty much an instance of "Hey, why not?" The latest-generation Avalon, like its Camry platform-mate, was never meant to have four driven wheels when it launched, but here I am le…

2020 Toyota Camry AWD First Drive | Calling an audible

PARK CITY, Utah – The next-generation Camry was in the bag, on-sale, and receiving positive reviews . High-fives, team. The new car was wildly improved, having adopted Toyota's new TNGA-K platform that would go on to proliferate throughout the lineup,…

Tesla in talks to use CATL cobalt-free batteries in its China-made cars

A miner with raw copper-cobalt ore outside of Kolwezi, in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. / Getty Images Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt — one of the most expensive me…

Koenigsegg bringing a new hybrid 2+2 to Geneva?

Koenigsegg hosted its global dealer network for a shindig at its Angelholm, Sweden, headquarters last month. During the event, the hypercar maker tweeted an image of employees standing next to five Koenigsegg models under black sheets. It was thought…

Ball and Buck Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler restomod tames a ruffian

Ball and Buck makes outdoor gear "for the sporting gentleman," the company's products mostly aimed at those who like to hunt and fish with a certain sartorial style — heavy on the handcraft and the English influence. Ball and Buck also collaborates o…

Cadillac electric crossover will be revealed in April

Cadillac will unveil a midsize electric crossover in April, brand President Steve Carlisle told dealers at the National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) Convention Monday. The new crossover will be Cadillac's first all-electric vehicle. The New York …

[VIDEO] Land Rover Defender gets serious air in new Bond-themed commercial

Land Rover and James Bond films have long cross-promoted one another's products, and that relationship carries on unchanged for the release of the new Bond film, No Time to Die. The first official trailer for the movie previewed a Range Rover Sport S…

Monday, February 17, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 17, 2020

Feb 17, 2020

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2021 Kia Sorento officially revealed with crisp new duds

Following an unofficial reveal in spy shots , the 2021 Kia Sorento crossover has just been shown officially by the automaker. The company released images of its chiseled exterior and rugged but upscale interior. On the outside, the Sorento picks up m…

Ford tells dealers the Bronco is weeks away from its global debut

Ford allegedly confirmed it will step out of the auto show circuit to introduce the long-awaited 2021 Bronco. The off-roader will make its debut during a standalone event scheduled for March, about a month before its smaller sibling — which is tentat…

Toyota planning hot hatch for the American market

The 268-horsepower Toyota GR Yaris joined the list of forbidden fruits we can't get in the United States when it made its global debut at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon. The online petition to bring the car here didn't change the company's mind, but produ…

These cars barely lose any value in their first year of ownership

All cars start depreciating as soon as you drive them off the lot. But some cars lose value much more rapidly than others. Here are the vehicles that retain the most value after one year of ownership.

2019 Subaru Forester Long-Term Update | A (mostly) trouble-free 12,000 miles

Our long-term 2019 Subaru Forester has been a real workhorse in our fleet from the time we took delivery late last year. We've managed to rack up over 12,000 miles in the first five months — it's been east and west of Michigan so far, but nowhere fur…

Tesla Model S range estimate upped to 390 miles, Model X to 351 miles

A few weeks ago on the Q4 2019 earnings call , Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked another company exec if the Model S' range was around 380 miles before returning to the call to declare, "We're rapidly approaching a 400-mile range for Model S." The company has…

2021 Kia Seltos First Drive | The Soul-ful CUV

To understand the 2021 Kia Seltos, you first have to consider its soul, the Kia Soul . Between the fun-and-funky styling and the compact, practical body style with tons of cargo room, the car that has defied traditional segment labels for a decade (an…

2021 Porsche 718 GTS 4.0 First Drive Review | Speed meets sauve

ESTORIL, Portugal — Estoril's front straight is over half a mile long, and by the start/finish line the 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 is begging for fifth gear. At 7,800 rpm, its rev limiter interrupts the howl of its 4.0-liter flat-six. At 145 mph…

GM kills Holden

In 2016, GM ceased local manufacturing in Australia. Two months ago, after dismal sales in 2019, GM announced it would kill the Opel-based Holden Commodore and Astra to focus on Holden-badged trucks and SUVs. And now, Australians are forced to confro…

Tesla ordered by German court to stop clearing trees for Gigafactory

BERLIN — A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local environmental activists. The U.S. electric carmaker announced plans last No…